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Those who have come from Bangladesh have right to live respectfully in India: PM reaches out to Matua community
On Saturday, PM Modi stepped up BJP’s outreach in West Bengal during a rally in Tharurnagar which houses a sizeable Matua community.
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/phot...atua-community-2715136/bjp-cries-foul-2715143
He addressed this gathering at North 24 Parganas’ Thakurnagar area after taking blessings of the Binapani Devi Thakur, popularly known as the ‘boro ma’.
“Thakurnagar was a witness to a social movement. It is my good fortune that I've been able to speak in front of the Matua community. You have showered me with lots of love and respect. Things in Bengal will turn around for sure. Looking at the current scenario, I've now understood why Didi resorts to violence. Those who claim to be democratic are killing innocent people. There will be no syndicate tax, no obstacles. The people will directly receive the Rs. 6,000 meant for them under the new budget. The farmers can use this money to meet the expenditures needed for agriculture,” said Prime Minister Modi.
He took a dig at the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress party supremo Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “Shouldn't those who have had to come back from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh be allowed to live respectfully in India? For them, we have introduced the Citizens Amendment Bill. But, the TMC is opposing it for no reason,” he said.
Narendra Modi
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2:00 AM - Feb 2, 2019
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Amazing response at the rally in Thakurnagar. Watch.
He said: “It is my good fortune that I've been able to speak in front of the Matua community. You have showered me with lots of love and respect.”
Thakurnagar is a village inhabited by the Matua community who settled from Bangladesh, the erstwhile East Pakistan after a religious reformation movement led by the late Harichand Thakur. Thakurnagar falls under the Bongaon constituency, housing more than 60% Matua voters.
Huge chaos at Prime Minister #NarendraModi public meeting at Thakurnagar, West Bengal after people started entering the D-Zone crossing bamboo barricades. BJP claims police personnel were not seen at the venue to bring the situation under control @dna @ZeeNews @WIONews
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4:15 AM - Feb 2, 2019 · Kolkata, India
This vote bank was instrumental in making Mamata Banerjee win during the 2011 assembly polls and bringing her into power.
On the other hand, claiming that the budget presented yesterday will bring a relief to farmers and middle income groups he said, “Most farmers didn't receive the benefits of loan waivers. Those who did, fell into the debt trap even after that. Congress bought votes by promising farmer loan waivers. But the situation is entirely different in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Leaders haven't focused on the development of rural areas. New India cannot function in this way. The Central government is making every effort for the past 4.5 years for the development of farmers and agricultural laborers.”
With inputs from PTI
1. Not enough importance given to villages
1/7
He said not enough importance had been given to villages since Independence and added: “Friends are unfortunately, after the independence, the attention given to the village was not enough. West Bengal is worse.”
2. Centre trying to change situation in Bengal
2/7
He said the Centre had been trying to change the situation in Bengal. He said: “The Central government is making every effort for the past 4.5 years for the development of farmers and agricultural laborers. When the full budget comes after the vote, the farmers will be brought in more development projects. For small farmers, Rs 6000 per year will go directly to their account.”
3. There will no syndicate tax: PM Modi
3/7
He added: “There will be no syndicate tax, no obstacles. The people will directly receive the Rs. 6,000 meant for them under the new budget. The farmers can use this money to meet the expenditures needed for agriculture.”
He added that this was the reason he had been putting emphasis on opening a bank account.
4. PM hits out Cong's loan waivers
4/7
Hitting out at the Congress over its loan waiver schemes in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi said: “Due to the excuse of pardoning farmers' loans in the country, the dust of the farmers is doused. Some farmers have been benefited, the others are deprived. In some states, even the farmers have been lent debt, those who did not borrow. This is the form of the government of Congress. Most farmers didn't receive the benefits of loan waivers. Those who did, fell into the debt trap even after that. Congress bought votes by promising farmer loan waivers. But the situation is entirely different in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.”
5/7
A vast majority of them belong to the Namasudra community (a Dalit sub-caste), many of whom now identify as Matuas.
The Matuas came from East Pakistan and later Bangladesh, in both Assam and Bengal post-Partition. The Matuas in Bengal, the second largest SC community in the state staunchly supports Mamata Banerjee. They are a critical vote bank in over 70 seats over 8 districts in the state.
Narendra Modi while campaigning in 2014 had chided Mamata Banerjee about Matuas not being granted citizenships. It is probably ironic that almost 10 lakh Matuas in Assam are now looking at an uncertain future. The BJP though has promised that Citizenship Amendment Bill will cover all persecuted Hindus from Bangladesh, but it goes against the tenets of the Assam Accord, which doesn’t differentiate on basis of religion. Also, leaders of Matua community claim that since they are egalitarian, many Muslims and Christians are also part of their sect.
So, all in all, the situation is a bit more convoluted than the straitjacket narrative that Mamata Banerjee is doing the agitation to appease her ‘minority vote bank’. Some believe that an NRC in Bengal can lead to possible disfranchisement of a large number of Muslims, who vote for her. They conveniently forget the fact that Hindus too overwhelmingly vote for her across the state. Despite Amit Shah claiming that BJP has a shot of winning 22 out of 42 seats in the state, the ground realities are very different.
6. Poster Wars
6/7
Clashes broke out between BJP and TMC activists in Durgapur town in West Burdwan district over the alleged removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's posters near the venue of his proposed rally on Saturday.
Activists of the BJP were injured in the incident that took place on Friday night, the party's state general secretary Sayantan Basu told PTI.
Basu also alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers threatened the BJP activists and tore apart posters and placards bearing pictures of the PM, who is scheduled to kickoff the saffron party's campaign in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
7/7
"They took out our posters and pasted photos of TMC leaders. Our workers were also roughed up," he said.
The local TMC leadership denied the allegations, and instead, claimed it was the BJP that sprayed black paint on posters of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Both the parties claimed that few of their activists were injured in the incident.
Police said it has received complaints and are looking into the matter.
On Saturday, PM Modi stepped up BJP’s outreach in West Bengal during a rally in Tharurnagar which houses a sizeable Matua community.
https://www.dnaindia.com/india/phot...atua-community-2715136/bjp-cries-foul-2715143
- Pooja Mehta
- Feb 2, 2019, 01:55 PM IST
He addressed this gathering at North 24 Parganas’ Thakurnagar area after taking blessings of the Binapani Devi Thakur, popularly known as the ‘boro ma’.
“Thakurnagar was a witness to a social movement. It is my good fortune that I've been able to speak in front of the Matua community. You have showered me with lots of love and respect. Things in Bengal will turn around for sure. Looking at the current scenario, I've now understood why Didi resorts to violence. Those who claim to be democratic are killing innocent people. There will be no syndicate tax, no obstacles. The people will directly receive the Rs. 6,000 meant for them under the new budget. The farmers can use this money to meet the expenditures needed for agriculture,” said Prime Minister Modi.
He took a dig at the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress party supremo Mamata Banerjee for opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “Shouldn't those who have had to come back from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh be allowed to live respectfully in India? For them, we have introduced the Citizens Amendment Bill. But, the TMC is opposing it for no reason,” he said.
Narendra Modi
✔@narendramodi
2:00 AM - Feb 2, 2019
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Narendra Modi @narendramodi
Amazing response at the rally in Thakurnagar. Watch.
He said: “It is my good fortune that I've been able to speak in front of the Matua community. You have showered me with lots of love and respect.”
Thakurnagar is a village inhabited by the Matua community who settled from Bangladesh, the erstwhile East Pakistan after a religious reformation movement led by the late Harichand Thakur. Thakurnagar falls under the Bongaon constituency, housing more than 60% Matua voters.
Huge chaos at Prime Minister #NarendraModi public meeting at Thakurnagar, West Bengal after people started entering the D-Zone crossing bamboo barricades. BJP claims police personnel were not seen at the venue to bring the situation under control @dna @ZeeNews @WIONews
1
4:15 AM - Feb 2, 2019 · Kolkata, India
This vote bank was instrumental in making Mamata Banerjee win during the 2011 assembly polls and bringing her into power.
On the other hand, claiming that the budget presented yesterday will bring a relief to farmers and middle income groups he said, “Most farmers didn't receive the benefits of loan waivers. Those who did, fell into the debt trap even after that. Congress bought votes by promising farmer loan waivers. But the situation is entirely different in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Leaders haven't focused on the development of rural areas. New India cannot function in this way. The Central government is making every effort for the past 4.5 years for the development of farmers and agricultural laborers.”
With inputs from PTI
1. Not enough importance given to villages
1/7
He said not enough importance had been given to villages since Independence and added: “Friends are unfortunately, after the independence, the attention given to the village was not enough. West Bengal is worse.”
2. Centre trying to change situation in Bengal
2/7
He said the Centre had been trying to change the situation in Bengal. He said: “The Central government is making every effort for the past 4.5 years for the development of farmers and agricultural laborers. When the full budget comes after the vote, the farmers will be brought in more development projects. For small farmers, Rs 6000 per year will go directly to their account.”
3. There will no syndicate tax: PM Modi
3/7
He added: “There will be no syndicate tax, no obstacles. The people will directly receive the Rs. 6,000 meant for them under the new budget. The farmers can use this money to meet the expenditures needed for agriculture.”
He added that this was the reason he had been putting emphasis on opening a bank account.
4. PM hits out Cong's loan waivers
4/7
Hitting out at the Congress over its loan waiver schemes in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, PM Modi said: “Due to the excuse of pardoning farmers' loans in the country, the dust of the farmers is doused. Some farmers have been benefited, the others are deprived. In some states, even the farmers have been lent debt, those who did not borrow. This is the form of the government of Congress. Most farmers didn't receive the benefits of loan waivers. Those who did, fell into the debt trap even after that. Congress bought votes by promising farmer loan waivers. But the situation is entirely different in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.”
5. Who are the Matuas?
5/7
A vast majority of them belong to the Namasudra community (a Dalit sub-caste), many of whom now identify as Matuas.
The Matuas came from East Pakistan and later Bangladesh, in both Assam and Bengal post-Partition. The Matuas in Bengal, the second largest SC community in the state staunchly supports Mamata Banerjee. They are a critical vote bank in over 70 seats over 8 districts in the state.
Narendra Modi while campaigning in 2014 had chided Mamata Banerjee about Matuas not being granted citizenships. It is probably ironic that almost 10 lakh Matuas in Assam are now looking at an uncertain future. The BJP though has promised that Citizenship Amendment Bill will cover all persecuted Hindus from Bangladesh, but it goes against the tenets of the Assam Accord, which doesn’t differentiate on basis of religion. Also, leaders of Matua community claim that since they are egalitarian, many Muslims and Christians are also part of their sect.
So, all in all, the situation is a bit more convoluted than the straitjacket narrative that Mamata Banerjee is doing the agitation to appease her ‘minority vote bank’. Some believe that an NRC in Bengal can lead to possible disfranchisement of a large number of Muslims, who vote for her. They conveniently forget the fact that Hindus too overwhelmingly vote for her across the state. Despite Amit Shah claiming that BJP has a shot of winning 22 out of 42 seats in the state, the ground realities are very different.
6. Poster Wars
6/7
Clashes broke out between BJP and TMC activists in Durgapur town in West Burdwan district over the alleged removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's posters near the venue of his proposed rally on Saturday.
Activists of the BJP were injured in the incident that took place on Friday night, the party's state general secretary Sayantan Basu told PTI.
Basu also alleged that Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers threatened the BJP activists and tore apart posters and placards bearing pictures of the PM, who is scheduled to kickoff the saffron party's campaign in West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
7. BJP cries foul
7/7
"They took out our posters and pasted photos of TMC leaders. Our workers were also roughed up," he said.
The local TMC leadership denied the allegations, and instead, claimed it was the BJP that sprayed black paint on posters of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Both the parties claimed that few of their activists were injured in the incident.
Police said it has received complaints and are looking into the matter.
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...but will relent soon after it (just doesn't make the news anymore like homo sapiens clearly knows). 
Its why you agreed after a period of reality check (you still have nightmares about)...you are not Pakistani anymore, but Bengali....a nice true love for us which we will have our way with.
