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The Chief Minister also said Shah is overstepping his authority and “behaving like the acting Prime Minister”.

“The (Election) Commission says SIR (Special Intensive Revision of the voters’ list) has to be done within 15 days. Are they going as per the BJP’s instruction? Everything is being done under the direction of Amit Shah, like an acting Prime Minister,” she claimed.

Banerjee’s jibe comes months ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Election, slated to be held in 2026.

Mamata on TMC’s Agartala party office attack

Speaking about the alleged attack on TMC’s party office in Agartala, Banerjee hit out at the BJP-led Tripura government. She claimed a five-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation, which has reached Agartala, is being stopped from leaving the airport.

“Police are not allowing them to even take pre-paid taxis. I told them to go on foot. If that too is not allowed, then I will go there myself. Then we will see how much power they have,” she said.

“In our delegation, there is an SC (Scheduled Caste) MP and an ST (Scheduled Tribe) minister, yet they are not being allowed to step out of the airport,” Banerjee alleged.

The TMC delegation has travelled to Agartala to assess the situation after the party’s state office was allegedly ransacked on Tuesday. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev termed the attack “shocking” and said it took the party two years to set up an office in Agartala when she was in charge ahead of the 2023 Assembly polls.

The TMC team is expected to meet Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu and Director General of Police Anurag Dhyankar to apprise them of the situation, Dev added.

‘Should know how to handle such situations’

Banerjee also commented on the recent assault on BJP MP Khagen Murmu in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri, where he and BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh were attacked while visiting flood-affected areas. “The incident happened because their (BJP) public representatives never go to their constituencies. People are angry. After floods and riots, people are usually angry after having lost everything. We are now seeing an outburst among them,” Banerjee said.

“They (Murmu and Ghosh) had gone to those (the affected) villages with a convoy of thirty to forty cars. Naturally, people became angry. I never visit any area with more than three cars. They should know how to handle such situations,” she added.

Meanwhile, the BJP has accused the TMC of orchestrating the attack.

Turning to the issue of rising airfares, Banerjee slammed airlines for the sharp hike in ticket prices between Bagdogra and Kolkata amid the ongoing floods in North Bengal.

“They are giving discounts during Chhath, I have no problem with that. In our state too, many people observe Chhath,” she said. “But now, North Bengal is flooded and the flight fare from Bagdogra to Kolkata has gone up to Rs 18,000. Those getting a connecting flight via Delhi are paying Rs 42,000. This is unfair,” Banerjee said.

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