Yesterday, BJP supporters brutally attacked and lynched @AITCofficial Lok Sabha Floor Leader @abhishekaitc. The terrifying videos are in the public domain.
Today, our Chief Whip in Lok Sabha, @KBanerjee_AITC was also a victim of a planned BJP attack.
BJP murdering democracy.
THE CROWD SAYS IT ALL!
The love and affection for @MamataOfficial is ORGANIC, GENUINE AND UNMATCHED.
No amount of propaganda can manufacture this kind of connection with the people. It is built on years of trust, compassion and unwavering commitment to Bengal.
To
The Hon’ble Speaker
West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Sir,
This is to inform you that the All India Trinamool Congress has made the following appointments wit hregard to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly:
Leader of Opposition – Sri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
Deputy Leaders of Opposition – Smt Ashima Patra and Smt. Nayana Bandopadhyay
Chief Whip – Sri Firhad Hakim
You are hereby requested to recognise the aforesaid persons as Leader of Opposition and others on the basis of the precedent or practise of Legislative Assembly, which is in vogue for decades together. Please note that in 2001 our party recommended the appointment of Lt. Pankaj Banerjee as Leader of Opposition which was accepted by the then Hon’ble Speaker. Similarly in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021 the same practise and procedure was followed. In 2021, the Bharatiya Janata Party recommended the name of Sri Suvendu Adhikari, as Leader of Opposition, which was accepted by the then Hon’ble Speaker.
Apart from that, on 15th May 2026, after the election of the Hon’ble Speaker, the Hon’ble Chief Minister and Sri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, as Leader of Opposition, following the practise, procedure and respect to the Hon’ble Speaker, lead you to your Chair, by holding your hands. During the Welcome Speech, being the Hon’ble Speaker, you recognised Sri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, to address the Welcome Speech, as the Leader of Opposition of AITC. Effectively you have already recognised Sri Chattopadhyay as Leader of Opposition at the Floor of the House.
In view of the aforesaid, we are requesting you to, keep the practise and procedure and precedent, to appoint Sri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as leader of Opposition and other persons as recommended as early as possible.
With regard,
@rathindraOFC
UNSTOPPABLE. FEARLESS. UNMATCHED.
@MamataOfficial stands tall among her people, embraced by their unwavering love, trust and support.
Today, thousands gathered at the protest site in a powerful display of solidarity with our Hon'ble Chairperson and to unequivocally condemn the relentless atrocities being inflicted upon AITC workers across the state.
The DASTARDLY ATTACK on our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc was not just an attack on an individual, it was an attack on democratic values.
Bengal will not forget. Bengal will not forgive.
Yashwant Ji, thank you for your support.
Your words truly reflect the deeply troubling reality our nation faces today.
The stones they hurl today may serve their politics of fear, but they cannot escape the weight of accountability forever. State-sponsored hooliganism, enabled and protected by those at the Centre, can only survive for so long.
The day is not far when India will stand united against this authoritarian, divisive and violence-driven regime.
Thank you for your support, @kharge Ji.
At a time when Opposition leaders are being attacked in broad daylight, the @BJP4India regime once again EXPOSES ITS CONTEMPT FOR DEMOCRATIC VALUES. Beyond vendetta politics, intimidation and attempts to silence its opponents, it has little to offer the people of India.
Together, we must continue this fight for the people of our nation. We owe it to them - to protect their dignity, safeguard their welfare and secure the justice they deserve.
No force can silence the voice of the people, nor can it weaken our collective resolve to defend democracy and uphold the values of our Constitution.
Thank you @MehboobaMufti Ji, for your support.
Under the current regime, political violence and intimidation have become alarmingly normalised. Opposition leaders are being attacked in broad daylight, stones are being hurled, and democratic dissent is being met with State-sponsored hostility.
But such acts will NEVER DETER US. If anything, they only strengthen our resolve to build a safer, more just and peaceful India - an India that stands united against hatred, violence and political intimidation.
Thank you for your wishes, brother @yadavtejashwi.
Under @BJP4India’s rule, democracy is increasingly being stifled in an atmosphere of fear, intimidation and political hostility.
But such tactics will never deter us. If anything, they only strengthen our resolve. Our commitment to the people of India and the values enshrined in our Constitution remains unwavering.
From homes to hawker stalls, the poor are paying the price of political arrogance. Bengal does not believe in bulldozer politics. The land of Tagore and Netaji cannot be ruled through fear, force, and demolition drives against ordinary citizens.
What we are witnessing today is an attack on the dignity of the people of Bengal- daily wage workers, street vendors, small shopkeepers, and struggling families who have built their lives brick by brick. The massive eviction drive around Howrah Station, the unrest and anger erupting on the streets of Tiljala and Park Circus, and the growing desperation among those suddenly stripped of shelter and livelihood expose a government more obsessed with optics than humanity.
A government that demolishes first and listens later has forgotten the very spirit of Bengal. Real progress is measured by how a state treats its weakest citizens, not by how quickly it can erase them.
Bulldozers cannot become the language of governance in a state built on culture, compassion, and resistance to oppression.
In Ward Number 1 (Chuchura AC, Hooghly), our local party office was brutally vandalised.
What we witnessed was not just an act of destruction, but a calculated attempt to spread FEAR, INTIMIDATION and political TERROR.
Those trying to silence the voices of the people through hooliganism and violence must remember - Bengal does not bow down to threats.
You CANNOT break the spirit of the people.
After finding out the Facts about Post-Poll violence, the brutal reality that's going on all over West Bengal and getting to know first-hand from many of my colleagues - fellow MPs, officers, PAs with decades of experience, common citizens, I am convinced that what the BJP Govt. to saying to the people, is nothing more than sheer rhetoric. They are not Walking the (Big) talk! I am not surprised that some media houses have given it a 'blind eye' & HOW! I urge the State govt. to assess the ground situation and act unless all this was part of the 'plan'
@suvenduadhikary @samikbhattacharya @AITCofficial
BJP has waged a war on Bengal.
They have turned the greatest festival of democracy into what can only be described as a military occupation. The Prime Minister. The Home Minister. The entire Modi Cabinet. The senior-most BJP leadership, including Chief Ministers of 16 states. The ED, CBI, NIA, and Income Tax Department. Over 2 lakh Central Force personnel. The Godi Media. The entire Observer apparatus. And above all, a weaponised Election Commission of India.
All of this, for what? To defeat one woman. A woman in plain sarees and chappals, backed by nothing but the love and resolve of 10 crore people. And still, they are failing. Unable to compete politically, they reach for the gutter. The result? Roadside rowdy-romeo language like "Ei Didi", the desperate vocabulary of men who know they have already lost. It is a window into their frustration. All that money, all that muscle, all that machinery, and still no match for the power of the people.
It is this unassailable, indomitable power that will carry our Maa-Mati-Manush party to a historic fourth term.
Today, the soil of Bengal spoke. At Tarakeswar, Kalna, Monteswar, and Bardhaman Dakshin, I spent time with my people. The warmth I received, the voices that rose in unison, the faces full of resolve, I carry all of it within me. This is not merely an election. This is Bengal's answer to those who wish to divide us, diminish us, and dictate to us from afar.
The people of this state have never surrendered their dignity. They will not begin now. In this Bengal of harmony, of syncretic culture, of centuries of coexistence, the politics of fear and hatred has no ground to stand on. The Bangla-Birodhi forces may conspire. But Maa-Mati-Manush will prevail.
I appeal to every son and daughter of this soil to protect Bengal's language, protect Bengal's culture, protect Bengal's future. Cast your precious vote for Ramendu Singha Roy from Tarakeswar, Becharam Manna from Singur, Dr. Karabi Manna from Haripal, Deboprasad Bag from Kalna, Swapan Debnath from Purbasthali Dakshin, Rabindranath Chatterjee from Katwa, Siddiqullah Chowdhury from Monteswar, Apurba Chowdhury (Achal) from Mangalkot, Rasbihari Halder from Memari, Khokon Das from Bardhaman Dakshin, and every Maa-Mati-Manush candidate standing in this election.
Bengal's democratic spirit is unbreakable. Let us vote to keep it that way.
Today, I attended janasabhas at Amdanga and Haripal, and led a padyatra covering Shibpur and Howrah Dakshin in support of our Maa-Mati-Manush candidates. The resounding uludhwani of our mothers and sisters, and the thunderous applause of our brothers, charged the air with an energy and emotion that words can barely capture. It is on the strength of this love, and with these blessings, that we press forward in our mission for Bengal's development.
The zamindars sitting in Delhi have long treated Bengal as an afterthought, a state to be exploited during elections and ignored thereafter. The BJP makes sweeping promises to Bengal every five years, yet when the time comes to deliver, they withhold funds that rightfully belong to this state and its people. This is a deliberate betrayal. The people of Bengal have seen through it, and they will no longer accept it. Outsiders cannot understand Bengal, its soil, its soul, its centuries of culture and resistance. They come here with the politics of division; we answer with the politics of development.
Trinamool Congress has stood by the people of Bengal through every storm, and we will continue to do so. This election is Bengal's moment to speak. To protect our heritage, our rights, and our dignity, I urge every community, every faith, every language to vote for Peerzada Kasem Siddiqui from Amdanga, Dr. Karabi Manna from Haripal, Dr. Rana Chatterjee from Shibpur, Nandita Choudhary from Howrah Dakshin, and joraphool candidates across Bengal.
The time has come to democratically, decisively, and permanently bid farewell to the BJP from Bengal.
Today, at the public meetings in Murarai, Khardaha, Beleghata, and Maniktala, I was deeply moved by the affection, blessings, and love of the people. The spontaneous participation, enthusiasm, and energy of the masses made it abundantly clear that the victory of Maa-Mati-Manush in the upcoming elections is inevitable.
Across Birbhum, North 24 Parganas, and Kolkata, and all over Bengal, people stand united in favour of development and progress. There is no place on this sacred soil for divisive and authoritarian forces. The people are ready to deliver a democratic response to all Bangla-Birodhi conspiracies, and are firmly committed to preserving the path of development and harmony.
Those who seek to snatch away Bengal's rights, undermine democracy to capture power, and defile this land must be firmly resisted. As long as the Maa-Mati-Manush Sarkar remains, no one will be able to halt the welfare initiatives meant for the people.
To safeguard Bengal's language, culture, and heritage, I appeal to all, irrespective of caste, creed, or religion, to vote for the Joraphool and elect Mosarraf Hossain from Murarai, Rajendra Prasad Singh from Nalhati, Emani Biswas from Suti, Chandranath Sinha from Bolpur, Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sk) from Hansan, Devdeep Purohit from Khardaha, Kunal Ghosh from Beleghata, and Shreya Pandey from Maniktala.
The Prime Minister and the Home Minister speak endlessly about Nari Shakti. They posture on women’s empowerment and perform outrage for the cameras.
But their conduct tells a different story. The Prime Minister publicly mocks a three-time elected woman Chief Minister with “Didi O Didi,” delivered with visible condescension. The Home Minister echoes it with “Ei Didi,” reducing a respected leader to a taunt.
This is the “Poriborton” the BJP seeks to import into Bengal from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It is not change, it is a regression in values. An insult to Bengal. An insult to every woman in this state and across the country.
On 4th May, the people of Bengal will deliver a verdict that cuts through this hypocrisy once and for all. And that response will be decisive enough to remind these ZAMINDARS that respect for women is not a slogan, it is a standard!
The soil of Bengal has always been a nurturing ground for harmony, brotherhood, and the conviction that we are stronger together than apart. There is no place here for hatred, division, or the toxic politics of those who profit from both.
The spontaneous presence of people from every community, every caste, every religion, and every background at today's public meetings in Haldia, Barrackpore, Jagatdal, and Jorasanko speaks louder than any speech. They stand with Maa-Mati-Manush. They stand for Swanirbhor Bangla.
This unprecedented turnout has instilled fear in the Bangla-Birodhi Zamindars who have built their entire political existence on division, discrimination, and hatred. Those who seek to undermine democracy, impose dominance, and defile this sacred land will be resisted by the people of Bengal with the full force of their democratic will.
To preserve Bengal's culture, civilisation, and heritage, I appeal to every voter to cast their vote for Smt. Tapasi Mandal from Haldia, Shri Raju Chakrabarty (Raj) from Barrackpore, Shri Somenath Shyam Ichini from Jagatdal, Shri Vijay Upadhyay from Jorasanko, and every single Maa-Mati-Manush candidate across Bengal.
The true driving force of democracy is the unity of ordinary people and their belief in a better future. Let us march forward on this path, with pride, with dignity, and with our heads held high.