Overview

• At his Thursday rally in Alipurduar, Modi cited the Murshidabad riots and a teacher recruitment scam to accuse the TMC of fostering violence, corruption and lawlessness.
• Banerjee labelled the prime minister’s claims as a vicious and false campaign engineered for narrow power gains.
• In a post on X, she outlined that over ₹1,200 crore has been disbursed through schemes such as Lakshmir Bhandar, Kanyashree and Khadya Sathi, benefiting lakhs of residents.
• She pointed to infrastructure achievements including the Dooars Kanya integrated administrative building, a multi-speciality hospital in Falakata, an AYUSH hospital, a nursing school and 207 wellness centres.
• The state government also reopened eight closed tea estates, raised worker wages to ₹250, and provided free ration, electricity and medical facilities.