"Left Rule Was Better": Amit Shah Slams Mamata Banerjee In Kolkata
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Amit Shah also asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a commitment of the BJP to the nation and it will be implemented.
The Left rule was better than the Mamata Banerjee-led regime in West Bengal, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, targeting the Trinamool over alleged illegal migration and cow smuggling. The BJP must win in Bengal to put an end to these, he said at a closed-door meeting of party leaders in Kolkata. The visuals of his speech were later shared by the party. The people of the country were expecting a change in West Bengal when Didi defeated the Communists here. However, now some even say that Didi's rule pales in comparison to the Communists' days.There is widespread corruption, and Rs 50 crore cash was found from a minister in… pic.twitter.com/3pbWy0cEl5
"The Communist rule in Bengal was better than Didi's rule. That's what people are saying here," he said, referring to the 34 years of CPI(M) government in West Bengal from 1977-2011.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's supporters fondly call her 'didi' (meaning sister), a moniker widely used in the country's political circles to refer to her.