As political rhetoric heats up in West Bengal, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar unleashed a verbal broadside against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her upcoming anti-election process protest. Addressing the media in Kolkata on March 2, he predicted a BJP government in the state, relegating Mamata to repeated street protests—henceforth known as ‘Dharna Didi’.
‘Good that she’s rehearsing; she’ll need it as opposition leader post-BJP victory,’ Majumdar remarked with a smirk. This comes amid fierce debates on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, which opposition parties claim is a BJP-orchestrated purge.
Dismissing allegations of fatalities during SIR, the minister questioned the lack of evidence: ‘Show me the death certificates. DMs confirm no deaths, and Election Commission has received zero such reports.’ He urged Congress to seek judicial recourse rather than street agitation.
BJP’s Samik Bhattacharya added fuel, accusing Mamata of protesting for illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, Rohingyas, and ghost voters. Background: TMC supremo Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP targeted over 10 million voters pre-SIR to rig the polls. Mamata’s March 6 dharna aims to spotlight these claims, but BJP portrays it as fearmongering by a government on the ropes.
With elections looming, this spat highlights deepening divides, as both sides gear up for a bitterly contested battle that could reshape Bengal’s political landscape.