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.
In a letter dated May 14, 2026, the BCI directed the West Bengal Bar Council to submit comprehensive records within two days.
Mamata Banerjee, in a lawyer's gown, appeared before the Calcutta High Court to argue a case in connection with alleged post-poll violence and attacks on TMC party offices.
Kalyan Banerjee has alleged that the lawyers under the influence of the BJP attempted to heckle Mamata Banerjee, and the party's legal team had a tough time safely escorting her out.
Mamata Banerjee personally argued before the Calcutta High Court over alleged post-election violence in Bengal as the state government dismissed the claims as unsupported.
Senior advocate Kalyan Bandopadhyay, appearing for former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that “Banerjee” and “Bandopadhyay” are the same surname and there was no “logical discrepancy” — a phrase coined by the Election Commission of India while questioning over 60 lakh voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State.
