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Waiting for an opportunity to serve you, Modi tells people of West Bengal

  • On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote an emotive Bengali open letter to voters of West Bengal ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, saying he was heartbroken and asking for one opportunity.
  • Blaming six decades of misrule, the Prime Minister accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of 'extreme non-cooperation' and warned West Bengal's destiny will be decided in a few months.
  • Modi highlighted welfare deliveries including the Atal Pension and Ujjwala schemes, citing nearly 5 crore bank connections under Jan Dhan Yojana and Rs 2.82 lakh crore in loans to small traders.
  • Modi promised a 'Viksit West Bengal,' citizenship via the CAA for refugee victims, and a March visit to Bengal, urging development and women's safety ahead of 2026 polls.
  • Invoking 'Joy Maa Kali', he linked Bengali icons like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore, with party workers distributing the letter ahead of this year's elections.
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Times of India broke the news in India on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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