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West Bengal: FIR filed against Mamata Banerjee for 2025 comment alleging that BJP’s version of Hinduism is ‘Ganda Dharma’

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2026

An FIR has been registered against TMC chief Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri for referring to Sanatan Dharma as "ganda dharma" during an Eid event.

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BJP government’s attack on corruption in Bengal: Over 70 TMC leaders Municipal Chiefs, and Councilors arrested across districts in one week

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2026

In a massive state-wide crackdown, the BJP government in West Bengal has arrested over 70 TMC leaders and councilors in a single week. The sweeping multi-district operation targets high-level recruitment fraud, local extortion syndicates, post-poll violence, and misappropriated government funds.

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Kolkata Municipal Corporation launches major demolition drive, razes down illegal buildings belonging to TMC goons Faiz Ahmed Khan and others

OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2026

Heavy police deployment was seen in multiple parts of the city as civic authorities arrived with bulldozers, payloaders, mechanised jackhammers and gas cutters to pull down the structures.

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West Bengal: Trinamool Congress asked to vacate its temporary headquarters in Kolkata by the landlord within two months

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

The owner of a multi-storey building on the EM Bypass in Topsia, which has been serving as the temporary headquarters of the Trinamool Congress,...

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar resigns as party’s Barasat District President, says I-PAC created havoc in the party and corruption damaged the party’s image

OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2026

In a significant development within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid ongoing introspection following the party’s poor performance in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections,...

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Leaders receiving notices, MLAs skipping meetings, councillors resigning en masse: Is the TMC beginning to crumble after its defeat in Bengal?

शिव - 23 May, 2026

West Bengal politics currently appears to be at a turning point. The BJP is exuding confidence after its historic victory, while the TMC appears to be teetering between introspection and discontent.

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Calcutta HC refuses to stay restrictions on cattle slaughter in West Bengal, rejects pleas by TMC, CPI-ML saying cow slaughter is not an essential...

OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2026

A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the West Bengal government’s recent public notice imposing...

Falta assembly re-election: TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdraws his nomination just 2 days before voting, says he trusts CM Adhikari’s development plan

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2026

"New CM Suvendu Adhikari is rolling out new packages for Falta. Seeing this, I am withdrawing my candidature," Khan alleged.

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Falta re-election: Calcutta HC permits TMC leader Jahangir Khan to contest despite criminal cases, asks him to cooperate with probe

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2026

Notably, a re-election is scheduled in the Falta constituency on 21st May after allegations of widespread malpractices led to the cancellation of the election earlier.

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