Addressing a joint campaign with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee at Dum Dum before the third phase of Assembly elections in the state prime minister said that Muslims in West Bengal were among the worst off in the country. He said that members of the community in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat and Assam had better representation in government jobs than those in West Bengal. He was referring to the Sachar Committee report. He said the Left Front government was responsible for that condition.
He also said that the law and order situation in the state was a matter of grave concern. The Prime Minister said if voted to power, the Congress-Trinamool alliance would take all sections of people along the path of peace and development and will do its best to restore the past glory of Bengal.
Lamenting the fall in the standard of education in Bengal, the Prime Minister quoted the latest census report to say that even small states like Manipur and Nagaland were ahead of Bengal in literacy.
“A change is necessary. If the Congress-Trinamool Congress alliance is voted to power, it will take steps in improving education, health and employment opportunities,” PM said.