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Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP was making an attempt to create an environment the place dissent is suppressed and political opponents are intimidated.
The TMC chief mentioned the difficulty was greater than her personally and accused the BJP of in search of to create an India the place “political opponents are threatened, dissent is punished, and constitutional rights change into privileges granted by these in energy.”
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit again at West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari over his reported comment that he would guarantee she was not allowed to step out of her dwelling, accusing the BJP of threatening political opponents and undermining constitutional rights.
Banerjee shared a video of Adhikari’s remarks on X, during which he appeared to say, “You don’t have to come back out on the streets and I’ll just be sure you should not even allowed to step out onto the streets.”
Reacting to the assertion, Banerjee alleged that the BJP was making an attempt to create an environment the place dissent is suppressed and political opponents are intimidated.
“A sitting Chief Minister, sworn to uphold that very Structure, brazenly threatens to curtail the liberty of the Chairperson of the principal opposition occasion, AITC. The phrases have been unambiguous: ‘I’ll make sure you can’t go away the home.’ What precisely does that imply? Home arrest? Intimidation? Political persecution?” she mentioned in a submit on X.
“Who gave you the authority to determine who will get to maneuver freely in a constitutional democracy?” Banerjee added.
A NEW LOW in Indian politics!@SuvenduWB, whereas seated in a authorities workplace, has overtly THREATENED me, publicly declaring that he’ll guarantee I can’t even go away my dwelling.I name upon the Hon’ble President of India, the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India, and the individuals of… pic.twitter.com/MrB61dVmob
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 24, 2026
The TMC chief mentioned the difficulty was greater than her personally and accused the BJP of in search of to create an India the place “political opponents are threatened, dissent is punished, and constitutional rights change into privileges granted by these in energy.”
‘I Received’t Take Political Sanyas’
Banerjee additionally rejected strategies that she would retire from politics, saying she would proceed her political combat towards the BJP.
In a Fb Reside session, she mentioned, “Those that assume I’ll take ‘sanyas’ from politics just because I’m denied permission are mistaken. Our combat won’t cease till the BJP itself is pressured into political retirement.”
She additionally alleged that the BJP authorities was stopping her from holding political conferences and claimed that folks in West Bengal had “understood the true face of the BJP” inside 4 months of the change in authorities.
Banerjee additional alleged that residents have been dealing with “widespread intimidation” below the brand new authorities.
Abhishek Banerjee Backs Mamata
TMC chief and Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee additionally hit out on the BJP over the remarks, accusing the occasion of counting on threats and intimidation.
“If you can’t earn respect, you manufacture concern. The BJP’s politics of threats and intimidation solely exposes its personal insecurity,” he mentioned.
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August 24, 2026, 21:33 IST
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