Overview
- Amit Shah released the BJP’s “Sankalp Patra” in Kolkata on Friday, promising Rs 3,000 a month for women, 7th Pay within 45 days, and a Uniform Civil Code in six months.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi escalated rallies across the state, saying the party would replicate its 2021 Nandigram upset and vowing action on corruption and infiltration.
- Trinamool leaders asked the Enforcement Directorate, a federal financial-crime agency, to probe a purported Rs 1,000-crore plot after a video surfaced naming AJUP chief Humayun Kabir and BJP figures.
- Kabir called the clip AI-generated and said he would answer in court, AIMIM ended its tie-up with his party, and Amit Shah said the BJP has no link to him.
- Mamata Banerjee alleged mass voter-roll deletions and “outsiders” being used to sway polls, with West Bengal voting set for April 23 and April 29 and counting on May 4.