New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah and BJP leader on Tuesday attacked TMC leader Mamata Banerjee on her ‘outsider’ remark.

Attacking Bengal CM, he said “Didi calls me an outsider. She calls PM an outsider. Didi, I’ll tell you who’s outsider. Communists’ ideology is outsider, brought from China-Russia. Congress’ leadership is outsider, came from Italy. TMC vote bank is outsider, infiltrators”

अमित शाह ने दिया ममता बनर्जी को करारा जवाब, कहा- “दीदी, बाहरी कौन है मैं बताता हूं आपको, कांग्रेस की लीडरशिप बाहरी है, इटली से आई है, और TMC का वोट बैंक भी बाहरी है, घुसपैठिए हैं घुसपैठिए”#WestBengalElections2021 @MamataOfficial @AmitShah @BJP4Bengal pic.twitter.com/zRgJKDzOch

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He further accused the successive state governments of West Bengal for halting the development of Darjeeling.

“Darjeeling is one of the most beautiful cities in India and is one of the oldest established cities in India. It received the first electric connection in India, in 1897. India’s second oldest municipality was built here in 1850. Darjeeling has played a great role in the independence of the country. After independence, the Congress, then the Communist and now Didi, put a full stop to the development of Darjeeling,” said the Union Home Minister.

#WATCH: Union Home Minister and BJP leader @AmitShah addresses a public rally in Darjeeling, says, “Gorkha and Nepali brothers – if somebody tries to scare you, don’t be scared. BJP can fight anyone to protect the honour of Gorkhas and Nepalis.”#WestBengalElections pic.twitter.com/j0jDlgCVUr

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“11 leftover Gorkha sub-castes want Scheduled Tribe status, a matter that has been pending for years. The BJP government wanted to resolve this, but Mamata Ji did not attend any meeting on this issue. There has been a lot of exploitation of tea plantation workers in Bengal. We pledge to raise the wages of tea plantation workers to Rs 350,” stated Shah.

He further alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stopped the implementation of the Forest Rights Act in West Bengal.

“The Forest Rights Act is implemented everywhere in the country, except Bengal. Didi has stopped its implementation. We will implement the Forest Rights Act 2006 on the Darjeeling Hills and you will enjoy all the rights under the regulation,” he stated.

Shah further said, “From Darjeeling, I am saying that after the formation of the BJP government in Bengal, the cases of agitation against the Gorkha brothers will be withdrawn within a week. We will change Darjeeling Municipality into the Darjeeling

Municipal Corporation. The BJP will fight anyone for the respect of our Gorkha brothers. We will work to give official status to the Gorkha language.”

While starting his speech, Shah remembered Tenzing Norgay, who had first scaled Mount Everest summit. He wore a traditional Gorkha cap to embrace the culture of North Bengal.

Polling in the Darjeeling district will be held during the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on April 17.