“Let TMC Oppose Me, Bengal’s Development Shouldn’t Suffer”: PM Modi
PM Modi Addresses Bengal Rally Virtually After Helicopter Fails to Land Amid Fog
- PM Modi’s helicopter returned to Kolkata due to dense fog, preventing landing at Taherpur
- Prime Minister apologised to supporters for not addressing the rally in person
- Modi accused Trinamool Congress of shielding illegal immigrants and opposing voter roll revision
- Rally marked BJP’s push ahead of the 2026 West Bengal elections
GG News Bureau
Kolkata, 20th Dec: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed a public rally virtually in West Bengal’s Nadia district after dense fog prevented his helicopter from landing at the Taherpur helipad. Officials said the helicopter hovered over the helipad for some time before returning to Kolkata airport due to low visibility.
Apologising to those gathered at the rally venue, the Prime Minister said he regretted not being able to address the people in person despite making every effort to reach Taherpur.
During his virtual address, Modi launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led government of shielding illegal immigrants in the state. He alleged that the Trinamool was opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls because it benefited infiltrators.
“Let Trinamool oppose me and the BJP as much as it wants, but Bengal’s progress should not be stopped,” Modi said, urging voters to give an opportunity to a “double-engine government” in the state. He also accused the ruling dispensation of blocking development projects in West Bengal.
The Prime Minister had arrived in Kolkata earlier in the day and was scheduled to travel by helicopter to Taherpur to inaugurate national highway projects and later address a political rally titled Parivartan Sankalpa Sabha. Two separate stages had been prepared—one for official programmes and another for the BJP rally.
The Taherpur event was expected to mark the formal kickoff of the BJP’s campaign for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, with a focus on issues such as citizenship, voter rolls, and outreach to the Matua community.
