Hooghly, April 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the "heavy turnout" in the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has ruined the "sleep" of TMC, claiming that people are expressing their anger after 15 years of "oppression".

"For 15 years, TMC intimidated the people of Bengal. But these people forgot one thing. When oppression reaches its limit, the public takes the form of Mother Durga and does away with injustice. Today, the surging crowds at every booth in Bengal are saying, 'Fear out, trust in'," the PM said while addressing an election rally in Arambagh.

He expressed confidence that the voter turnout will be record-breaking, adding, "My brothers and sisters of Bengal have demonstrated this on April 23."...