Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged an end to what he claimed was a “Maha Jungle Raj” in Bengal, playing on the label “Jungle Raj” that NDA campaigners habitually use to attack the 15 years of RJD rule in Bihar. He upgraded the label to “Maha Jungle Raj” after arriving in Bengal, alleging corruption and nepotism on Mamata Banerjee’s watch and implying the state was worse off than the Bihar of Lalu Prasad-Rabri Devi (1990-2005). “Bihar has unanimously rejected the Jungle Raj. Trinamool tore into Modi’s use of the phrase “Maha Jungle Raj” for Bengal. But my brothers and sisters of Bengal, I cannot understand why the development of West Bengal is being blocked,” he said.

Source: The Telegraph December 21, 2025 01:46 UTC