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Kolkata/Darjeeling: Union location curate Amit Shah connected Wednesday made a slew of promises targeted astatine northbound Bengal connected Wednesday, including the withdrawal of "false" cases against Gorkha representatives and the inclusion of the Rajbanshi connection successful the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, which recognises authoritative languages successful India.He said the Centre was already moving connected a solution to the Gorkhaland contented for which it had appointed an interlocutor and held 3 meetings successful Delhi to find a resolution, but CM Mamata Banerjee had refused to attend. "The radical of Darjeeling are existent patriots. They merit their rights and justice, which person been denied to them," helium said. Addressing a canvass rally successful Jalpaiguri, Shah said a BJP govt would retreat each mendacious lawsuit lodged against governmental workers, careless of enactment affiliation, and extremity what helium called "police raj" successful Bengal. He specifically mentioned Gorkha representatives facing hundreds of cases. Shah besides warned Trinamool workers against poll-day unit and referred to the onslaught connected BJP campaigner Rathindranath Bose's convoy. "I americium informing Trinamool's goons to enactment indoors connected April 23. Else they volition beryllium down bars aft May 5," helium said, adding that BJP would extremity "mafia raaj". At a rally successful Falakata, Shah accused the authorities govt of "stepmotherly" attraction towards northbound Bengal and promised to rise beverage plot workers' wages by Rs 500 and signifier a dedicated battalion successful the authorities constabulary for the region. Raising women's safety, Shah cited the RG Kar, Sandeshkhali and Durgapur Medical College incidents. "If BJP forms govt, women would beryllium capable to roam freely adjacent astatine midnight," helium said.
