Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Mamata Alleges BJP Terror, Benefits Denied; Suvendu Rejects Claims
Mamata Banerjee said students at Jadavpur University were allegedly attacked.
She blamed the BJP for using fear and political violence at educational institutions.
She also said many women were not receiving promised financial help under the Annapurna Yojana.
Mamata wanted the government to bring back her earlier Lakshmir Bhandar scheme.
Suvendu Adhikari said the government must check whether people qualify for the payments.
He said a government website had received 4.5 lakh complaints and requests.
Adhikari also made remarks suggesting Mamata should not go out, which she described as a threat.
The two leaders therefore gave sharply different accounts of campus unrest, welfare payments, and political conduct.
Mamata Banerjee said her “heart bleeds” over alleged attacks on Jadavpur University students and accused the BJP of political violence on campuses.
She alleged that the BJP was using intimidation to capture college units and selectively targeting political opponents with police action.
Banerjee criticized delayed and allegedly selective payments under the Annapurna Yojana, urging the government to restore Lakshmir Bhandar.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari defended eligibility checks, citing a grievance portal that received 4.5 lakh submissions.
Banerjee condemned Adhikari’s remarks that he would prevent her from going out, calling them a threat to constitutional freedoms.
- Who
- Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
- What
- Banerjee accused the BJP of campus violence and criticized alleged problems with women’s welfare payments; Adhikari rejected her claims and defended the government’s eligibility checks.
- When
- Monday, with Banerjee responding later on social media to Adhikari’s remarks.
- Where
- West Bengal, including Jadavpur University and state government offices.
- Why
- Banerjee said students were allegedly attacked and women were being denied or delayed financial assistance; Adhikari said eligibility conditions required examination.
Mamata Banerjee’s allegations
Suvendu Adhikari’s response
Jadavpur University unrest
Mamata Banerjee’s allegations
Banerjee said students were allegedly attacked and accused the BJP of unleashing terror and political violence at educational institutions.
Suvendu Adhikari’s response
The article does not report a specific response from Adhikari to the Jadavpur University allegations.
Women’s welfare payments
Mamata Banerjee’s allegations
Banerjee alleged that Annapurna Yojana payments were delayed or selectively withheld and urged the government to restore Lakshmir Bhandar.
Suvendu Adhikari’s response
Adhikari said eligibility requirements had to be examined and noted that the government portal had received appeals both for inclusion and for removing women who may have received benefits incorrectly.
Political freedom and rhetoric
Mamata Banerjee’s allegations
Banerjee described Adhikari’s statement that he would prevent her from going out as a threat, intimidation, and an authoritarian attack on constitutional rights.
Suvendu Adhikari’s response
Adhikari told Banerjee to talk less, rest, and remain on Facebook, adding that he would make arrangements so she could not go out on the streets.
- Campus allegation
- Banerjee alleged that BJP-linked actors attacked students at Jadavpur University, damaged its Nandalal Bose-designed emblem, and set fire outside the campus.
- Earlier institutions cited
- Banerjee also referred to incidents at Presidency University and Asutosh College.
- Lakshmir Bhandar beneficiaries
- Banerjee said her government provided Lakshmir Bhandar benefits to 2.42 crore women and continued payments until March before the election.
- Annapurna Yojana complaints
- Adhikari said 4.5 lakh people had submitted grievances through the government portal.
- Payment concerns
- Banerjee alleged that some women received assistance for one month and were then denied payments for the following three months.
- Proposed response
- Banerjee asked women to compile beneficiary details, including names, addresses, booths, and professions, so her party could collect the data.