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.
Four newly-elected MLAs, Mukut Mani Adhikari, Krishna Kalyani, Supti Pandey and Madhuparna Thakur, took their oath in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly in the presence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee today.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Durga Committee organizers at the Netaji Indoor Stadium tomorrow.
The Central government came to power because of the arbitrary decisions of the Election Commission, highhandedness of the Central investigative agencies; it is not a stable one and may collapse any day, said Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday.
Samajwadi Party president and MP Akhikesh Yadav said the BJP government at the Centre can topple at any moment.
Anandamay Barman, Member of Legislative Assembly from Matigara Naxalbari in Siliguri , has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to speed up the opening of the Super Specialty block at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital NBMC&H).
