Why shouldn`t people, who make hate speeches and incite violence, be arrested?: Didi at Krishnanagar. May 04, 2014 Trinamool Chairperson today addressed a rally at Krishnanagar in support of the party candidate Tapas Pal. She slammed the BJP for their divisive politics. She demanded to know why shouldn`t the person who practices communal politics and makes hate speeches, which led to the death of innocents in Assam, be arrested? She said she will extend all help to the refugees from Assam. Excerpts from the Chairperson`s speech: BJP stands for commuanl ideology. They want to divide Bengalis and non Bengalis, Hindus and Muslims. If people speak in Bangla, they are branded as Bangladeshi immigrants. BJP is ignorant of the history and geography of Bengal. If even one person in Bengal - be it Hindu or Muslim, male or female - is touched, we will take action. UP, BIhar, Odisha, Jharkhand - people from all States are welcome to stay in Bengal. They are all citzens of Bengal. Who is he to pack off people from Bengal? His arrogance is showing. Has the Congress and CPI(M) protested against the threats to throw Bengalis out of India? CPI(M) has sold itself to the BJP. Riots will not be allowed in Bengal. There is a UN convention that allows States to give shelter to the refugees from neighbouring States. There is widespread violence in Assam. They want to divide Bengal for votes. They should feel ashamed of themselves. We love Gujaratis. We do not support the man whose hands are stained with the blood of riots. From head to toe, he is stained with blood of innocent people. Indian Constitution is secular. A man with a history of riots can never be the PM. Our political career is full of struggle. Their political career is full of riots. Some media houses are inciting violence in Bengal. They have sold themselves to the BJP. When the British tried to divide Bengal, Rabindranath started rakhee festival to unite Hindus and Muslims. They threaten to send away the refugees who came to India in 1971. Refugees from East Bengal stay in India as per Nehru-Liyaqat and Indira-Mujib treaties. People of all faith, caste, creed live peacefully in Bengal. We have raised the slogan: Hare Krishna Hare Hare, Trinamool Congress Ghore, Ghore. Why shouldn`t the person who practices communal politics and makes hate speeches, which led to the death of innocents in Assam, be arrested? Instead of countering us on political and development issues, they are indulging in malicious campaigns. Infant mortality rate in Bengal is lower than Gujarat. Growth in revenue earning in Gujarat is 15%. Ours is 31%. We have spent Rs 5500 crore for 100-Days Work Scheme. They spent only Rs 500 crore. Bengal has started fair price medicine shops, not Gujarat. They are national models now. Peace has returned to Jangalmahal. It is also a national model. Nadia district is performing well in the implementation of projects. I have conducted 54 administrative meetings at block level. The Secretariat comes to the people in districts now. People do not have to travel to Kolkata. Growth in bank lending in MSME sector was 50% in Gujarat while it was 106% in Bengal. We have set up fast-track courts in Bengal. Prompt action is taken for crimes against women. The Opposition keeps cribbing about Saradha. Who was in power in Bengal when chit funds were set up in 1980s? Saradha was set up in Bengal in 2006. Who was the CM back then? They raise the issue of Saradha only during elections. The power to deal with chit funds lies with the Centre not the State Govt. We prepared a Bill to counter chit funds, and they are sitting on it for months now. We have formed a Judicial Commission, arrested the owner of Saradha from Kashmir. The CPI(M) received a lot of money from Saradha in the form of ads. Chorer mayer boro gola. Some people are demanding CBI probe in Saradha issue. Is CBI God? What action have they taken in Chhota Angariya and Netai massacres? CBI has failed to deliver justice to the victims of Nandigram carnage. CBI also failed to retrieve the lost Nobel medallion of Rabindranath. It is a matter of shame. CPM is indulging in malicious campaigns. Congress stands for corruption. BJP is full of hateful divisive ideology. For a few votes these people want to incite violence and pit one community against another. If they stoke fire in Bengal, we will not sit silently. Law will take its own course. Whether we get votes or not, I will never allow Bengal to be divided. Those who want to divide people are cowards. The CPI(M)-Congress-BJP want to play got-up matches. I will build Trinamool Congress as a national party so that Congress and BJP can no longer take people for a ride. Bengal will lead the future of India. Politics stands for sacrifice, progress, and struggle. Politics does not stand for violence, bloodshed and riots. We have not forgotten the atrocities committed on people during Left Front rule. We raised the slogan bodla noy bodol chai (change not revenge) in 2011. Political violence has come down in Bengal. In the last 3 years I have visited Jangalamhal 35 times, Darjeeling 40 times. Under Left Front rule, more than 3 crore mandays were lost in Bengal. The number has come down to 0. We have distributed cycles to 2.5 lakh girls. We have distributed 28 lakh Kisan credit cards to farmers. We have started Kanyashree scheme to encourage girls to pursue education. UNICEF wants to be our partner in implementing Kanyashree scheme. We have started Yuvashree scheme. One lakh youth can register their names in the Employment Bank. We have recruited one lakh civic police personnel. We are carrying out all these initiatives despite the financial crunch. Had the Centre not taken away our money, we could have generated 20 lakh more jobs. Nazrul Islam did not get his due credit under the Left regime. We have formed a Nazrul Academy. We have named Andal airport after him. We respect Bengal`s culture. We salute the pluralistic heritage of the State. We have started Banga Bibhushan awards to honour the icons of Bengal. The Left set up only 1 university in 34 years. We have set up 8 new universities in two and half years. The Left set up 3 Government colleges in 34 years. We have set up 31 colleges in two and half years. We have introduced Right to Public Services Act. People get Government services in a time bound manner now. We are setting up 34 multi super speciality hospitals in Bengal. The Left set up only 6 SNCUs in 34 years. In two and half years we have set up 256 SNCUs. The Left distributed only 12000 land pattas in 2009-10. We have distributed 2 lakh land pattas in two and half years. As long as I am alive, I will work for the Ma, Mati, Manush of Bengal. The paper tigers should know that people of Bengal are like Royal Bengal Tiger. Ensure that the BJP loses its deposit and never dares to divide the people of Bengal. We promise to work for the people, continue the surge of development. We always talk of communal harmony. We never discriminate between people. People of Bengal do not want riots. The youth of Bengal want peace and progress.
Posted on: Sun, 04 May 2014 18:35:00 +0000
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