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Campaigning for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has concluded as 142 constituencies, including Bhabanipur and Panihati, prepare for voting on April 29.
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00:05Hello and welcome. Let's kick start with some breaking news coming in at this hour.
00:12Curtains are down. The final phase of campaigning is now ending in West Bengal.
00:19And as that happens, Prime Minister Modi has written a heartfelt letter to the people of Bengal.
00:25I quote from that letter to you now. He says,
00:27Every festival of democracy is sacred. I too have had the opportunity to participate in the celebration of Bengal.
00:35He goes on to say,
00:36In the recent days, I had the privilege of presenting before you all the BJP Roadmap for the development of
00:41Bengal.
00:41Now, through this letter, I wish to express my sentiments to every member of the family in Bengal.
00:48He goes on to say that throughout this election, I have experienced a unique energy in Bengal,
00:53despite the intense heat and multitude of rallies.
00:56I did not feel even the slightest fatigue during this election campaign in Bengal.
01:01These rallies and roadshows have fed like a pilgrimage to me.
01:04As I moved amongst the devotees of Maa Kali,
01:07it felt as though Maa Kali herself was continuously infusing me with renewed energy.
01:13Well, that's the message that has come in on social media.
01:21A message which Prime Minister says is for the people of Bengal.
01:27Remember, today was the final phase and the final day of campaigning for phase two of Bengal elections.
01:36It's a closely fought one.
01:39BJP wants to expand its footprint.
01:42Wants to be the ouster of the TMC government, which has been in power for 15 years.
01:47Three terms over there.
01:49And Mamata Banerjee is still the street fighter that she is.
01:52Still enthused with energy, out on the roads, campaigning and fighting for elections.
02:00And also constantly talking about how important these elections are.
02:09In fact, the message from Prime Minister is an audio one, I'm told now.
02:12Let's listen in.
02:13BJP का द्वाँ पिसने के उश्वल्भविशकों लेकर, बंगाल के उजवल भविशकों लेकर,
02:33बंगाल की युवापुडी के उजवल भविशके लेकर,
02:37BJP का जो रोड्मैप है,
02:40उस रोड्मैप के रेखां के,
02:52ुश्राइब
03:14आभार तो व्यक्त करना चाहता ही हूँ, लेकिन अपनी भावनाएं भी व्यक्त कर रहा हूँ
03:23साथियों, इस चुनाव के दोरान मैंने बंगाल में एक अलग ही उर्जा की अनुभूती की है
03:34इतनी गर्मी के बावजूद, इतनी रेलियों के बाद भी मुझे बंगाल के इस चुनाव अभियान में जरा भी ठकान महसुस
03:49नहीं हुई
03:50ये रेलिया, ये रोड़ शो, मैं अनुभू करता था जैसे मेरी एक तिल्थी आत्रा हो रही है
03:59मैं माकाली के भक्तों के बीच जाता था
04:03तो संभवत हा, माकाली भी मुझे निरंतर नई उर्जा से भरती जा रही थी
04:12जब जनवरी दुहजार चोबीस में अयोध्या में राम लला की प्राण प्रतिष्ठा का आयोजन हुआ था
04:22उससे पहले मैंने स्रध्धा पुर्वक ग्यारा दिनों का अनुष्ठान किया था, व्रत किया था
04:34मुझे अनुभव होता है कि उस समय प्रभू स्री राम ने मुझे असीम उर्जा से भर दिया था
04:45इस चुनाव में भी मुझे वही अनुभूती हुई
04:51जैसी किसी देवी देवता के मंदिर में दर्शन के समय होती है
04:57इश्वर रुपी जनता जनादन के दर्शन से मुझे में नव उर्जा का संचार हुआ है
05:06साथियों बंगाल की सभी रेलियों में रोड़ शो में मुझे इतने अपनत्व भरे संदेश और चित्र मिले हैं
05:19कि मैं उन्हें कभी भूला नहीं सकता
05:24रेलियां और रोड़ शो के बाद जब भी पहला मोका मिलता है
05:31मैं रात में बहुत तसली से उन्हें चित्रों को देखता हूँ
05:38आपके प्यार भरे संदेशों को आपके पत्रों को पढ़ता हूँ
05:45और अपना जवाब भी लिखवाता हूँ
05:49युवा हो बैने हो बेटिया हो बुजुर्ग हो हर आयूबर के साथियों
05:58आप में जो नेका जो भाव प्रगट होता है
06:03जिसे मैं देखता हूँ अनुभव करता हूँ
06:07मैं आज कहना चाहता हूँ
06:10यह आपका प्यार यह आपके आशिरवात
06:13मेरे जीवन की असली पूंजी है
06:17साथियों इस चुनाव के दोरान मैंने ये भी देखा
06:22कि बंगाल के युवा हो
06:25महिलाए हो
06:27किसान हो
06:28स्रमीख हो
06:30सभी बंगाल के उजवल भविश के लिए
06:34विक्सिद बंगाल के लिए
06:37कितने अधीर है
06:39कितने आतूर है
06:40बंगाल का युवा
06:43अब आगे बढ़ने के लिए
06:46खुला मैदान चाहता है
06:48हमारी बंगाल की बेटिया
06:51खुला आसमान चाहती है
06:54सुरक्षा चाहती है
07:00। हर परिवार एक ही संकल्प के साथ आगे बढ़ रहा है । और वो संकल्प है अब परिवर्तन करके
07:12ही रहना है । परिवर्तन यह जन जन का संकल्प बन गया है ।
07:20सामा ने मानुवी कह रहा है । भाय बहुत हुआ । अब भाय नहीं अब भरोसा चाहिए । अब भाजपा
07:35चाहिए । साथियों बंगाल की सेवा करना । बंगाल को सुरुप्षित करना यह मेरा दाइत्व है ।
07:46बंगाल के सामने उपस्तित हुई हर चनोती को आउसर में बदलना इन मेरे भाग्य मैं भी है और मेरी जिम्मेदारी
08:00भी है ।
08:02मैं अपनी इस जिम्मेदारी से पीछे नहीं हटूँगा।
08:07मैं आपको भरुसा देता हूँ कि बंगाल में बीजेपी के मुख्यमंत्री के सपद ग्रहन का उत्सव हम सभी मिलकर मनाएंगे।
08:23ये मेरा व्यक्तियत विश्वास नहीं है।
08:26मैंने आपके भीतर इस विश्वास को अनुभव किया है।
08:33मेरे पैरे भाई भेनों प्रथम चरण के मत्दान ने इतिहास रचा है।
08:41अब आपका दाइत्व है कि 29 अप्रिल को जादा से जादा मत्दान करे।
08:50लोग तंत्र के इस मंदिर में विजय की द्वज फैराने का आपके पास बहतरीन अवसर आया है।
09:03हम सभी मिलकर बंगाल को विख्षित बनाएंगे और ये मोदी की गारंटी है।
09:15बस आज इतना ही आपका अपना सेवक नरेंद्र मोदी।
09:22पश्चिम बंगाल के मेरे प्यारे भाईयो और बहनों, आप सब को मेरा नमशकार, लोग तंत्र का हर बहुत सो, बहुत
09:36पवित्र होता है।
09:38मुझे भी बंगाल के इस उत्सो में हिस्सा लेने का आऊसर मिला है।
09:48All right, that was a message that came in from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Bengal sort of campaigning is
09:55now officially over.
09:57Let me cut across to my colleague Himanshu Mishra, who's joining us for more on this.
10:01Himanshu, the Prime Minister is no longer talking about Jai Shri Ram, he's talking about Durga and Kali.
10:07That's a very clear shift in how BGP approached Bengal this time around,
10:12and perhaps the reason why they're drawing so much confidence that they will end up forming government.
10:27That's a very clear shift.
10:47that I had to do with my own authority,
10:50and I was told that,
10:51in 2014,
10:53I had to experience the first 11 days of Ram Mandir,
10:57and I had to experience it in the 19th.
10:59In this place,
11:00I had to experience it as a church in a devil.
11:05In the Rally of Bengal,
11:07I have never had such a good time.
11:11I have never had such a good time.
11:15I have to experience it.
11:45Thank you very much.
11:45Thank you very much.
17:53and while the war of words raged the optics war played out just as fiercely prime minister modi
18:02was at kolkata's kalibari temple invoking faith where the shopkeepers offered him a blooming lotus
18:09the pjp's pole symbol
18:20mamata was on the streets buying vegetables and connecting directly with voters
18:32but beneath the last minute campaign violence cast a long shadow
18:37in arambag tmcmp mitali bark's vehicle was attacked allegedly by bjp workers
19:07in murshidabad houses were vandalized
19:11havra witnessed clashes during bjp mp ravikishan's roadshow
19:22south job is paragana crude bombs recovered
19:27the months-long campaign is finally over and now it is over to the voters of bengal
19:32in one of the most intensely fought poll in recent times bureau report india today
19:46all right and in fact to understand this entire bengal story you need to go back in time and get
19:51a bit of context so the next few minutes are very important let me tell you why
19:55now in 2021 the bjp threw everything at west bengal but still the tmc won 123 out of the 142
20:05seats bjp
20:05sees at its best chance to sort of break into tmc's southern bastion and also improve its overall tally
20:11narendra modhi held about 30 plus rallies amit shah did a roadshow almost every other day
20:17the party poached tmc's leaders by a dozen and when the votes were counted
20:24tmc won over 200 seats while bjp despite its best ever performance in the state finished a distinct
20:32second with 77 out of the 294 seats now they got merely 38 percent of the votes and still lost
20:40by a landslide now that defeat was the education what you're watching now in 2026 is the exam
20:50bjp came to bengal in 2021 crying for paribartan or change and their strategy this time is still the
21:01same it is paribartan but of its own strategy so i've got for you four paribartans that bjp has done
21:09in its own political strategy to win this time let's talk about paribartan number one now they have
21:16stopped saying mamata banerji's name in 2021 the bjp's entire campaign was a personal duel maybe
21:24you know with mamata banerji modhi used the elongated mocking phase you'll remember didi
21:29oh didi at rally after rally he said that local papers one like telegraph ran headlines saying
21:36looks like the prime minister speaks like comment maro boy it was memorable it was also a disaster
21:43for the bjp every jibe at didi personally generated more sympathy for her cut to 2026 what's happening
21:52now mamata banerji has essentially vanished from bjp's attack vocabulary the target is now tmc's
22:01national general secretary abhishek banerji amicha's line to quote him from this time around he says
22:07if you vote for tmc again bhaipo meaning nephew will rule here not pamata didi now look at that
22:17statement again even in the attack on the nephew they are careful to distinguish didi the women there
22:25remain you know the main woman of bengal mamata banerji remains untouchable the machine around her
22:33is fair game for bjp which brings me to paribarta number two let's put that up on the screen as
22:40well
22:40for you in 2021 jay shiram was yielded almost as a taunt at the tmc leaders it was bjp's national
22:50idiom loud combative but alien to bengal's sort of syncretic culture this time bjp candidates campaigning
23:00are seen having fish in public fish by hand a saffron clad union minister ate the sorsay
23:09march on camera we'll put those pictures also for you over there right bjp stopped over emphasizing
23:16jay shiram and invoked kali invoked durga instead modi's rally stage if you looked at that carefully
23:24was designed to resemble the dakshaneshwar kali temple and then there was a moment that stopped
23:30convoy and the roadside jhal mudi as we all know it as the stall there he brought the he bought
23:37the
23:38snack insisted on paying soft power bengali power the party consciously trying to shed an outsider tag
23:46through the most bengali thing ever food that's what bjp is doing as paribarta number two but let's
23:55move to paribarta number three the voice that they were looking for tmc's most potent charge against
24:04bjp has always been that you're outsiders you don't understand bengal in 2021 they had no real answer
24:11in 26 that name is spriti irani at a rally in panihati irani addressed the crowd in fluent bengali
24:21she said to be bangla bolte paro amiyo bolte pari amaro dadur bari ina ke meaning basically translation
24:30going on to say that can you speak bangla so can i my grandfather's house is here i am born
24:36in this
24:36country how are we outsiders remember switi rani's mother is bengali the language is in her bones
24:45observers have called her arguably the best orator in bengali from either side of the campaign
24:52and in a state where language is identity this is no small thing but let me come to the most
25:00important factor paribarta number four in bjp strategy this is the boldest play of all
25:09mamata banerji's political fortress is built on women voters the sari clad fighter on street
25:16politician the chief minister who puts cash in their accounts in 2021 bjp had called her schemes
25:25raivadi politics if you'll remember he said this is raivadi politics women in kolkata in fact women
25:31all over bengal did not forgive bjp for that in 2026 what is bjp doing bjp has stopped attacking
25:38tmc's welfare schemes entirely and is insisting in fact instead they're outbidding them pledging double
25:46or more than what the laxmi bhandar currently provides but the shape or and the weapon here
25:53with the bjp's rg car modi has labeled tmc anti-women at a rally after rally reference the
26:01rape and murder case directly and noted that bjp has made the victim's mother a candidate
26:07the subtext is sort of very clear right if mamta brand is the women who protects is the woman
26:15actually who protects other women rg car is the proof that that brand is a lie
26:21so bottom line here bjp came to bengal in 2021 as a conqueror it left as a cautionary tale
26:31what it has built in 2026 is something rarer that is seen in indian politics a party that
26:39looked honestly at its own failures and rebuilt from scratch whether these four paribartans that
26:47i spoke to you about are enough to finally breach didi's fortress well that bengal will answer
26:55on the fourth of may
26:56on the fourth of may
27:00oh didi
27:02oh didi
27:13oh didi
27:15oh didi
27:15oh didi
27:16oh
27:16thank you
27:18कितना विश्वास किया था बंगार के लोगोंने आप पर अपने था बंगार के लोगों का विश्वास तोड़ दिया
27:31Maa ke leye nari ki surakshah ke leye kuch nahi kiya
27:39Inho ne maati ke leye kisano ke leye kuch nahi kiya
27:47TMC ne yuvao ke leye bhi kuch nahi kiya
27:55Jab batane ke leye kuch nahi hai, to TMC ne ekhi formula apna ya hai
28:05TMC ka formula hai
28:07Gali do, dhamti do, chhoot boro, jor se boro
28:21Alright, what a stark difference in the way the Prime Minister has actually portrayed his entire pitch
28:27And that like settles the debate on how quickly the BJP strategy has changed
28:31And by how much really the real paribartan that has happened within the BJP strategy over there
28:37But let's take this conversation forward with my colleagues who actually went to the ground to understand this
28:41At a much granular level
28:43With me now is Maria Shakil, she was in Bengal not very long ago reporting on it
28:48Also Moshmi who's still there
28:50And also Indrajeet who will be joining us in a while
28:54Maria, let me understand this from you from a BJP's perspective
28:57They understood that they got it horribly wrong when it came to 21
29:01Attacking Mamata Banerjee was just not going to cut it
29:03And the story here is that they learned from their mistake
29:07It is no more Mamata Didi
29:09It is no more Didi o Didi
29:11It is TMC
29:12Yes, it is quintessential BJP
29:14It is no more Jaisi Ram
29:16It is Ma Durga and Ma Kali for them
29:18I would say it is quintessential BJP which learns from its mistakes
29:21It understands what doesn't resonate with the people
29:25And what will not give them electoral dividends
29:28So it does a recourse, draws a map again
29:32That's how BJP has been functioning
29:35And that's what we have seen also in the context of Bengal
29:37Remember Sunil this is an unfinished project of the BJP particularly in eastern part of India
29:43Even as we speak the BJP has managed a chief minister in the state of Bihar
29:48In the neighboring state of Odisha they have a chief minister as well
29:51In the state of Bengal the project began when Home Minister Amit Shah was the BJP chief
29:57That was in 2014
29:59And he, you know, almost crisscrossed the state
30:02Tried to understand pockets
30:04Tried to understand what are the issues
30:06Tried to understand what will resonate with the people of Bengal
30:10We did see the party grow from three seats in 2016 to 77 in 2021
30:16That has been a phenomenal rise
30:18Before that was 2019 looks of our polls
30:21Where the BJP won 18 seats in Bengal
30:24Nobody gave party a chance
30:25They did so
30:26Look at what's happening in Bengal this time around
30:30152 seats have polled already
30:32In the second phase which goes to polls on 29th
30:36There are several pockets which are seen as Mamata Banerjee's fortress
30:39Which is South 24, Parganaz, Kolkata, Bhavda
30:44These are seen as Mamata Banerjee's almost like bastions
30:48Can the BJP make inroads?
30:51What they have done is interesting
30:52They have fielded R.G. Carr victim's mother
30:56Ratna Debnath from Panihati
30:59The message is that this is an issue which is resonating with women of Bengal
31:03So if women have been a captive audience of a woman chief minister for all these 15 years
31:10You know because of Lakhim Bhandar and other schemes
31:14Then the BJP is saying that what about the issue of women's safety and security?
31:19When you speak to the women in urban pockets
31:21They do speak about the issue of women's safety and security
31:24And in several pockets in rural Bengal also
31:28One issue which is resonating is Chakri
31:31Jobs
31:32They are satisfied with 1500 rupees but they want more
31:36Just as any aspirational vote bank
31:38Women of Bengal are also very very aspirational
31:41And that's why the BJP is going all out to reach out to them
31:45Talking about the women of Bengal
31:47Let me go to Moshmi
31:48Moshmi just before the bulletin started
31:50We were playing out your report about the M factor
31:53But today I want to talk to you about a different M factor
31:55The Mahila factor in West Bengal
31:57I was looking at statistics and it is so fascinating
32:00That in every state whenever BJP tried to sort of get in the voters
32:07Get in the Mahila vote together
32:09They managed to make Mahilas one vote bank
32:13They have won in every state except West Bengal
32:17They have not been able to break that fortress
32:19And many said this was the reason why the rush for the women's reservation bill
32:23This is the reason why, you know, Jhaal Moody was offered
32:26And everybody standing around the Prime Minister were all women
32:29This is the push that Prime Minister really wants to make
32:33BJP wants to close in that gap of almost 13% if I'm not wrong
32:37Of the difference between women voting for TMC
32:40And the women voting for the BJP
32:42On ground, are you seeing that push for women actually play a role?
32:53Of course, you know, because it's a very solid vote bank for Mamata Barajee
32:59The BJP has tried all that it can to go the Mahila voters
33:04And this still remains the most decisive factor as far as these elections are concerned
33:09But I'll take that question straight to Indrajit who's joining us
33:13He's been in a marathon coverage, Sonal
33:15And I'm sure he'll be able to put some perspective to the entire Mahila factor
33:20And do you think this time round, that's a volatile vote bank
33:25That could perhaps shrink to the BJP
33:28BJP is wooing of the Mahila vote
33:30Well, Mausumi, you know, the Mahila factor
33:33The Mahila vote will of course play a very, very crucial role
33:37Whichever side it tilts will decide the fate of who forms the government
33:41If you see the first phase, Mahila voting percentage has shrugged the voting percentage of men
33:47It's 94%
33:49So the bumper voting of 93% aside
33:52Women voters have themselves voted 94%
33:56So that's a big number
33:57Which side it goes will decide the fate of who forms the government
34:01Both sides are wooing it
34:03Mamata Barajee of course has some lead
34:05Because over the past five years she has been given all these Mahila centric screens
34:09Like Lakshmir Bhandaar and Kanyashtri
34:11And the BJP wants to snatch some of it with their own scheme
34:16Where they are promising a double
34:18A double
34:191,500 by Trinamul, so they are saying 3,000 by the BJP
34:22Will that have an effect? We don't know
34:24But clearly in West Bengal, whoever forms the government
34:27They need a big sizable chunk of the Mahila vote
34:31So now it's the golden hour, you see, the golden hour when you say that the patient if he is
34:37treated in the hospital
34:39It can actually save his life, his or her life
34:42And this is the golden hour for politicians in fact
34:45You know, because the campaigning is going to close
34:48Behind me, Mamata Barajee could be walking in any time
34:52She is clocking, criss-crossing across four constituencies
34:5614 kilometres of stretch, walking, doing the Padhyatra
35:00And Tejasvi Yadavish just also joined in and we are very next to her house
35:05So a very tough battle here in Bhavanipur for her as well
35:10Well, absolutely, and she is not just campaigning in Bhavanipur, she is campaigning in four constituencies
35:1614 kilometre Padhyatra
35:18Very different from all other leaders in West Bengal who are campaigning right now
35:22All on foot, it can be very, very tiring in this heat
35:25We all journalists know who cover from Bengal
35:27But she decided that this is what gives her the best people's connect
35:3114 kilometres, four constituencies, one and a half hour long campaign
35:36Which will finally culminate near her house
35:38Moshmi, I have a question
35:40Moshmi, I have a question before you go to yours
35:43From Indraji as well, if you can ask
35:46I have seen Mamata Banerji wear a whoop in one hand
35:50An Apple Watch or a Fitbit in one hand
35:52An Aura Ring as well
35:53As a health reporter, I really want to know
35:56How many steps she is clocking in a single day
35:59Does anybody have an idea?
36:01That's a story that you must get out
36:03How many steps does she walk in a single day?
36:11I am sure she is a Padhyatra lady
36:13I'll tell you, she's answered this several times
36:16She says anything between 25,000 to 30,000 steps per day
36:21In fact, she says that she's on the treadmill
36:23And she works while she's on the treadmill
36:25She's also confessed to us several times
36:28That she prepares the budget for the state
36:30While she's walking on the treadmill
36:31Now, I'm in awe of her fitness
36:34She's 72 years old and I keep telling my mom who is 60
36:38That she can't walk the way Mamata Banerji works
36:41Most of us can't
36:42So you can imagine 14 kilometers in this sultry heat
36:46And she is a very old school politician at that
36:49No road shows, no Rathiyatras, only paddle walk
36:52A very pertinent question, Sonal, that also needs to be asked
36:55All right, Pawan will show the views also
36:58Pawan, you can just pan to the entire Padhyatra that's going on
37:04Inderjeet, you know, talking about Mahila voters
37:08There's a safety factor that the BJP has really drummed up
37:11How safe are the women after the RGCOR, Sandesh Khali
37:16All these incidents, you know
37:18Do you think there is a fatigue in the women voters
37:20And perhaps in the city we could see an impact in West Bengal?
37:25There is, you know, an impact of that
37:28Especially RGCOR has had a very, very deep impact
37:32On RGCOR has had a very, very deep impact
37:35On the psyche of women, especially in the city
37:38You know, because it's a government hospital
37:41And such an incident taking place in a government hospital
37:44Is absolutely unprecedented, shocking
37:46That's the reason why we saw hundreds and thousands of women
37:50Coming out on the streets of Kolkata to protest during that time
37:53But we've also had the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
37:56And the Trinamal Congress actually did very well
37:58So there wasn't much of an impact
37:59But now what we can see, and you can see
38:01I will ask, you know, our camera person Pawan to show
38:05If you can zoom in, Mamta Banerjee is right behind us
38:07You can see the white sari, she's rushing towards us right now
38:12And the entire, you know, supporter base would be coming this side
38:15I would like to butt in between
38:16It's only on India today
38:19Sonal, it's only on India today
38:21That we get you the best visuals and the best ground report
38:25Even as the campaign is closing in
38:28You know, it's as lucky and as right
38:30The timing right as you can get
38:32On the ground, getting you the best newsmakers
38:36And the news moments
38:38Capturing it all live and in time
38:41All right, Mashami, Indra, you guys are truly the best
38:45No sort of doubt in saying that
38:47So there you go
38:49Our reporters there putting, drawing the entire campaign
38:52The very heated Bengal campaign to a close
38:54You just heard minutes ago
38:56The message that had come in from the Prime Minister
38:59And now you see Mamta Banerjee on your screen
39:01Doing her last padhyatra of this campaign
39:04Now, the next 24 to 48 hours
39:08Is when there is going to be a silent period
39:1029th is when best Bengal votes
39:12Fourth is when we get the answer
39:18All right, hours before the silent period began
39:21And campaigning for the second phase sort of concluded
39:24Came images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
39:25Offering prayers at a revered Kolkata Kalibari
39:29But let me explain the subtle messaging
39:32Behind this visit as well
39:33Prime Minister Modi was seen sort of buying
39:36Lotus garlands from the local vendor
39:38Outside the temple
39:39Now you all get the message there, right?
39:41Lotus is blooming is what he wants to say
39:43And, but it does not end there
39:46Because this Kalibari is one of the very few places
39:50Where the goddess is non-vegetarian
39:53And is offered a prasad
39:55Which is also non-vegetarian
39:57The temple is famous for its unique non-vegetarian prasad
40:01It's called Daap Chingri
40:03Or shrimp with coconut, as it's called
40:05Now, this visit actually counters TMC's projection of BJP
40:10As the North India Hindutva Party
40:12Sort of steeped into vegetarianism as well
40:15Remember all those campaign slogans that had come out
40:17And in this election, TMC has been alleging
40:20That if elected to office, BJP will seek to curb
40:23Bengal's meat-eating food habits
40:25And will push the culture of North India
40:27To Bengal where non-vegetarian
40:31North India, you know, where sometimes non-vegetarian is frowned upon
40:34Now, BJP has been working to sort of crush that narrative
40:37And again, trying to seep into the local Bengali flavor there
40:41Even BJP stopped guns, including MP Anurag Thakur
40:45Shared pictures of eating maach bhaat or fish and rice
40:49To dispel TMC's charge
40:51Prime Minister Modi, who's a vegetarian
40:52Visiting the temple where non-vegetarian is offered as a prasad again
40:56To feed into that narrative
40:58And again, like we said
41:00This is an election where every queue is important
41:04Every visit is important
41:05Every word, every mention of Didi
41:08All of that plays a role
41:11Like we said
41:12This is what will play a huge role
41:15In how elections pan out in the state of West Bengal
41:21And this is where they are
41:26ुपाम्त्लि उत्पादन तेजी से बढ़ रहा है देश में फीस्ट प्रोडक्शन स्रिम्प प्रोडक्शन इतना बढ़ा तो इसमें बड़ी भुमिका पी
41:44-ेम मत्य संपदा स्कीम की है
41:48इसकीम में क्योंकि पी-ेम शब्दा आता है यहंकारी टी-ेम सी को पसंद नहीं है
41:57विजेपी राज्ये माच खाओ जाबे ना मंग्शो खाओ जाबे ना डिम खाओ जाबे ना सब कोड़ दिये चे बंदो
42:09बीजेपी चायना एजे माचेर वेड़ी ते माच खाओ जाबे ना डिम खाओ जाबे न खाओ जाबे न खाओ जाबे ना
42:21All right, more updates coming in from West Bengal, this time a statement by Home Minister Amit Shah
42:26He is a big assurance to Bengal voters, he goes on to say and I quote him now, don't worry
42:31about DB's goons
42:32Central Forces deployed to tackle TMC goons, BJP government is coming in Bengal, Central Forces
42:38are here for the next 60 days, he says, that's interesting, 60 days, not just till the time of
42:44when the elections are announced and when new government is formed, he says 60 days, that's
42:50where in about two months the Central Forces will stay in the state of West Bengal, a lot is brewing
42:55in this very very feisty election, that's what Bengal elections are all about, a lot is at stake
43:04Mamata Banerjee's government completes three terms, she's looking for a fourth one, BJP is trying to
43:09finally, you know, make and form government there, let's see what exactly happens here, all of this
43:14is happening in the shadow of SIR, remember, let's not forget that, huge, huge factor when it comes
43:20to West Bengal, so those are the big battleground updates coming to us from the state of West
43:27Bengal time, we are cooked, you've probably heard the Gen Z use this phrase, when things go wrong,
43:33but right now, it's not just a phrase, it is the reality, let me explain why, now behind me, you
43:39see
43:39this world map, and you see India over here in a complete red, New Delhi at 39, Prayagraj at 41,
43:48Kota at 41,
43:49Ahmedabad 42, Hyderabad 37, Bengaluru 35, Raipur 36 as well, now, while I say this, let me explain to you
43:58why this is such a struggle, because it's not just an India story, 95 of the world's 100 hottest cities
44:07are now only in India, let me show you, if I zoom out of this map, and I show you
44:14the world,
44:15do you see this concentration of the red, do you see what's happening, in other places, even like
44:21Sudan, and even in Algeria, even Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, all of them as well, even in Madagascar,
44:27you don't see this concentration of heat, how you see in India, what does this mean, also, remember,
44:34when it comes to these, when it comes to India, the top five hottest cities in the world are also
44:43in India, in fact, they're all in UP, so let's try and understand what's happening here, and to get out
44:51of the numbers, but actually feel the heat on the ground, let's cut across to our reporters, joining me
44:55is now Shivani Sharma from the National Capital, Ankit Sharma joins us from Deiradoon, and also Meer
45:01Farid is here from Srinagar, Meer is the only one smiling over there, rest of us are just cooked
45:05as we say it, but let me start with Shivani, Shivani, like we said, whether it is Delhi NCR,
45:11in Noida at least, we've got advisories of schools shutting down early come in, it's not even May,
45:19it feels like June in April, is that how the government is prepping up, what exactly are the
45:24measures to actually fight this heat stroke?
45:31Sonal, Delhi is seeing a changed weather pattern, a weather cycle, and this time it seems that the
45:37summers have arrived quite early, and the Delhi government has a plan for it, it has an advisory
45:43for the schools, it has additional water points, and also there are some restrictions on the outdoor
45:50workers between 12 to 3, so there are certain measures that are being taken up by the Delhi
45:57government, because this is an unprecedented wave of heat, even if I talk about the highest
46:02temperatures today in the national capital, it was around 43 in some pockets, and it will
46:07continue to be so, and the med department has said that in the coming days there can be some
46:14respite after a dust storm, and some rains out here.
46:18In fact, we were showing you visuals over there of how exactly Delhi government is planning
46:21to combat it, they've made tubs etc available in the hospitals for people to go, and sort
46:26of, you know, those shots, where people are asked if you are getting a heat stroke, that's
46:30how the tackling team of Delhi government has actually thought of it.
46:34Also with me is Ankit Sharma, Ankit in Dehradun, schools have been advised to go online because
46:39of the heat?
46:42Yeah, as per today's information shared by the DM of Dehradun, in lieu of the heat wave
46:49conditions, the schools were asked to cut today, however for tomorrow, the information and notification
46:56has not been shared yet.
46:58And let me tell you that the average temperature, even talking about today's latest update, the
47:05average temperature is 5 degrees more than what it should be like, it is touching almost
47:1140 degrees Celsius in Dehradun in the month of April, where it should have been 34 or 35.
47:18And looking at the whole atmospheric change, or whether we call it climate change, this has
47:24really changed from when Uttarakhand was formed to today's time, and due to urbanization and
47:30several factors, weather traffic.
47:32Sure.
47:32And you know the outcome of that is what, and Mir is here, Mir you are the only one smiling,
47:37because while all of us get really cooked, you are the only one who gets to enjoy slightly
47:43better weather.
47:44I want all our viewers to also know this, that did you know that increase in heat is actually
47:49linked to different diseases, mental health, kidney and also your heart.
47:53So, Mir, you are definitely living longer than all of us.
48:01Well, absolutely.
48:02And in fact, weather is pleasant here, and I am sure you will definitely be nervous about
48:08it.
48:08But the fact is, the weather is good.
48:10It's pleasant in Kashmir.
48:11The last 5-6 days, we haven't seen a lot of sun.
48:14It's cloudy, and next 5-6 days also, it's going to be more of a stormy weather.
48:20So, it means that temperatures are going to stay well below 25.
48:24So, that's a change.
48:26I mean, if that brings you some kind of relief from Kashmir, that at least one place in the
48:32country is cool, it's pleasant, and it is inviting people to come over and spend their
48:37time, run away from this blistering heat.
48:40Alright, Mir is inviting everybody to come over.
48:42I'm going to take the request to our bosses as well and see how that goes.
48:45For the moment, thank you all for joining us and giving us an update on how cooked the
48:49city really is.
48:50We will again leave you with these visuals to understand how hot it is.
48:54Here's an advisory to everybody.
48:56If you're out there, please carry your water bottle.
48:58Do not wait to feel thirsty because by that time you're already dehydrated.
49:02Keep sipping water, carry your electrolytes, and as always, stay safe.
49:06We'll see you tomorrow.
49:07Bye-bye.
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