Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Adhikari Accuses Banerjee of Neglecting Nandigram After Defeat
Suvendu Adhikari accused Mamata Banerjee of not giving Nandigram enough development after she lost an election there in 2021.
Nandigram is in West Bengal's East Midnapore district.
Adhikari said a railway station had been requested for a long time.
He said his government has given Indian Railways 3.5 acres of land for the station.
He said more land would be provided soon.
He expects the station to be finished by March next year.
Adhikari also said nine families of people killed during the Left Front period had been denied government jobs.
He said his government offered one job to a member of each family.
The article does not include a response from Banerjee or her party to these allegations.
Suvendu Adhikari accused Mamata Banerjee of withholding development from Nandigram after her 2021 election defeat there.
Adhikari said his government has transferred 3.5 acres to Indian Railways for a proposed Nandigram station.
He said the remaining land would be allotted soon and the station completed by March next year.
Adhikari claimed nine families of Left Front-era martyrs were denied government jobs by the previous Trinamool Congress government.
He expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate would win the upcoming Nandigram bypoll.
- Who
- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari made the allegations against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress government.
- What
- Adhikari alleged that Nandigram was denied development and that nine martyr families were denied government jobs; he also announced progress on a proposed railway station.
- When
- The statement was made on Monday; the alleged deprivation was described as covering 2021 to 2026, and the station was projected for completion by March next year.
- Where
- Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, West Bengal; the railway land was transferred to Indian Railways.
- Why
- Adhikari attributed the alleged decisions to Banerjee's anguish after losing Nandigram to him in the 2021 Assembly election by less than 2,000 votes.
Adhikari's allegations
Banerjee and Trinamool Congress position
Development in Nandigram
Adhikari's allegations
Adhikari alleged that the previous Trinamool Congress government deliberately deprived Nandigram of development because Banerjee lost there in 2021.
Banerjee and Trinamool Congress position
The article does not report a response from Mamata Banerjee or the Trinamool Congress to this allegation.
Railway station
Adhikari's allegations
Adhikari said the previous state government failed to allot six acres needed for the long-demanded station, while his government has transferred 3.5 acres to Indian Railways.
Banerjee and Trinamool Congress position
No contrary account or response from Banerjee's side is provided in the article.
Jobs for martyr families
Adhikari's allegations
Adhikari claimed the previous Trinamool Congress government denied jobs to relatives of nine Left Front-era martyrs and said his government offered one job to a member of each family.
Banerjee and Trinamool Congress position
The article provides no response from Banerjee or her party regarding the job allegations.
- 2021 election result
- Suvendu Adhikari defeated Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram by a margin of little less than 2,000 votes.
- Railway land allotted
- Adhikari said 3.5 acres had been allotted and transferred to Indian Railways.
- Additional land
- Adhikari said the remaining land required for the station would be allotted soon.
- Station timeline
- The proposed Nandigram railway station was said to be scheduled for completion by March next year.
- Martyr families
- Adhikari said one member of each of nine families was offered a state government job.
- Upcoming election
- Nandigram was described as heading for a bypoll, with Adhikari predicting a BJP victory.