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Swapan Dasgupta

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Finance Minister, W Bengal. MLA from Rashbehari. Ideologically conservative & nationalist. Padma Bhushan. Former MP (RS). Member BJP National Executive.

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1Mar 16, '21I have resigned from the Rajya Sabha today to commit myself totally to the fight for a better Bengal. I hope to file my nomination as BJP candidate for the Tarakeshwar Assembly sea5.6×033k3.8k20
2May 3, '21Alarming situation in Nanoor (Birbhum district) with more than a thousand Hindu families out in the fields to escape marauding mobs seeking to take it out against BJP supporters. R4.9×015k8.9k85
3May 2, '21It is one thing to win an election, but it is quite another thing to wreak vengeance on the opposing side. I am yet to hear the ruling Trinamool Congress urge its supporters to ref4.4×020k5.7k34
4Mar 25, '22A symbolic photo. All 4 occupied the president’s post in BJP. All 4 are first-generation politicians from different regions who rose to the top from being humble karyakartas. All 44.1×025k3.1k69
5Feb 24, '20This is not a protest. It is an uprising against parliamentary democracy. By ignoring its real nature we risk the very integrity of India.4.0×018k5.6k28
6Mar 14, '21Honoured to be nominated by the West Bengal BJP to contest from Tarakeshwar—a centre of Bengal’s cultural heritage. I look forward to the campaign for a new, vibrant Sonar Bangla3.8×022k2.5k16
7May 26, '19I appeal to @AmitShah to set up a fund administered by the BJP to help the kayakartas of those seriously injured by the political violence unleashed by TMC. It should also cover th3.6×015k5.7k9
8May 23, '19From a 17per cent vote share in 2014 to 40 per cent in 2019. Thank you West Bengal. Thank you @narendramodi and @AmitShah .3.4×020k3.3k14
9May 28, '22I stand with @NupurSharmaBJP . This climate of intimidation must end .3.4×018k3.4k14
10Jan 8, '20How does it feel to have a mob attack a peaceful meeting on CAA and intimidation students? This is what is happening to a meeting I am addressing at Vishwa Bharati now. Locked into3.2×011k5.7k21
11May 4, '21Some 2.28 crore people in Bengal voted for BJP. Do they not have human rights & democratic freedoms? What is happening in W Bengal is an assault on Indian democracy. I am not p3.2×013k4.9k25
12Jul 12, '20Tapan Ghosh died this evening. He was one of the most dedicated soldiers fighting for Hindu unity and sangathan in West Bengal. He gave his live to this cause, inspiring thousands 3.2×015k3.7k27
13Mar 21, '20To undermine Sunday’s Janata Curfew, W.Bengal govt has deemed rice & potatoes will be distributed at schools tomorrow. This means there will be crowds at schools. The exercise,3.1×09.9k5.2k50
14May 25, '20It is now clear that without the outstanding work by Army in clearing roads, large areas of Kolkata would have still been without electricity. The incompetence of TMC govt was evid3.0×014k3.6k22
15May 4, '21An appeal to the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to take suo moto action directing the administration to stop the wave of political recriminations in W Bengal. There is a tota2.8×012k4.2k16
16Jun 17, '25Indian students in Iran are asking to return home. The Indian authorities will doubtless respond & get them back, as has been done during earlier conflicts. I just have one que2.5×596k8.4k1.2k168
17May 2, '21I thank the voters of Tarakeshwar for the support they extended to me. I lost narrowly but am thankful to the BJP leadership & workers for all the support. I shall remain engag2.5×015k1.7k7
18Feb 3, '19In West Bengal, we are getting a foretaste of what could happen if a 24-party coalition ever comes to power. Political immunity from all investigations will be given to politicians2.4×09.4k4.2k9
19Apr 24, '21Why are the media pundits who feel that elections are a needless luxury in the time of Covid exactly the same as those who believe that Mamata Banerjee must be re-elected in W. Ben2.4×012k2.8k23
20Dec 10, '20I was lucky to not get hurt running the TMC gauntlet on way to BJP event in Diamond Harbour. It says a lot for the mindset of TMC in WBengal that even @JPNadda ‘s vehicle is not sp2.3×012k2.5k14
21Oct 5, '20Yet another BJP leader murdered in W Bengal. Councillor Manish Shukla, gunned down in Titagarh. TMC seeks to intimidate & murder opponents, even as the ground is slipping from 2.3×08.1k4k46
22May 21, '19We had 7 rounds of polling. The EVM replacement theory surfaced only after the 7th & final round and AFTER the Exit Polls. It doesn’t require rocket science to realise why.2.3×010k3.5k9
23Jan 6, '20Frankly, I am bored and disgusted by the national politics of India being reduced to the politics of Delhi. There is a world beyond Jamia, JNU and Shaheen Bagh.2.3×09.9k2.7k17
24Nov 4, '20I don’t think that this arrest will either frighten or silence Arnab Goswami. It will enhance his appeal and make the Shiv Sena and Congress appear ridiculous. As for India’s liber2.2×012k2.3k8
25Jul 21, '21Interesting @MamataOfficial has declared August 16 as “Khela hobe divas”. It is the day the Muslim League launched its Direct Action Day & began the Great Calcutta Killings in 2.1×08.6k3.5k41
26Feb 11, '203 obvious lessons for BJP after Delhi: 1) Ideological issues must be supplemented by a solid governance agenda 2) There has to be a vibrant local unit with mohalla presence, & 2.1×010k2.2k24
27Apr 11, '19Vote wisely. Vote for India’s future. Vote for NAMO.2.1×010k2.4k2
28Apr 20, '20Thank you @narendramodi & @AmitShah for sending 2 teams to investigate the alarming state of affairs in WBengal. With fudged data, crumbling public health system, secret cremat2.1×09.5k2.9k13
29Apr 24, '20The reality of the lockdown in Foreshore Road of Howrah (in the reddest of Red zones in West Bengal) this morning. Observe the role of the police as a spectator. Sent to me by a co2.1×06.5k3.9k52
30Mar 10, '21We pray for @MamataOfficial speedy recovery from her foot injury. If she requires additional Central security , the Home Ministry will certainly provide it.2.1×012k1.4k7
31Dec 9, '17EVMs are not net enabled & can’t be hacked by Bluetooth. I wonder why ‘enlightened’ liberals seek to discredit Indian democracy because their side may lose.2.1×07k3.9k0
32Mar 19, '17Those who argued a person of foreign origin can be PM are now arguing that a person wearing saffron is not fit to be CM of UP2.0×05.5k4.6k0
33Mar 18, '20India will always be grateful to former CJI Ranjan Gogoi for fast-tracking hearings & judgment of the never-ending Ayodhya dispute. Those who doubt his integrity are unhappy at2.0×010k2.3k7
34Mar 1, '19I guess it had to happen. India’s beleaguered liberals, alienated from their own country, have now openly embraced a new idea: The Goodness of Pakistan. I wish them bon voyage.2.0×08.4k3k12
35May 9, '21A new form of intimidation of BJP workers in WBengal is to deprive them of the free rations sanctioned by the Modi government. The ration shops are being given lists of people who 1.9×07.3k3.3k25
36Jan 1, '20I met a BJP student of Jadavpur Univ. He said that his fellow students would not allow him to attend class because they could not be in the same class as a ‘fascist’. His professor1.9×07.2k3.3k20
37Aug 13, '22My balcony this morning in Kolkata1.9×014k40610
38May 4, '21There is a feeling of helplessness when you receive desperate calls from BJP supporters in Tarakeshwar whose houses are being smashed by goons as political retribution. The police 1.8×07k2.9k19
39Jan 8, '20There are nearly 70 people locked inside a room in Vishwa Bharati, Santiniketan, for the crime of attending an official, university-convened lecture by me on CAA. This includes the1.8×05.9k3.4k25
40Jun 11, '21An election setback is of concern. The task of Bengal BJP is to draw the lessons & move ahead. These steps are underway & will become evident. There’s no cause for new &amp1.8×010k1.5k7
41Mar 4, '20This is what is called rewriting laws and the Constitution.1.7×07.4k2.6k25
42Mar 17, '20Those who demand that every individual who coughs/sneezes be tested for coronavirus are curiously silent on the reckless violation of all stipulated guidelines by the protesters in1.7×07.9k2.4k11
43Dec 14, '19The Centre must immediately come up with advertisements in Bangla in both print and TV on what the CAB exactly stipulates. It is time to curb the deliberate misinformation. @AmitSh1.7×07.3k2.5k5
44May 14, '19EC is right in ordering repoll in a Faridabad booth where vote secrecy was violated. Countless examples of malpractices in West Bengal have been shown by media, with video footage.1.7×06.1k3.1k3
45May 9, '21Went to Tarakeshwar PS to register a formal complaint of the persecution of BJP workers. I included a list of 260 victims of the political violence (including those who are unable 1.7×07.5k2.5k13
46Aug 15, '20In a shameful incident, BJP worker Sudarshan Pramanik was killed by TMC workers who attacked a flag-hoisting in A village in the Khanakul region of Hoogly Dist, W.Bengal. No day is1.7×05.6k3.1k27
47Apr 10, '20Here is someone who loves to create panic—quite wilfully. Government has clarified there are 3.8 crore HDQ tablets in reserve & 1 crore is the export commitment. Plus, HDQ has 1.6×06.9k2.5k15
48Mar 22, '20Rarely have I seen such a united expression of national determination by Indians, as today. @narendramodi has brought India together to face an existential threat. Yes, there were 1.6×08.8k1.7k10
49May 5, '19What I find interesting isn’t Mamata’s angry outburst but that villagers taunted her by chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’. Increasingly, Jai Sr Ram is becoming the slogan of defiance and chan1.6×06k2.7k15
50May 7, '20Just find it curious that while home delivery of liquor is permitted, I can’t order books on Amazon.1.6×08.5k1.2k16
51Sep 18, '21I am sad @SuPriyoBabul has left BJP to ‘re-enter’ politics. I can’t speak about the future, but he was an asset to BJP & I would personally like to thank him for his services. 1.6×09k1k15
52Mar 11, '22In all the celebrations, it is important to thank the lakhs of BJP karyakartas who sit in the booths, do door-to-door campaigning & countless other tasks that ultimately contri1.6×09.5k1.1k10
53Jul 21, '20Extremely happy that LK Advani will grace the bhoomi puja for Ram temple in Ayodhya. Never forget Advaniji’s seminal contribution in destroying the stranglehold of a warped secular1.5×07.6k1.6k20
54Mar 19, '21Before setting off to file my nomination, I went to the Tarakeshwar mandir to seek the blessings of Baba Taraknath1.5×09.5k8461
55Mar 3, '18As a Bengali, I am extremely happy BJP has recovered its strong Bengali inheritance with its performance in Tripura. Ebar Bangla1.5×06.9k2.1k0
56Sep 14, '22Thanks to all those hundreds of well-wishes who inquired over my well-being after the incidents in Kolkata on Tuesday. I am now well, no bones broken and just a bit sore all over. 1.5×08.6k1.1k3
57Jun 5, '24Naveen Patnaik has lost & his political innings is over. But let us never forget that he was one of the most dignified & courteous political leaders in India. He was a great leader1.5×352k9.4k1.6k94
58Jun 7, '21When the anti-Modi brigade shout in one voice that no credit is due to the PM, you know he has done the right thing. Now the point is to optimise vaccinations & ensure that the1.5×08.2k1.3k5
59May 21, '19If the Exit Poll results are broadly confirmed on May 23, the losers will create a stink over EVMs. Twitter posts have already begun peddling stories about EVMs being changed. Thei1.4×06.5k2.1k4
60May 8, '19After their polling in early phases, many BJP workers have moved to campaign in states where voting is in 6th & 7th phases. It is curious that similarly placed Congress & O1.4×06.5k2.1k4
61May 14, '19Welcome back my good friend Mani Shankar Aiyar. Reassured that you weren’t there in Balakot. The BJP regretted your absence during the campaign but there is still the final over le1.4×07k1.7k6
62Mar 22, '20Thank you Bengal for making such a success of the Janata Curfew. We have put the nation’s health above all else. People have ignored all distractions. Together we will make India a1.4×08.2k1.3k2
63Apr 10, '19A college girl made unfounded allegations that she was targeted because of her religion. Her story was found to be untrue. Now she has been suspended from college. Before she is fu1.4×05.5k2.3k11
64Apr 6, '21With a resounding voter turnout of over 80%, the campaign in Tarakeshwar came to a close. As we await the outcome on May 2, I want to thank all the karyakartas of the local BJP for1.4×08.5k9854
65Apr 24, '20What @BDUTT has unintentionally proved is that there is absolutely no bar to undertaking reportage in India. The claims of Modi threatening media is hogwash. Media has shortcomings1.4×06.2k1.9k15
66Jun 1, '21I thank all those who have sent me good wishes on being re-nominated to the Rajya Sabha. I am also grateful to those with contrary opinions for engaging. All I can say (to borrow f1.4×08.3k6935
67Jul 25, '20In 2008 or 2009, I approached a leading publisher with a proposal to write a political study of the Modi phenomenon. Their editor got back saying that the staff was horrified at th1.4×06.6k1.7k95
68Mar 11, '21WBengal BJP delegation meeting CEO of @ECISVEEP has demanded the video footage of the Nandigram incident that led to @MamataOfficial sustaining a foot injury be made public. It is 1.4×06.7k1.8k4
69Dec 21, '20I was glad to be a part of @AmitShah ‘s whirlwind tour of Wet Bengal to mobilise people for the big political change in the offing1.3×09k6116
70May 29, '19Some intellectuals are very angry at Indian voters for delivering such a verdict. They charge voters with stupidity & incomprehension. In their ‘Idea of India’ only one viewpoi1.3×06k1.9k8
71May 20, '19After a tiring campaign the players need to unwind. Modi went to Badrinath; someone else took the flight to London. #IdeaOfIndia1.3×06.5k1.6k5
72Apr 11, '21It isn’t surprising @MamataOfficial offers no comfort to the family of Anand Burman who was killed while queueing to vote. He was a Rajbangshi, which isn’t her votebank. Contrast w1.3×05.9k1.8k14
73Jun 22, '21I learnt many lessons in politics from my friend Arun Jaitley. A few come to mind: 1) If a reporter thrusts a microphone in your face, it isn’t obligatory to answer. 2) Wisdom lies1.3×07.6k1k40
74Jun 18, '19The Junior Doctor’s were blunt in telling @MamataOfficial that West Bengal’s public health system is in shambles. With what face can CM now tell people that the state doesn’t need 1.3×05.7k2k1
75Jun 12, '18Two days ago he regarded selling pakoras as demeaning. A day ago, it became a model for global greatness, the startup to be emulated. It would be fascinating to know what is on off1.3×05k2.3k3
76Oct 10, '22The rampaging mob violence targeting businesses and property of the Hindu minority in the Kidderpore- Ekbalpur region of Kolkata is alarming. It stems from the distorted empowermen1.3×05.5k2.1k15
77Aug 30, '19I am amused to see anxious Khan Market types heap praise on the ‘gentler’ Vajpayee-Advani era of the BJP. In the 1990s, this lot didn’t even want to be in the same room as those of1.3×05.7k1.8k12
78Jul 3, '22Behind the mischievous smile is one of the most effective political minds in the Modi government. ⁦@smritiirani⁩1.3×08.8k3234
79Feb 26, '19#Balakot. This is the New India. We are with you @narendramodi1.2×06.3k1.5k1
80Aug 24, '20Left-liberals see themselves as gatekeepers of the media & international publishing: to enter people need a gate pass with their stamp of approval. Yet some ‘undesirables’ get 1.2×06.3k1.5k17
81May 19, '19Vehicles of BJP candidates in Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour have been vandalised. BJP supporters being threatened constantly. Yet people are quietly going into the booths and pressi1.2×05.2k1.9k6
82Jun 11, '19None of the celebrated human rights bodies that routinely express concern over India have bothered to take note of the political killings in West Bengal. Maybe they approve ‘punish1.2×04.9k2k8
83Apr 5, '20People all over India lit a lamp for the well-being of themselves, their family and the country. It was an act of determination and solidarity. If you didn’t join them, please don’1.2×07.2k9452
84Mar 28, '21The grapevine suggests that the outcome from the Phase 1 constituencies in West Bengal may exceed the BJP’s initial calculation. We could be looking at BJP winning 26 of the 30 sea1.2×06.4k1.2k7
85Nov 10, '19As India celebrates the verdict on the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, let’s not forget the sacrifices of those who fought for restoration of national honour. Today I visited th1.1×05.6k1.5k12
86Dec 14, '19Mamata Banerjee announces on TV that she won’t allow CAB to be implemented in W. Bengal. Does she mean that Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be forcibly prevented from becoming 1.1×04.9k1.7k2
87Sep 17, '20Happy 70th birthday to @narendramodi —the leader who gave Indian nationalism a 21st century perspective.1.1×07.2k6943
88May 24, '19With 40 per cent of the vote in West Bengal, BJP is the preferred party of Bengali Hindus. TMC is the preferred choice of other communities. This reality must be acknowledged.1.1×05.2k1.5k5
89Aug 21, '21I mourn the death of Kalyan Singh this evening. A resolute supporter of Ram temple movement, he dispelled the absurd notion that Hindutva was an upper-caste phenomenon. Recall the 1.1×06.4k91215
90Jul 24, '20That was 13 years ago. I am glad I read the tea leaves right.1.1×05.4k1.2k87
91Jun 18, '21Last week Mukul Roy joined AITC in presence of @MamataOfficial. There was no ambiguity over his defection. Politics will take its course, but law demands he resign as MLA elected o1.0×05.3k1.1k6
92May 25, '19It was a good feeling to see a big contingent of 18 Lok Sabha MPs at the Central Hall of Parliament for the NDA-BJP meeting to elect @narendramodi as leader. After a long time ther1.0×05.6k1.1k1
93Jun 14, '21It is wrong to view everyone who joined BJP in Bengal after May 2019 as Trojan horses. Many new entrants participated in the election with sincerity. They must not be made to feel 1.0×05.9k7658
94Jun 2, '24I am privy to the disturbing news that large-scale disturbances and disruptions are planned in the counting centres of 10 parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal. I urge the @E1.0×241k5.6k2.4k71
95Oct 7, '20It was a delight hosting @Tejasvi_Surya on his first visit to Kolkata as BJYM president. Also present was state BJM president @MpSoumitra1.0×06.5k5912
96Apr 5, '21Today is polling day in Tarakeshwar. The contrast between the BJP & its opponents is obvious on the ground: BJP wants to optimise voter turnout, while others seek to ‘manage’ t1.0×05.6k8242
97Apr 3, '21At the PM’s rally in Tarakeshwar1.0×06.3k5652
98Aug 5, '20Recalling a tumultuous journey from Ramshila pujas of 1989, Advani’s Rath Yatra & bloody Karseva of October 1990 to the demolition of December 6, 1992. Remembering all those wh1.0×05.4k95317
99May 26, '19Dropped in to ⁦⁦@arunjaitley⁩ this afternoon to brief him on W. Bengal and present him a copy of my book.0.9×05.1k7145
100Sep 21, '20While it is painful to deny any MP the right to participate in the proceedings of Parliament, it is undeniable that Sunday’s disruption of proceedings in Rajya Sabha crossed all bo0.9×05.1k6976

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