IN PHOTOS: PM Modi tears into TMC over Murshidabad violence, teachers` scam

Updated On: 29 May, 2025 08:31 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Launching a blistering attack on the TMC government in West Bengal, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Thursday said the state is "plagued" by violence, corruption and lawlessness, and asserted that people are now yearning for change from the "nirmam sarkar (cruel government)". (Pics/ PTI)

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<p>"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," the prime minister said</p>

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"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," the prime minister said

<p>Turning his guns on the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, Modi accused the TMC of "ruining the future of thousands of teachers and their families" through rampant corruption and irregularities</p>

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Turning his guns on the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, Modi accused the TMC of "ruining the future of thousands of teachers and their families" through rampant corruption and irregularities

<p>PM Modi stated that the youth, poor, and middle-class families of Bengal are bearing the brunt of corruption and said the people of the state have now lost faith in the TMC government</p>

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PM Modi stated that the youth, poor, and middle-class families of Bengal are bearing the brunt of corruption and said the people of the state have now lost faith in the TMC government

<p>Criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for the communal violence in Murshidabad and Malda, the PM said the allegation was that lawbreakers were allowed to operate unchecked under the guise of appeasement, while the police stood by helplessly, failing to act</p>

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Criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for the communal violence in Murshidabad and Malda, the PM said the allegation was that lawbreakers were allowed to operate unchecked under the guise of appeasement, while the police stood by helplessly, failing to act

<p>The PM also expressed disappointment over the West Bengal government`s absence from the recent Niti Aayog meeting, accusing the TMC of being more interested in politics than development</p>

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The PM also expressed disappointment over the West Bengal government`s absence from the recent Niti Aayog meeting, accusing the TMC of being more interested in politics than development

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