Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance needs to win at least 400 seats in the Lok Sabha election to complete a number of “unfinished tasks”.
Speaking at an election rally at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Mr. Sarma also said that the Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress government will not be able to prevent the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in the State.
The BJP leader said there are reasons why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been talking about 400 Lok Sabha seats.
"There are many unfinished tasks that need to be done. We want to bring in the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country,” he said.
The UCC means having a common law for all citizens of the country that is not based on religion. Personal laws and laws related to inheritance, adoption, and succession are likely to be covered by a common code.
Taking a dig at the Trinamool government in West Bengal, Mr. Sarma alleged that the State’s economic and social progress has been stopped by the ruling party here.
"The Trinamool Congress has made such a political system in West Bengal that it is not possible for the State to move forward. It also believes in dynastic politics like the Congress does in Delhi," he said.
There have been instances when people get government jobs in lieu of money in West Bengal, Mr. Sarma alleged.
“Women in Sandeshkhali were being tortured. But Mamata Banerjee is criticising Modiji," the Assam Chief Minister said.
The State should be brought back to its past pre-eminent glory, he said.
"The West Bengal Chief Minister also cannot prevent CAA from being implemented in the state," he said.
Calling the Lok Sabha election the semi-final, he said, “We see a double-engine government in the State in the final,” as he alluded to the Assembly election in the State due in 2026.
