Battleground West Bengal: BJP's Amit Shah vs TMC's Amit Mitra

Mitra attempted to counter claims made by Shah during the latter's campaign in the state

During his ‘Ebar Bangla’ campaign, in which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to uproot the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) by 2021, BJP’s national president, Amit Shah, fired repeated salvos against the state’s ruling party referring to data he sourced from Union government departments. West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra took upon himself to counter the claims made by Shah. 

On development

Shah: We thought after end of Left rule, development will begin in Bengal. But we have been disappointed in the last 6 years. 

Mitra: They are comparing a government of six years with 34 years of Left rule. They