‘Malpua’ wants my arrest, shoot me if you want: Mamata’s fiery warning to BJP over Bengali language row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a sharp warning to the BJP from a rally in Jhargram on Wednesday, saying she would “expose the party before the world” if it continued targeting the Bengali language and its people.

“If you attack the Bengali language and insult the people of Bengal, I will not stay silent. I will expose the BJP before the world,” she said, addressing a large crowd in the tribal-dominated district.

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Mamata led a protest march in Jhargram, alleging harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the BJP over alleged attempts to delete genuine voters from electoral rolls, warning that she would raise the issue internationally if needed.

Commenting on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, she said, “If genuine voters are removed, I will protest not just in Bengal, but across the world,” Mamata said at a public rally.

She also took a sharp dig at BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, calling him “Malpua” and accusing him of demanding her arrest.

“Malpua (BJP leader Amit Malviya) is demanding my arrest… You can arrest me, even shoot me — I won’t stop protesting against the insult to the Bengali language,” she declared, intensifying her pitch on regional pride and democratic rights.

In West Bengal, the TMC has raised concerns that the SIR is being misused to deliberately remove genuine voters—especially those from minority and tribal communities. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the move politically motivated and warned it could disrupt Bengal’s democratic rights.