US EditionWe were insulted and humiliated, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee after meeting ECI
Mamata Banerjee accused the Election Commission of removing 5.8 million voters without due process and alleged bias favoring the ruling party before West Bengal elections.
- On February 01, 2026, Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, accused the Centre of misleading the country, alleging 'not a single paisa given to Bengal' and said the state is owed over Rs 2 lakh crore.
- With polls in March-April, TMC leaders said the BJP preferred not to spend money in Bengal, alleging a political motive.
- Citing specific projects, Banerjee highlighted the Jangalmahal Jangal Sundari project in Purulia with Rs 72,000 crore planned investments and noted West Bengal received nothing while NIMHANS exists in Bengaluru and new centres were announced for Jharkhand and Assam.
- Left leaders warned subsidy cuts in fertiliser, food and petroleum hit workers and peasants, while opposition parties called the Budget 'anti-poor' and 'detached' on Sunday.
- Sitharaman defended the Budget as reform-oriented and announced the Income Tax Act, 2025 will come into force from April 1, 2026, introducing a single 'tax year' and easier TDS refunds.
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TMC vs EC: Poll body red flags abusive language by Trinamool MLAs
While also listing blatant violations of EC’s lawful directions by the Bengal administration, CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Monday firmly conveyed to Mamata that the “rule of law shall prevail and anybody taking law into their own hands shall be dealt with strictly, as per provisions of law and ...
Mamata Banerjee vs EC over SIR: Bengal CM calls poll body 'arrogant and dishonest' after meeting CEC
Meanwhile, EC officials have said that Mamata Banerjee left the meeting with the CEC on the SIR matter in a huff without listening to the response of the EC top brass on the issues raised by her.
'Arrogant, Liar': Mamata Banerjee After Meeting CEC Gyanesh Kumar on Bengal SIR
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee travelled to Delhi on 1 February 2026 to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. She was accompanied by Trinamool Congress leaders and families affected by the SIR process. The visit included a confrontation with police outside Banga Bhawan, where Mamata Banerjee alleged harassment of SIR-affected families. The meet…
‘Bhag Kyun Raha Hai, Main Ghar Ka Kapda Pehen Ke’: CM Banerjee Seeks Justice For SIR-Affected Families, Watch
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeks justice for Bengali families affected by the Special Intensive Revision, alleging harassment and police excesses in Delhi.
Mamata Banerjee challenges West Bengal SIR process, moves Supreme Court
Prior to this, Banerjee had written to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging that the revision process was being conducted in violation of the.Mamata Banerjee Supreme Court, West Bengal electoral roll, Election Commission of India, TMC vs ECI, voter list verification, Special Intensive Revision, Supreme Court on voter list, logical discrepancy voter list, Derek O'Brien petition, Kapil Sibal ECI, West Bengal politics, fair election process, R…
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