KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi took his case on CAA and voter identity concerns to X hours after leaving Kolkata Saturday. He also targeted Trinamool Congress over the chaos at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit and infiltration from Bangladesh.At 6.25pm, Modi wrote that weather prevented him from addressing a planned rally in Nadia district: “There are other issues too, which I would have raised at Ranaghat, but because of the weather, I couldn’t join the rally in person.” On CAA, Modi posted: “I assure every Matua and Namasudra family that we will always serve them. They are not here at the mercy of TMC. They have the right to live in India with dignity thanks to the CAA, which our govt brought. We will do even more for the Matua and Namasudra communities once a BJP govt takes oath in Bengal.”Modi also targeted Trinamool over the Messi mess. “The people of West Bengal have endured a lot in recent years. The condition of West Bengal’s Nari Shakti is deeply distressing. A football-loving state like West Bengal was shamed courtesy the TMC. The recent incident has broken the hearts of so many football-loving youth,” he wrote.Accusing Trinamool of shielding infiltrators, he wrote: “Look at the extent of TMC’s affection for infiltrators – their supporters say ‘Modi Go Back’ but fall silent when it comes to saying ‘Infiltrators Go Back’.”Trinamool struck back swiftly. Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien said: “A migratory bird flew in today but did not reach his destination. Forgot his script. Tried to do late-night damage control. Hope he will do better next time.” He added that BJP had built the Ranaghat meeting as one where Modi would dispel Matua anxieties. “The PM could not reach there, but he did speak to them. He could not say anything concrete. So after Trinamool called out the facts, the PM is now in damage control mode. But now his X statements mean nothing during the SIR process.”TMC said Modi’s earlier “sile-nce on CAA” showed he had “come empty-handed, with no message to dispel SIR worries in the Matua heartland”, while Bengal BJP mounted a loud CAA pitch. The party also jabbed at his attempt to offset the “Bankim da” controversy, saying he had grasped that just as there can never be “a Gandhi da, Hedgewar da or Savarkar da, there can’t be a Bankim da”.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosHindu Lynching Sparks Outrage: Shashi Tharoor Warns On Mob Rule, Priyanka Blasts Modi Govt SilenceEx-PM Imran Khan And Bushra Bibi Jailed For 17 Years In Toshakhana Gift Jewellery Case’There Is Only One Modi’: Jaishankar Says Leaders Define Nations, Not Ministers Or IndividualsMore Complicated Than Ever: Jaishankar Flags US, China, Russia, Europe As India Faces Harder ChoicesPM Modi Says BJP Correcting Congress Mistakes As Assam Gets New Airport And Northeast PushKabul Chooses India For Medicines As Afghan Minister Admits Pakistan Ties Have Deteriorated BadlySonia Gandhi Criticises PM Modi Over VB-G RAM G Bill And MGNREGA Rollback’Maha Jungle Raj in Bengal, Mamata Shielding Infiltrators’: PM Modi Blasts TMC in Virtual RallyPiyush Goyal Says Congress Policies Suppressed Enterprise And Capped India’s Growth For Decades’Global Order Has Changed Forever, No Single Nation Can Dominate All Issues’: Says EAM Jaishankar123PhotostoriesTea Time Snack: How to make zero-sugar Banana Chocolate Oatmeal CookiesBharti Singh turned emotional as her water bag broke before delivery; shared, “Mujhe Bahot Darr Lag Raha Hai”8 Foods that can help manage blood sugar levels in Diabetes10 best destinations near Delhi/NCR to plan your last-minute New Year getawayFrom Sunil Grover to Rupali Ganguly: This is what your favorite TV actors did before getting limelightBlurred vision or eye strain? These signs mean you need an eye check-up12 food combinations that can slow down parents’ agingWinter Snack: How to make Dhokla in a pressure cooker8 Stoic life lessons from “Meditations” by Marcus AureliusNot just cold or cough: Doctor shares common triggers that can cause a sore throat123Hot PicksTom BradyEpstein files releasedTim SaunderGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays DecemberBank Holidays DecemberTop TrendingJosh Allen Luxury Car CollectionRandi MahomesAuston MatthewsWho is Nicole LundersJeremy Doku and Shireen Doku Net WorthMatthew StaffordWalker Buehlers WifeSibley ScolesAssam Rajdani Express TragedyUS Strikes
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi took his case on CAA and voter identity concerns to X hours after leaving Kolkata Saturday. He also targeted Trinamool Congress over the chaos at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit and infiltration from Bangladesh.At 6.25pm, Modi wrote that weather prevented him from addressing a planned rally in Nadia district: “There are other issues too, which I would have raised at Ranaghat, but because of the weather, I couldn’t join the rally in person.” On CAA, Modi posted: “I assure every Matua and Namasudra family that we will always serve them. They are not here at the mercy of TMC. They have the right to live in India with dignity thanks to the CAA, which our govt brought. We will do even more for the Matua and Namasudra communities once a BJP govt takes oath in Bengal.”Modi also targeted Trinamool over the Messi mess. “The people of West Bengal have endured a lot in recent years. The condition of West Bengal’s Nari Shakti is deeply distressing. A football-loving state like West Bengal was shamed courtesy the TMC. The recent incident has broken the hearts of so many football-loving youth,” he wrote.Accusing Trinamool of shielding infiltrators, he wrote: “Look at the extent of TMC’s affection for infiltrators – their supporters say ‘Modi Go Back’ but fall silent when it comes to saying ‘Infiltrators Go Back’.”Trinamool struck back swiftly. Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien said: “A migratory bird flew in today but did not reach his destination. Forgot his script. Tried to do late-night damage control. Hope he will do better next time.” He added that BJP had built the Ranaghat meeting as one where Modi would dispel Matua anxieties. “The PM could not reach there, but he did speak to them. He could not say anything concrete. So after Trinamool called out the facts, the PM is now in damage control mode. But now his X statements mean nothing during the SIR process.”TMC said Modi’s earlier “sile-nce on CAA” showed he had “come empty-handed, with no message to dispel SIR worries in the Matua heartland”, while Bengal BJP mounted a loud CAA pitch. The party also jabbed at his attempt to offset the “Bankim da” controversy, saying he had grasped that just as there can never be “a Gandhi da, Hedgewar da or Savarkar da, there can’t be a Bankim da”.
