Amit Shah signals BJP's zero-tolerance to infiltration in WB; reiterates CAA promise

Addressing a huge rally at Kalchini in West Bengal on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that BJP will not allow any infiltration in the state after coming to power. Castigating TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee for not stopping infiltrators, he stressed that BJP shall ensure that even birds won't be able to enter West Bengal. At the same time, Shah assured that all refugees shall be granted Indian citizenship as promised.

In its manifesto, the JP Nadda-led party has promised the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and added that each refugee family will receive a yearly Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs.10,000 for 5 years after acquiring citizenship. The polling for the remaining phases of the Assembly polls is scheduled for April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. The counting of votes shall take place on May 2. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah remarked, "Are you against infiltrators or not? Should infiltration be stopped or not? Doesn't infiltration take away the jobs of our youth? Doesn't it take away the food of the poor? Will Didi stop infiltrators? You replace Didi and forget humans, even birds won't be able to enter Bengal. We will create such a Bengal. The BJP government will grant citizenship to all refugees with respect."

Watch Amit Shah's speech here: 

Here are key promises in BJP's manifesto:

• Free and quality education to all female students from KG to PG
• Free public transport for all women
• Formation of Pritilata Waddedar squads to protect women from eve-teasing
• 33% reservation for women in all government jobs
• Monthly pension of Rs.3000 for widows
• Free healthcare for all women 
• Implementation of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, PM Jan Arogya Yojana
• Financial assistance of Rs.4000 per year to all landless farmers and sharecroppers
• Free education to the children of all landless, small and marginal farmers
• Employment opportunities to at least one member of each family of the state
• Dedicated Task Force to crack down on coal smuggling, illegal sand mining, price-inflated sale of water apart from the investigation of all scams
• SIT to expeditiously investigate all cases of political killings. Each of the victims of political violence will be provided up to Rs.25 lakh as a rehabilitation package
• Free electricity for the usage of up to 200 units for domestic consumption