TMC, BJP Woo Rajbangshi Voters, Bengalâs Largest SC Group, Ahead of Polls
BJP leader Amit Shah has also visited Ananta Rai, who leads a faction of the GCPA, which has a history of leading violent movements and seeks to carve out the state of Greater Cooch Behar.
Union home minister and BJP leader Amit Shah during the launch of forth phase of Poribortan Yatra, ahead of the West Bengal assembly polls, in Cooch Behar, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Phot: PTI
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Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah left no stones unturned on Thursday to please the Koch Rajbangshi community of north Bengal â the largest scheduled caste group in the state which can influence election results in around 20 assembly seats in four districts.
Shah’s promises galore for Rajbanshis, Matuas Union home minister announces Narayani Sena
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday made several promises to woo Rajbanshis, which included formation of a battalion in the name of the erstwhile princely state of Cooch Behar in central paramilitary forces (CPMF), a Rs 500 crore cultural centre for the community and a Rs 250 crore statue of social reformer Panchanan Barma.
He made the announcements for the community whose votes could swing results in half of 54 Assembly seats in north Bengal at a public meeting here.
“The Narayani Sena (of the Cooch Behar kings) had staved off the aggressive Mughals and tales of their valour are known even in the far-flung Gujarat. That is why we have decided to form a Narayani battalion in central paramilitary forces. A training centre of these forces would be named after Chila Roy,” the home ministe
Amit Shah back with Narayani Sena Battalion promises to woo Rajbonshis ahead of Bengal elections
Apart from promising the Narayani Sena regiment to the Rajbonshi community of North Bengal in lines with the one that existed in the Cooch Behar kingdom – Amit Shah also promised that the training centre will be named after Chila Roy – a prince of the Koch Dynasty and the younger brother of King Nara Narayan.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah
In a yet another effort to make deeper inroads into poll-bound West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on February 11 that a new ‘Narayani Sena Battalion’ will be included in the paramilitary forces, reported
Bengal Polls Fight Between Development And Destructive Models: Amit Shah Bengal Polls Fight Between Development And Destructive Models: Amit Shah Amit Shah s whirlwind tour of West Bengal and Assam was also marked by a social outreach to the numerically strong and restive Koch Ragbongshi and Matua communities
The home minister flagged off the fourth of the five Parivartan Yatra of the BJP in Coochbehar.
Coochbehar/Thakurnagar/Chirang:
Calling West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a failed administrator , Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be a contest between Narendra Modi s development model and her destruction model of governance.
Highlights
Addressing a rally in the North Bengal town of Coochbehar, he said the yatra is also aimed at ending corruption patronised by Bua-Bhatija combine.
The BJP has been accusing Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek, the Lok Sabha MP from Diamond Harbour, of institutionalising corruption .
He also spoke about the killing of BJP workers and warned that the perpetrators will be thrown behind bars.
Branding West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a failed administrator , Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the upcoming assembly elections in the state will be a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi s development model and her destruction model . He said the BJP s Parivartan Yatra is not for changing a chief minister, MLA or minister but ending infiltration and transforming West Bengal s condition.