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.
The merger of 20 rebel TMC MPs with the little-known NCPI has thrust the party into the national spotlight. The move could prove crucial in helping the breakaway faction navigate India's anti-defection law while backing the NDA government.
Mahua Moitra publicly accused senior TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay of misleading party colleagues about his health and travelling to Delhi amid a growing rebellion by a section of Trinamool Congress MPs.
The training programme, held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., focused on the fundamentals of administrative work.
There are around 6,000 liquor shops in the state, an official of the West Bengal Excise Department told The Statesman.
The situation in Andhra Pradesh is said to be a bit complicated by family political dynamics.
