Siliguri, April 12 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday strongly criticised the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, alleging that it had earmarked around Rs 6,000 crore for Madrasas while neglecting sufficient funding for the development of North Bengal.

He further claimed that the TMC was "busy appeasing its vote bank" and neglected the needs of the region during crisis situations.

West Bengal will go to the polls in two phases on April 23 and 29, and votes will be counted on May 4.

Addressing a public rally in Siliguri, PM Modi said, "The budget of the ruthless TMC government is also an example of discrimination against North Bengal. This ruthless government allocated a budget of approximately Rs 6,000 crore for madrasas. But t...