Kolkata

Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the functioning of his government to bring a "transformative" change in West Bengal was guided by a four-point agenda, including an uncompromising stand on national security and nationalism.

Addressing an event in Siliguri, he said there would be no compromise on national security and nationalism under his government.

"Our government has a four-pronged agenda -- national security and nationalism, welfare, Centre-state coordination, and ensuring that benefits of all schemes reach their intended beneficiaries," Adhikari said.

The chief minister pointed out that soon after assuming charge, his government handed over land to the BSF to erect fences along West Bengal's border with Bangladesh and also cleared the Census process.

"There should be no politics over the Census. The previous government had not given consent to it. (Soon after assuming charge) I directed the chief secretary to start the work immediately," he told the gathering.

The chief minister also said the state had implemented the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), describing it as a major legal reform introduced under the Narendra Modi government.

He alleged that the previous Trinamool Congress government had kept the implementation of the new criminal law pending in West Bengal.

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Adhikari said the four-point agenda would guide the state government's functioning as it pursued a "transformative" change in West Bengal.