People expecting change in West Bengal: Bhagwat
January 23rd, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANSKolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangha (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Saturday said there was a need for change in West Bengal and the people of the state were expecting it.
“There is truly a need for change in West Bengal. People are expectant of a change here and they are waiting for it with a lot of hope,” Bhagwat told a RSS rally here.
He claimed that hundreds of acres had been forcibly acquired (by the state government) from the poor farmers in the name of setting up industry and special economic zones (SEZs), which was “bringing ruin to the agricultural population of the state”.
Bhagwat also raised the issue of illegal immigration from Bangladesh, which he alleged was affecting the economy and law and order situation of India’s border areas.
“Vote bank politics is making the situation worse,” he said.
He also stressed developing a “strong” foreign policy in the country to combat terror attacks.
“We have been very lenient with our neighbouring Pakistan and China. We need to have a strong nationalist sentiment like Israel to avoid any recurrence of terror strikes like 26/11,” the RSS chief said.
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