Key themes from Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s campaign speech: “The situation in Bengal today mirrors Uttar Pradesh before 2017 where cow slaughter was openly carried out, and incidents of ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ were increasing, and even chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ resulted in lathi charges and gunfire. Today, Uttar Pradesh has a double-engine government, and its bulldozer not only builds expressways but also crushes the bones of the mafias. It is time to free Bengal from the TMC government, which allows ‘ghuspaithiya’ (infiltrators) to seize your rights. The TMC opposes anything in the interest of India and Bengal. The CAA guarantees citizenship to persecuted Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who have lived in India for over five years, yet Mamata Banerjee opposes it, because she feels that if there are more Hindus, then how will iftars be held on the streets? In Uttar Pradesh, under the BJP, namaz is not offered on roads, iftar gatherings are not held on streets, and no sound from mosques is heard outside. Will Mamata Banerjee do this in Bengal? She opposes Hindus, restricts ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, and obstructs Durga Puja, pandals, and idol immersion. We will neither allow cows to be slaughtered nor Hindus to be divided in Bengal. Only a double-engine BJP government can ensure it.”