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.
"Shame on Mamata Banerjee for allegedly threatening Belle Vue Hospital CEO Pradeep Tandon and pressuring hospital authorities to admit Abhishek Banerjee despite medical reports indicating no significant injuries," said Bengal BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar.
Police confirmed that all five arrested individuals are local residents and said a separate case has been registered at Sonarpur police station following the disturbance.
All the six councillors, said to be close associates of previous Chandannagar MLA Indranil Sen, resigned on Friday, May 29.
This comes after the BJP delivered a crushing defeat to the TMC in the recently concluded state Assembly polls, crowning long-time Mamata-loyalist Suvendu Adhikari as the first chief minister of West Bengal from the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Dr Santanu Sen's resignation comes days after he congratulated the new BJP government in the state and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
