I ate jhalmuri, but Trinamool felt the burn: PM Modi targets Mamata Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government during his election campaign in West Bengal. Addressing a rally ahead of the phase two polling on April 29, PM Modi accused the state government of running a syndicate raj. He stated, 'In 15 years, they have done only one thing: one district one syndicate,' contrasting it with the central government's 'one district one product' initiative. PM Modi highlighted the deteriorating law and order situation, specifically mentioning the Hanskhali gang rape and murder case as an example of the TMC's model of fear. He further alleged that the TMC, along with the Congress party, blocked the 33 percent women's reservation bill in Parliament because they do not want the women of Bengal to gain empowerment. Expressing confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory on May 4, PM Modi remarked, 'I ate Jhalmuri, but the TMC felt the burn,' referring to his recent interactions in the state.