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Mamata Banerjee

Latest news and updates about current Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and. memes, party news and comments made by the CM herself.

News Reports

Construction of ‘Babri Masjid’ begins ahead of West Bengal election: Read how this is a ploy by Mamata govt to counter Hindu consolidation, strengthen...

Rukma Rathore - 12 February, 2026

The hunger for Muslim votes is so intense that it has overflowed beyond the borders of Bengal and reached Bangladeshi infiltrators who are not only embraced but also facilitated by Mamata's administration. It is evident that these she and Humayun are aligned in their approach towards Muslim appeasement.

Law

‘Won’t allow any impediment to the SIR’: Supreme Court’s firm warning to West Bengal govt

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2026

The EC stated that the West Bengal govt is trying to obstruct the SIR drive via "proper planning and concerted action."

In another headline grabbing stunt, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to appear in Supreme Court against SIR today to argue for her petition

OpIndia Staff - 4 February, 2026

This comes after Mamata Banerjee recently filed an Article 32 petition challenging the SIR exercise and accusing the Election Commission of political bias and authoritarianism.

News Reports

Mamata Banerjee storms out of meeting with ECI over SIR, poll body says TMC MLAs threatened and used abusive language

Shraddha Pandey - 3 February, 2026

Mamata Banerjee claimed that the Election Commission officials ‘humiliated’ them and failed to address the concerns of the affected families over the SIR exercise in poll-bound West Bengal. The TMC delegation decided to ‘boycott’ the meeting after the ECI officials allegedly failed to address their grievances.

Crime

27 dead in Wow! Momo fire: As warehouse managers finally get arrested, BJP questions why CM has not visited the site of tragedy yet

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2026

The terrible fire in the Anandapur neighbourhood of Kolkata has claimed 25 lives, while 28 people are still missng.

News Reports

Will Congress join an Islamist bloc, comprising SDPI, ISF and others? How an anti-TMC alliance led by Babri Mosque replica proponent could take shape...

Aditi - 27 January, 2026

The Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddiqui, gave a call for allying against the TMC and the BJP in West Bengal.

I-PAC claims to have received more than ₹13 crore as ‘unsecured loan’ from Rohtak-based company, which does not exist in official records

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2026

There was a firm, ‘Ramsetu Infrastructure India Private Limited’, with a similar name and at the same address; however, its name had been removed from the records of the Registrar of Companies (ROC) in August 2018. This firm was incorporated in 2013. This means that this firm had its name struck off from the official records three years before the declared loan was taken.

News Reports

‘Wanted to turn the court into Jantar Mantar?’: SC lashes out at the TMC for organising protests inside Calcutta HC

Shraddha Pandey - 15 January, 2026

During the hearing on 15th January, the Supreme Court bench comprising PK Mishra and Vipul Pancholi asked if the TMC wanted to turn the Calcutta High Court’s courtroom into Jantar Mantar.

Law