Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Bomb Scare Delays Mamata Banerjee’s Flight to Delhi
Mamata Banerjee was flying from Kolkata to Delhi on Thursday.
A bomb scare at the airport delayed her flight, according to sources quoted in the report.
She reached Delhi, but too late to attend a protest at Rajghat.
The protest was organized by INDIA bloc leaders and MPs.
Banerjee is expected to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.
She plans to ask for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to be removed.
It was not clear whether she would attend another protest planned for Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee missed an INDIA bloc protest at Rajghat on Thursday.
A bomb scare at Kolkata airport delayed her flight to Delhi, according to sources cited in the article.
Her flight landed too late for her to reach the protest.
Banerjee is scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.
She plans to demand the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar; her plans for a Saturday protest were unclear.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee, the TMC chief and former West Bengal chief minister.
- What
- A bomb scare delayed her flight to Delhi, causing her to miss a protest at Rajghat.
- When
- Thursday; she was scheduled to meet the President on Friday.
- Where
- Kolkata airport and Delhi, India.
- Why
- The flight was delayed because of a bomb scare at Kolkata airport, according to sources cited in the article.
- Flight route
- Kolkata to Delhi
- Delay
- A bomb scare at Kolkata airport delayed the flight.
- Missed event
- An INDIA bloc leaders’ and MPs’ protest at Rajghat on Thursday
- Scheduled meeting
- Banerjee was scheduled to meet President Droupadi Murmu on Friday.
- Stated demand
- Removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Saturday plans
- Whether Banerjee would attend a Delhi protest was unclear.