PM Modi slams 'syndicate raj' in Bengal

  • | Monday | 16th July, 2018

The PM said that the syndicate decides everything in Bengal, without the consent of the syndicate nothing can be done here. #WATCH PM Narendra Modi tears up while talking to one of the injured people in hospital. Soon after completing his speech the Prime Minister rushed to the hospital.According to the eyewitnesses due to heavy rain the iron beam supporting the canopy collapsed on the audience. "Ïf you want to set up school, hospital or roads, you need to pay to the syndicate." He said, "It took time to remove the communists from the power, but it will not take time to get rid of this syndicate raj.

#WATCH PM Narendra Modi tears up while talking to one of the injured people in hospital. Several were injured after… https://t.co/YG9yJ8svkk — ANI (@ANI) 1531732562000 KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for, what he called, "the role of syndicates" in West Bengal From schools to roads whatever one builds, people have to pay to the syndicate . Even for admission to colleges, students have to pay to syndicates in Bengal, the PM said, while addressing a rally at Midnapore The situation of Bengal is now worse than when it was ruled by communists, said that Prime Minister. He said, "It took time to remove the communists from the power, but it will not take time to get rid of this syndicate raj.""Did you remove communists for making this Bengal? You are well aware how Bengal is doing. It is run by syndicates, even for entering colleges one needs to pay," the PM said. The PM said that the syndicate decides everything in Bengal, without the consent of the syndicate nothing can be done here. "Ïf you want to set up school, hospital or roads, you need to pay to the syndicate." Political syndicates are ruining Bengal, added the Prime Minister.While saluting the people of the state the Prime Minister said that panchayat polls were marred with violence but still they supported the BJP. He said that the syndicate raj can be removed only through courage."Poor Dalit youths were killed during the pacnhayat polls, thus democracy had been trampled", the PM said adding that "Centre is providing funds but it is also reaching the syndicates."A canopy collapsed during the PM's speech injuring 20 people. The PM's rally was overcrowded and many people had taken shelter on the top of the canopy. The injured were admitted to Midnapore medical college hospital. Soon after completing his speech the Prime Minister rushed to the hospital.According to the eyewitnesses due to heavy rain the iron beam supporting the canopy collapsed on the audience.

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