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.
Counting of votes for the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal will be held on Monday, May 4.
Addressing TMC counting agents, the Bengal Chief Minister said that her party is going to win more than 200 seats.
The Election Commission's decision came after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari complained over the engagement of “contractual and casual employees” in vote counting duties in two Assembly constituencies of West Midnapore.
Repolling in 15 Bengal booths has sharpened the EVM row, with Mamata Banerjee raising strong room concerns and BJP calling it panic before counting day.
Sudhanshu Trivedi said the “unease” among TMC workers was owing to the polling having been conducted peacefully and without violence.
