Archive · 21 Jul 2026
Mamata Banerjee Accuses BJP of Sabotaging Martyrs’ Day Rally
Mamata Banerjee, a former Chief Minister of West Bengal, said that the BJP and the police are trying to stop her faction from holding a rally to remember martyrs.
She said that BJP supporters damaged the stage and that the police are not letting people come to the rally.
She and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, stayed at the rally site all night to protect it.
The Congress party also said that BJP workers attacked their supporters who were coming to a different rally.
Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of trying to disrupt her faction's Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata.
She claimed BJP activists vandalized the rally stage and that police are preventing supporters from attending.
Mamata and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, guarded the rally stage throughout the night.
The Congress party also alleged that BJP workers attacked their supporters heading to a parallel rally.
Mamata threatened to file a contempt of court petition against the state government and police for disrupting the rally.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee and her faction
- What
- Accusations of sabotage and disruption of Martyrs’ Day rally
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Why
- Alleged political sabotage by BJP and police complicity
Mamata Banerjee's Faction
BJP and Bengal Government
Disruption of Rally
Mamata Banerjee's Faction
BJP activists vandalized the rally stage and disrupted preparations, with police allegedly supporting them.
BJP and Bengal Government
No official statement from BJP or Bengal government confirming these allegations.
Police Involvement
Mamata Banerjee's Faction
Police are threatening families of martyrs and preventing supporters from attending the rally.
BJP and Bengal Government
No official statement from BJP or Bengal government confirming these allegations.
- Event
- Martyrs’ Day rally
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Accused Party
- BJP
- Allegations
- Vandalism, disruption, police complicity
- Key Figures
- Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee
