Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi, BJP MP and national spokesperson, held nothing back in Friday’s New Delhi press conference, ripping apart West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s budget as a textbook case of minority appeasement. He argued that the allocations blatantly ignore development essentials to prop up madrasas, clerics, and select institutions.
India’s upward trajectory under PM Modi, bolstered by a forward-looking Union Budget, stands in bitter relief against Bengal’s regressive spending: 5,713 crore for minorities versus 1,400 crore for industry, 217 crore for IT, and 82 crore for science—insults to a state that nurtured world-class scientists like the Bosons.
Inadequate regional funds—920 crore north, 810 crore west—signal fragmented planning. Trivedi hammered home the lack of transparency in payments to moulvis and muezzins, devoid of address mandates. Echoing Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s past revelations on rogue madrasas with ISI ties, he cautioned against sacrificing security for votes.
The OBC push for 78 Muslim castes and amplified budget support reeks of opportunism, Trivedi charged, tying it to Mamata’s loaded statements on funding dynamics. The vaunted ‘Ma-Mati-Manush’ campaign crumbles under scrutiny, revealed as a facade for one-sided largesse that marginalizes Bengal’s majority.
In a direct broadside, Trivedi quizzed the CM: What’s the rationale for 5,700 crore to madrasas when growth engines idle? This isn’t mere fiscal folly; it’s a systemic abdication by TMC and its allies, he concluded, advocating a return to development-centric governance for Bengal’s resurgence.