Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the TMC government in West Bengal and said that the state is "plagued" by violence, corruption, and lawlessness. He further asserted that people are now yearning for change from the "Nirmam Sarkar (cruel government)".

Addressing a rally in Alipurduar, PM Modi cited incidents of communal violence in Murshidabad and Malda as grim reminders of the TMC regime's "cruelty and indifference" to the sufferings of ordinary citizens.

"Today, West Bengal is grappling with a series of crises. People don't want 'Nirmam Sarkar'. They want change and good governance. That is why the whole of Bengal is saying they don't want cruelty and corruption anymore," PM Modi said.