TMC’s oppression surpassed those of British: Suvendu at Bankura’s Hul festival
"It's shocking that in 2025-26, the previous government allocated a meagre Rs 6 crore for the entire 75 blocks of Junglemahal districts," Suvendu Adhikari said.
"It's shocking that in 2025-26, the previous government allocated a meagre Rs 6 crore for the entire 75 blocks of Junglemahal districts," Suvendu Adhikari said.
The remarks came as the Assembly passed the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026.
In 2022, TMC delegates voted to make Mamata Banerjee chairperson for life. The rebel faction replaced her with Arup Roy on June 22 without convening a single conference. Four police complaints followed within a day.
The TMC is fighting a civil war. Fifty-eight MLAs on one side, Mamata Banerjee on the other. Now one of her loyalists says the BJP government is picking winners through selective arrests. The Taratala case is the latest flashpoint.
The political developments gathered pace on Monday when senior leaders, including Firhad Hakim and Aroop Biswas, were seen in the special session of the rival faction at a five star hotel in the eastern fringes of the city.
For years, thousands of schoolgirls across West Bengal looked forward to receiving bicycles under the Sabooj Sathi scheme introduced by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a programme aimed at helping students commute to school and continue their education.
Earlier today, the rebel TMC MPs held a meeting with West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari at the residence of Union Minister and BJP's Bengal in-charge Bhupender Yadav.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge announced five major decisions on which a broad consensus was reached.
From state ministers to senior leaders, the ruling BJP has criticised the former Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in Bengal over the alleged "liquor scam" and stated that all the culprits in the matter will be "held accountable".
Senior leader Chandrima Bhattacharya has replaced veteran organiser Subrata Bakshi as the party's state president.
