Ahead of the fifth phase of polling in West Bengal, BJP President Amit Shah today hit out at the ruling Trinamool Congress as well as the CPI-M-Congress alliance in the state.
"The CPI-M-Congress poll understanding is not a 'joth' (alliance) but a 'ghot' (nexus)," he said at an election meeting here in South 24 Parganas district that goes to polls on April 30.
"In Bengal, the two parties (Cong-CPI-M) are in alliance while they are opponents in Kerala. We are waiting to see what these parties do in Rajya Sabha," he said.
Hitting out at Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, Shah said the party had changed the names of many central schemes for the poor and claimed that they were being sponsored by the state government.
"Jan dhan Yojana is being touted as a state government scheme as is the Rs 2 per kg rice for the poor. That the Centre pays a subsidy of Rs 27 per kg of rice is never spoken of," he charged.
"Syndicate Raj" is rampant in the state and was the reason behind the collapse of the Vivekananada Road flyover, he said.
The law and order situation in the state has deteriorated and its women are not safe, the BJP chief added.
