Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Suvendu Adhikari Attacks Mamata Ahead Of INDIA Bloc Meeting
Suvendu Adhikari criticized Mamata Banerjee before her planned trip to Delhi.
Banerjee was expected to attend a meeting of opposition parties called the INDIA bloc.
The meeting was about complaints involving the Election Commission and changes to voter lists.
Banerjee had spoken with leaders from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress.
Adhikari called the planned cooperation a “new conspiracy.”
He also made accusations about groups he said were connected to Banerjee.
He asked Delhi Police and intelligence officials to watch her activities.
Separately, he praised a court decision rejecting a challenge to a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate’s election affidavit.
Suvendu Adhikari accused Mamata Banerjee of travelling to Delhi to plan a “new conspiracy” with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders.
Adhikari alleged that Banerjee was moving forward with “Jamaat in one hand and dimagi naxals in the other.”
Banerjee was expected to attend an INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi on September 30 after speaking with M. A. Baby and Rahul Gandhi.
Opposition parties planned to discuss demands for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Adhikari welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s dismissal of a Congress petition challenging Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hasirani Rath’s nomination affidavit.
- Who
- Suvendu Adhikari criticized Mamata Banerjee, who was expected to attend an INDIA bloc meeting with opposition parties.
- What
- Adhikari accused Banerjee of planning a “new conspiracy” with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders and made allegations involving “Jamaat” and “dimagi naxals.”
- When
- The remarks were reported on September 29, ahead of the planned September 30 meeting and October 6 bypolls.
- Where
- Adhikari spoke at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Kolkata; the proposed opposition meeting was scheduled for the Constitution Club in New Delhi.
- Why
- Opposition parties were coordinating over demands for action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and concerns about the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Opposition parties
Bharatiya Janata Party
Election Commission dispute
Opposition parties
The Trinamool Congress, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian National Congress and other opposition parties sought action against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and greater scrutiny of the electoral-roll revision.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Suvendu Adhikari portrayed the opposition coordination and Mamata Banerjee’s outreach to the Left as a “new conspiracy.”
Mamata Banerjee’s Delhi visit
Opposition parties
Banerjee was expected to attend the INDIA bloc meeting to discuss a joint response to the Election Commission issue.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Adhikari urged Delhi Police and intelligence agencies to monitor Banerjee, alleging that she was working with Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders and “dimagi naxals.”
Hasirani Rath nomination affidavit
Opposition parties
The Indian National Congress challenged alleged discrepancies concerning Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hasirani Rath’s age and educational qualifications in her nomination affidavit.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Adhikari welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s dismissal of the petition and called the decision good news for his party.
- Speaker
- Suvendu Adhikari
- Target of criticism
- Mamata Banerjee
- Planned meeting
- INDIA bloc meeting at New Delhi’s Constitution Club on September 30
- Election issue
- Opposition demands concerning Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Electoral exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Court development
- Calcutta High Court dismissed a Congress petition challenging Hasirani Rath’s nomination affidavit
- Upcoming bypolls
- Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls were scheduled for October 6
