Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stop during his election campaign in West Bengal, stopping at a food stall to taste some ‘jalmuri’.
Jalmuri is among the most popular Bengali street foods, and is prepared using puffed rice, chili peppers and other Indian spices. Prime Minister Modi shared a video of this on his official handle
In the video, Prime Minister Modi is seen asking a street food vendor for a packet of Jalmori. “Bhai, hami apna jalmuri khelao (Brother, please treat me with your jalmuri),” the prime minister was heard telling him. Modi then goes on to greet the shop owner and asks him how much the ‘jalmori’ costs.
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Then the Prime Minister, accompanied by his security personnel, proceeds to hand the seller the money in exchange for “Jalmori,” which the store owner initially denies. However, PM Modi insists: “Arey nahi nahi bhai, aise nahi (No, no brother, don’t do this).”
Prime Minister Modi also posted pictures of himself holding ‘Jalmori’, which he also shared with his supporters who were standing around him.
“Amidst four public meetings stretching across West Bengal on a hectic Sunday, I enjoyed some delicious spicy rice in Jhargram,” PM Modi said in the post.
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‘TMC wants to form a government of hackers for hackers’: PM Modi in Jhargram
Addressing a rally in Jhargram district ahead of the April 23 vote in West Bengal, Prime Minister Modi claimed that the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress wants to form a government “of infiltrators and infiltrators”.
“The TMC wants to form a government of infiltrators and infiltrators. A government that only protects the religion, language and customs of the infiltrators, not the customs of the people of Bengal,” Prime Minister Modi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
The Prime Minister said the elections were to “save the identity of Bengal” and “save the rich heritage of this land”. He said the TMC’s “enemy” were the common people of West Bengal.
The Prime Minister wondered what the military council provided to the people of the region, accusing the ruling party in the state of neglecting the region. He said: “Fifteen years is not a short period of time. What did the Transitional Military Council government give you? What did the tribal areas get? No education, no income, no medicine, and no irrigation.” The Prime Minister also alleged that the TMC illegally occupied tribal lands in several parts of West Bengal.
