Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Mamata Says BJP Excesses Will Bring TMC Back to Power
Mamata Banerjee said her Trinamool Congress party would soon return to power in West Bengal.
She accused the BJP of taking control of Bengal unfairly.
She also said the BJP was using muscle power and the police against her party.
Her comments were made during a student-wing event in Kolkata.
Two groups linked to the Trinamool student organization held programmes in different places.
A court had told them not to hold meetings at Mayo Road.
Traffic became crowded near one event, and Banerjee criticized the arrangements.
The BJP replied that nobody would come to meet her even if she walked on the road.
Abhishek Banerjee also said former Trinamool leaders who joined the BJP should not expect concessions or a return to the party.
Mamata Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress would return to power in West Bengal “very soon.”
She accused the BJP of capturing Bengal through “theft,” using muscle power, and committing political excesses.
Banerjee criticized police action and alleged restrictions and poor arrangements around Trinamool programmes in Kolkata.
Rival Trinamool Chhatra Parishad factions held events on Cathedral Road and Rani Rashmoni Avenue after a court barred meetings at Mayo Road.
Abhishek Banerjee warned that former Trinamool leaders who joined the BJP-led group would receive no future concessions.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party, rival Trinamool Chhatra Parishad factions, Abhishek Banerjee, and Ritabrata Banerjee.
- What
- Mamata Banerjee predicted a Trinamool return to power and accused the BJP and police of political excesses and restrictions.
- When
- Friday, during events marking Rakhi Bandhan and the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad foundation day.
- Where
- Central Kolkata, including Cathedral Road, Rani Rashmoni Avenue, Esplanade, and Mayo Road.
- Why
- Banerjee was addressing political tensions, competing student-wing programmes, alleged police restrictions, traffic congestion, and defections from the Trinamool Congress.
Trinamool Congress Claims
BJP Response and Court Position
Political control of Bengal
Trinamool Congress Claims
Mamata Banerjee said BJP excesses, alleged unfair methods, and the use of muscle power would prompt BJP supporters to reject their leadership and help the Trinamool return to power.
BJP Response and Court Position
The BJP response reported in one article said nobody would come to meet Banerjee even if she walked on the road.
Police and political programmes
Trinamool Congress Claims
Banerjee accused the police and state administration of restricting Trinamool meetings, pursuing political vendetta, and creating poor arrangements around the event.
BJP Response and Court Position
The Calcutta High Court direction required the rival TMCP factions to use separate locations and barred meetings at Mayo Road; the articles do not provide a police response.
Former Trinamool leaders
Trinamool Congress Claims
Abhishek Banerjee described defectors as traitors and said those who joined the BJP-led group should not receive concessions or be taken back into the Trinamool Congress.
BJP Response and Court Position
The articles identify a rebel-majority TMCP faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee but do not include its response to the warning.
- Political prediction
- Mamata Banerjee said the Trinamool Congress would return to power in West Bengal “very soon.”
- Accusations against BJP
- She accused the BJP of capturing Bengal through “theft,” relying on muscle power, and committing excesses.
- Police criticism
- Banerjee said police were restricting Trinamool meetings and criticized police action at Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office.
- Programme locations
- The pro-Kalighat TMCP faction held its event on Cathedral Road, while a rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee held one at Rani Rashmoni Avenue.
- Court direction
- The Calcutta High Court directed the rival factions not to hold meetings at Mayo Road and to use separate locations.
- Traffic dispute
- Congestion developed when vehicles continued through an adjoining lane near the Cathedral Road gathering.
- Defection warning
- Abhishek Banerjee said former Trinamool leaders who joined the BJP-led group would receive no future concessions; Kalyan Banerjee separately pledged action against 20 MPs said to have switched to NCPI.
