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Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP, Centre and Election Commission of undermining democracy and warned of threats to citizenship through NRC. Launching her Bengal poll campaign, she raised concerns over voter list revisions and appealed to key voter groups

Mamata Banerjee intensified her attack on the BJP at a Kolkata Eid gathering, alleging attempts to snatch voting rights through voter roll revision, while accusing the Centre of polarising politics ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections

Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to influence West Bengal elections through electoral roll revision and vowed to protect voting rights. Speaking after Eid prayers, she said the TMC would resist any move to disenfranchise voters

The Trinamool Congress unveiled its West Bengal poll manifesto with 10 pledges, including a Rs 500 hike in Lakshmir Bhandar and launch of Duare Chikitsa camps. The party focused on welfare expansion, healthcare, youth support and infrastructure development

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre plans to take away people’s citizenship using NRC and Census after the Assembly polls. She also claimed an unofficial President’s Rule and accused the EC of favouring the BJP

Mamata Banerjee criticised the Election Commission over the transfer and removal of over 50 officials ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls, calling it political interference and alleging institutional bias, while questioning the Centre’s role in the developments.

The Election Commission cancelled alternative postings of 15 IPS officers in West Bengal and deputed them to other poll-bound states ahead of Assembly elections. The move follows Opposition demands to prevent barred officials from influencing the electoral process within the state

Mamata Banerjee will defend her seat even as the BJP has fielded the leader of opposition from the constituency

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the Election Commission and the BJP after the removal of top state officers ahead of the assembly polls, alleging the move showed an anti-women and anti-Bengal attitude by the saffron camp

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a Rs 500 increase in the monthly honorarium for purohits and muezzins hours before the Assembly poll announcement, raising it to Rs 2,000 and approving fresh applications under the scheme.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of threatening state officials during a meeting on poll preparedness. She also criticised the ongoing SIR exercise, alleging it was being used to deprive people of voting rights

The West Bengal government submitted a report to the Union Home Ministry responding to queries on alleged protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to North Bengal. The state denied lapses, saying local officials followed procedures, amid political tensions and criticism over the visit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP of attempting to replace the Indian Constitution with its party manifesto. She vowed to resist what she described as BJP’s “Banglabirodhi agenda” through a dharna at Dharamtala.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that large-scale deletions from post-SIR electoral rolls were aimed at dividing Bengal and targeting Bengali-speaking voters. She continued her dharna in Kolkata, accusing the BJP and Election Commission of conspiring to disenfranchise voters

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began an indefinite sit-in protest at Esplanade East, Kolkata, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list. The demonstration, located close to the Chief Electoral Officer’s office, coincides with the arrival of the Election Commission’s full bench in the city.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose resigned unexpectedly days before the Assembly election schedule is expected. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock and said Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi would hold additional charge, alleging possible pressure from the Centre

BJP president Nitin Nabin said his party will follow Assam’s detect, delete and deport model to tackle alleged infiltrators in Bengal if voted to power. He also promised to rename Islampur and accused the TMC of appeasement

West Bengal’s post-SIR electoral rolls indicate that around 66 lakh voter names may be deleted, while over 60 lakh remain under adjudication. The sweeping revision has sparked political controversy ahead of the April assembly elections and intensified scrutiny by major parties

Ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for calling Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa “Swami” on X, calling it culturally insensitive and emphasising the traditional “Thakur-Ma-Swamiji” hierarchy of the Ramakrishna Order

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the Supreme Court to intervene in the ongoing electoral roll revision, alleging mass disenfranchisement. The top court issued notices to the Election Commission, stressing that genuine voters must remain on the rolls