Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
While in Birbhum district, police have conducted raids throughout the night and vehicle full of cattle, coal and stone have been seized from the highways and drivers arrested.
Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, a member of the Parliamentary Committee for home affairs, has written today to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to increase the monthly assistance under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme to Rs 2,000.
Visibly upset, BJP’s Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, who is also the chief whip of the Opposition in the state Assembly, expressed frustration over his inability to utilise the Bidhayak Fund (MLA fund) for local area development.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a stern warning against certain sections of the police and civil administration, saying that they are taking bribes and the blame is falling on Trinamul Congress leaders.
Citing the NationalCentre for CoastalResearch, Miss Banerjee said that 34 percent of India's coastline of 6,907.18 km isfacing erosion
I pray to God, may God give you strength and bless you so that you can love your mother with your action and activities.
The inaugural programme turned into a high voltage political drama as Miss Banerjee was greeted by slogans from BJP supporters when she reached near the dais.
The scene happened during the monthly board meeting of the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC). At the same time, Mr Deb vented his ire at the Railways for asking Rs 3,79,461 for organising a sports event on its ground, scheduled to be held on 8 January, as part of the annual festival of his ward, when the entire budget for the programme was Rs 2.60 lakh.
He was the first and only MLA of the Trinamul Congress from Murshidabad district in 2011 when the TMC led by Mamata Banerjee came to power toppling the Left Front government in Bengal.
