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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed shock and anger over the murder of Sukhen Mahato, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Purulia who was working in Pune, Maharashtra, calling the incident a “hate crime” and demanding immediate arrests and exemplary punishment for those responsible.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate a state-of-the-art cancer centre in the city soon.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria made it clear that there was nothing unusual about a constitutional authority appearing before the Court to argue her case.
Siliguri MLA and Chief Whip of the Opposition, Sankar Ghosh, staged a demonstration near the Gandhi statue in Siliguri town, while Dabgram–Fulbari MLA Shikha Chatterjee visited the training centre to assess the circumstances surrounding the death and ascertain the exact cause.
“Whatever orders or clarification are required, we will issue. But we will not allow any impediment in SIR. This must be understood by all states,” the CJI remarked as both sides argued over the issue of appointment of 'micro observers'.
