Key themes from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s campaign speech: “They deny half the population their rightful share, but they advocate for ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators), especially Bangladeshi ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators). The TMC government enables this by adding Muslims to voter lists so benefits meant for the poor are diverted to them. Land is being taken over by ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators), depriving locals of their rights. Funds sent by Narendra Modi are not reaching the poor or tribal communities, but are consumed by TMC’s goons and ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators), who are looting your rights. The government is preoccupied with Muslim appeasement and does not think beyond that. In Bengal today, you cannot raise slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram,’ and disturbances occur before Durga Puja, with the government restricting celebrations and immersion. Cow slaughter is allowed. This was the same situation in Uttar Pradesh before 2017, where roads would be blocked for Friday prayers and people were disturbed early in the morning by mosque loudspeakers. Today, under Modi’s double-engine government, any mafia or rioter is crushed by the bulldozer. In UP, namaz is not offered on the streets, and the sound of azaan does not go beyond mosques. ‘Love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ are banned. Bengal now has a final opportunity to ensure cows are not slaughtered and Hindus are not divided. It must not become the land of ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators), but remain the land of Maa Kali, Maa Durga, and Maa Siddheshwari.”