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.
Amid complaints of irregularities, the Election Commission has ordered repolling across 15 booths in two Assembly constituencies of West Bengal.
With counting days away, the Bengal EVM row deepens as the EC defends its process and Mamata Banerjee calls for round-the-clock vigilance at strongrooms.
West Bengal witnesses unprecedented voter participation, with Phase 2 turnout crossing 92% and overall polling setting a new benchmark in state and national election history.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused Central forces of unleashing “terror” on Trinamul Congress workers, even as Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari rejected the claims as “frustration,” asserting that the Election Commission of India had ensured a markedly improved polling environment.
Mamata Banerjee has claimed that TMC will form government in West Bengal with a two-third majority.
