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Modi urges Vande Mataram mantra for Bengal reconstruction promising citizenship and strict action
Politics
Published on 27 April 2026
He links citizenship promises to the Matua community
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Vande Mataram” should guide Bengal’s reconstruction and development in the 21st century, calling it central to India’s freedom struggle. In Barrackpore, he vowed that under a BJP government no citizen would face discrimination by caste or community, promised strict action against illegal infiltrators, and reaffirmed citizenship benefits for people from the Matua community.
- Modi calls Vande Mataram a mantra for Bengal’s rebuilding
- No discrimination by caste or community under BJP, he says
- Strict action promised against illegal infiltrators
- Matua community citizenship benefits reiterated in Barrackpore
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