Calcutta High Court has told Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee's lawyer to ask his client to name which judges are with the BJP and which with Trinamool. The court was reacting to Banerjee's reported claim that some judges are aligned with Bengal's ruling party.
Banerjee's security was cut from Z+ to X in May, and his lawyer says he has since been attacked six times, most recently at his Kalighat home last Saturday.
The judge has yet to rule on his plea against the downgrade, while the state says all MPs' security will be reassessed in late November.
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari has hit back at TMC MP Kirti Azad, who vowed not to go to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Azad alleged that Lord Ram sent away his wife Sita even after she passed a trial by fire, and said he visits Kali temples instead.
Bhandari said on X that the TMC had disrespected Lord Ram and claimed the Congress-led INDIA bloc is against Sanatan. He predicted voters would punish the opposition in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls, pointing to the TMC's loss in West Bengal.
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari says Mamata Banerjee withheld important details in the affidavit she filed with her nomination for the recent assembly polls. He called it an offence and warned a case could follow.
He made the remarks at a Martyrs' Day event in Nandigram, adding that objections raised during scrutiny were rejected by the returning officer.
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh hit back, saying most of Adhikari's comments target Mamata and the party.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee says BJP workers attacked his Kolkata residence at 2 am on Saturday, allegedly under police watch. He criticised the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court for inaction and said he would upload videos of the incident.
Earlier on Friday, he said unidentified people had been watching his office and home for two days and claimed to be police when confronted. He has asked the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Union home ministry for a thorough inquiry.
West Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh mocked the claims as an attempt to mislead people.
Trinamool MP Sagarika Ghose has accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of colluding with the Centre to undermine the 2026 Bengal election result.
At a symbolic INDIA bloc impeachment of Kumar in New Delhi, she cited 27 lakh voters deleted under a 'logical discrepancy' category. She also claimed deletions in half the BJP-won seats in Bengal outnumbered the winning margins.
Mahua Moitra alleged that 71 per cent of those removed from Bengal's rolls were Muslims, and demanded Kumar's removal and prosecution.
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