SIR 'major issue' for Bengal polls, people firm on throwing infiltrators out of state: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the SIR of electoral rolls is a "major issue" in the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, and stated that the people have resolved to throw infiltrators out of the state.

Speaking to PTI Videos at his roadshow in Paschim Bardhaman district's Durgapur, Shah said the responsibility for the political violence in Bengal lies only with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, who is the TMC's general secretary.

"SIR is indeed a major issue for West Bengal. Should there be foreign voters in this country? India is not a charitable home. Infiltrators must be thrown out. No matter what Mamata Banerjee says, people have resolved to remove infiltrators from the state this time," he said.

The Union Home Minister said the BJP would definitely form a government in Bengal after the polls.

"There is only one state left in the country where political violence is most commonplace, and the responsibility for that lies only with Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee," Shah said.

Pointing to the huge crowd lined up on the streets during the roadshow, he said, "Look at the attendance of people. TMC goons will not even be able to leave their homes on the days of polls this time around."