West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was addressing a public rally in Hooghly on Wednesday where she said TMC will provide support to the INDIA bloc from outside if it comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections. She promised that the TMC will provide leadership to the INDIA bloc, and help them in every way possible from outside. Banerjee said they will form a government so that the women in West Bengal do not face a problem and those who work in the 100-days-job scheme, do not face any challenges.

The TMC leader claimed that Trinamool Congress will ensure that the INDIA bloc comes to power. Mamata Banerjee earlier had said that INDIA bloc will win at least 315 seats while the BJP will win a maximum of 195 seats in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Last month Banerjee cautioned voters in West Bengal against supporting Congress and CPI(M), as this would benefit the BJP by splitting votes.

The West Bengal CM said the BJP understands the situation well and despite its 400 paar slogan. She also mentioned former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s India Shining’ campaign in 2004 in this context and said everyone thought that BJP would win, but the mood of the people changed and they did not to vote for the NDA.

A day before Mamata Banerjee had addressed back-to-back rallies in Kalyani and Serampore where she asserted that the INDIA bloc will form the next government at the Centre by winning more than 300 Lok Sabha seats. She also claimed that the only guarantee is that BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not get a 3rd term at the Centre. Mamata Banerjee is a prominent member of the INDIA bloc, has been urging voters to maintain focus and avoid dividing their attention among other parties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was addressing an election rally in Mumbai where he announced that the blueprint for first 100 days of third term is ready. The Prime Minister announced that his 100-day plan will begin promptly after June 4 to avoid any delays in decision-making.

PM Modi at election rally in Kalyan, Maharashtra said India is achieving big targets and the blueprint for first 100 days in third term is ready. He said the BJP government is moving ahead with a blueprint of work that it will do after June 4.  The prime minister said people question his confidence over this. He added that it’s not his confidence but the blessings that he receives from people of the country.

PM Modi said that he has taken inspiration from the youth for the 100-day plan.  He said the youth he met during his campaigning have given him very good suggestions. So, he is adding the new 25 days. He said he wanted the youth of India to send him whatever thoughts come to their mind.

Secretaries and senior officials across ministries have been caught in rounds of meetings and presentations with the cabinet secretary, principal secretary to the PM, and Niti Aayog, which is coordinating the formulation of the 100 day blue print.

The blueprint will contain the first 100 days of planning, as well as midterm and long-term goals. The blueprint has been categorized into 3 categories: A, B, and C. Category A goals are those of the utmost priority and are expected to be declared by the Prime Minister nearly as soon as he enters office. In contrast, Category B targets will be announced by Union ministers and Ministers of State within the first few days. The Category C includes plans which are long term in character with a rollout planned for the next 2-3 years.

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday declared India’s sovereignty over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). He was addressing an election rally in West Bengal’s Serampore where he launched an attack on Opposition for the lacklustre law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir in the past.

Shah pointed out the transformation that has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He noted the change in the Law and Order situation from strikes occurring within Kashmir valley during the I.N.D.I.A Bloc regime to now witnessing strikes in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Shah compared the situation from earlier times when slogans of Azadi, stone pelting kind of things used to take place in the valley to the situation now when it all happens in PoK. The Union Home Minister said if Rahul Baba and Mamata didi are scared, let it be. He further added that PoK belongs to India and we will take it.

Shah also stressed on the disconcerting tactics employed by opposition leaders such as Mani Shankar Aiyar and Farooq Abdullah, who aim to instil fear in the country by highlighting Pakistan’s possession of nuclear weapons. He criticized them for neglecting discussions on Pakistan-PoK at the same time. He said as many as 2.11 crore tourists have visited Kashmir and created a new record and the price of flour in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has created a record.

The Union Home Minister said Modi government has been distributing 5 kg of rice free of cost to every poor individual. But he criticized West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for allegedly manipulating the distribution process. Shah claimed that while Modi government sends rice, Banerjee purportedly affixes her own photo on top of it, implying a politicization of central government initiatives.

 Shah also took a dig at Mamata’s slogan of Ma, Maati, Manush and said when then the Bengal chief minister came into power with the slogan of Ma, Maati, Manush but this slogan is lost now and Mulla, Maulavi, Madrasa has taken its place.