I spent the first day of the Bengali New Year, Poila Boishakh, in the most meaningful way possible, among the people, walking with them, sharing their smiles and their strength. This is where I draw my purpose from. Since taking office in 2011, my singular commitment has been to serve my mothers, brothers, and sisters of Bengal, to ensure that their aspirations are heard, respected, and fulfilled. That is the promise I have lived by every single day.
But today, it pains me deeply to see the suffering and humiliation being inflicted upon them by Bangla-Birodhi BJP. Their existence is being questioned, their constitutional rights are under threat, and in BJP-ruled states, people are being tortured and tormented. They want to impose uniformity by erasing our language, our culture, our food habits, and our diversity. They believe Bengal can be controlled from Delhi and Gujarat. They are mistaken. Bengal will never bow.
It is our collective duty to ensure that Bengal remains in the hands of those who respect our Maa, protect our Mati, and stand with our Manush. I appeal to each one of you to place your trust in us once again. Support our candidates, Mosaraf Hussain from Itahar, Md. Ghulam Rabbani from Goalpokhar, Minhajul Arfin Azad from Chakulia, Krishna Kalyani from Raiganj, Satyajit Barman from Hemtabad, Nitai Baishya from Kaliaganj, Hamidul Rahaman from Chopra, Kanaia Lal Aggarwal from Islampur, Goutam Deb from Siliguri, Sanjay Kujur from Nagrakata, and all our Joraphool candidates across Bengal.
Let your vote protect Bengalâs identity. Let your vote defend its dignity. Let your vote strengthen the path of Maa-Mati-Manush.
To the people of Bengal, she is not merely a leader. She is their custodian, the fulfilment of their dreams, the realisation of their aspirations, the sleepless sentinel who has stood beside them at every step, in every crisis, without fail.
She is their Didi. Their Nijer Meye.
Today, Smt. @MamataOfficial filed her nomination from Bhabanipur, taking a decisive step towards serving the people of Bengal for a historic fourth consecutive term, carried forward by the love, faith, and blessings of the Gonodebota.
Bengal stands with her. Bhabanipur stands with her.
With the people as my strength and democracy as my path, I stepped forward today to file my nomination.
Everything I have worked for has always been centred around the well-being of my people. It is their trust, their affection, and their support that continues to guide this journey to protect Bengalâs progress and to stand firm against the Bangla-Birodhi forces that seek to take it backwards.
The love and blessings I received today were a powerful reminder of what we stand for; a Bengal that chooses unity, dignity, and development. In Bengal, every caste, every creed, every religion stands equal and that is our biggest strength and our identity. And today, this is a fight for democracy, for your identity, for your home, and for your rights, a fight we must win together.
I urge every citizen of Bengal to support our Trinamool Congress candidates across the state and strengthen this collective resolve for continued progress.
Straight-talk to @ECISVEEP:
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Pakistanâs Defence Minister has openly threatened to strike Kolkata. And what has @narendramodi said? Nothing.
Yesterday in Cooch Behar, the Prime Minister addressed a rally but didnât utter a single word about this grave threat to a major Indian city and its people.
Is this how little the lives of Bengalis mean to him and his Home Minister? Do we not count as a state of the Indian Union? Do the lives of our people not matter at all?
Or is Bengal only useful for milking votes during elections and then left completely abandoned when it faces danger of external aggression?
Purba Bardhaman and Nadia have delivered their answer today. Those who seek to defile this sacred land will be uprooted. The people stand firmly on the side of development, and they will deliver a fitting reply to every slander, every conspiracy, every act of sabotage orchestrated by outsiders.
After their humiliating defeat in 2021, they retaliated not with political vendetta, unlawfully withholding funds under MGNREGA, Awas Yojana, Gram Sadak Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, and other entitlements that are the rightful due of the people of Bengal. And now, they dare to threaten the discontinuation of Lakshmir Bhandar. So long as the Maa-Mati-Manush Sarkar stands, Lakshmir Bhandar will not be touched. Not today. Not ever.
I appeal to every voter across Purba Bardhaman and Nadia to cast their vote for the Joraphool and ensure a resounding victory for our Maa-Mati-Manush candidates, Rukbanur Rahman from Palashipara, Alifa Ahmed from Kaliganj, Kallol Kha from Nakashipara, Braja Kishore Goswami from Santipur, Pundarikakshya Saha from Nabadwip, Swapan Debnath from Purbasthali Dakshin, and Vasundhara Goswami from Purbasthali Uttar.
Today, at Banga Bhawan in Delhiâs Chanakyapuri, I met victims of the deeply flawed SIR process, families who have lost loved ones and citizens who, despite being alive, have been falsely marked âdeadâ and erased from the electoral rolls. Their testimonies were heartbreaking. In a democracy, to inflict such suffering on the people, is not just tragic, it is unconscionable.
Women, senior citizens, migrant workers, daily wage earners, patients, entire lives have been thrown into chaos by this reckless and inhumane exercise. What is even more alarming is that, without any statutory authority and in violation of the Representation of the People Act, an unprecedented number of micro-observers have been deployed in Bengal to usurp the powers of EROs and AROs. Rules are being rewritten mid-process, technologies misused, and procedures weaponised, all to selectively target Bengal and its people.
The BJP has failed to win the trust of the people. It has failed politically. And so it has chosen to hijack a constitutional institution to do what it cannot achieve democratically. But their conspiracies will only strengthen our resolve. We will fight this assault on democracy with every constitutional means at our disposal. We will fight to protect every citizenâs right to vote, to defend Babasaheb Ambedkarâs Constitution, and to uphold the sanctity of free and fair elections.
Wishing all my brothers and sisters of Rajasthan a Shubh âRajasthan Diwas.
âOn this special occasion, I extend my heartfelt congratulations and appreciation to all my Rajasthani and Marwari brothers and sisters in Bengal.
âYour invaluable contributions across various sectors have played a significant role in the growth and development of our beautiful state.
âYou will always be an integral part of our Bengal family. We remain committed to ensuring that you continue to grow, flourish, and prosper in an environment of peace, joy, and harmony, along with everyone.
âBest wishes to all.