The Calcutta High Court on Thursday declined to grant any interim stay on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker's decision to recognise rebel Trinamool Congress...
For a party that once appeared politically invincible in West Bengal, the current crisis represents perhaps the greatest challenge in its 28-year history. Whether Mamata Banerjee can reunite the organisation and restore discipline remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that the Trinamool Congress is no longer facing isolated acts of dissent. It is confronting a widespread challenge to its authority from within the party and from the public alike.
The raid on Madan Mitra comes barely weeks after the ED arrested another senior TMC leader and former minister, Sujit Bose, in May 2026 in connection with the same recruitment scam.
TMC's rebel faction extending support to the NDA in matters of legislation, and the latter accepting the same, can be thought of as a political compromise. But in no case should TMC MLAs and MPs be incorporated into the BJP. The criminal cases against them should not be dropped. They cannot be granted political immunity. Because that would be a travesty of justice.
“It is because of us (TMC) that you (Hindus) are all doing well. If a day comes when we are no longer here, it will take just one second,” Banerjee said. She then warned: “If a certain community (Muslims) unites and surrounds you, it will take just one second; they will completely finish you off,” Mamata had reportedly said.