Mamata Banerjee Address Live Updates: Mamata claims police threats to MLAs, announces protest ‘tomorrow’

Mamata appealed to parties in the INDIA bloc to look into the atrocities by the BJP. "I request all INDIA alliance parties to see the atrocities of the BJP in Bengal and the police atrocities. Who will defend the rights of the people?" Banerjee said. 

Mamata Banerjee alleged that acts of vandalism were taking place outside her residence and that of her party members.

"Vandalism is taking place Infront of my house everyday and also in Abhishek's house and the homes of party MLAs ," Banerjee said.

She further alleged that police is not filing FIR and are threatening the MLAs with arrests. "Police are threatening MLAs and MPs, saying that if you do not listen to BJP, NIA will come and arrest you, ED will come and arrest you, CBI will come and arrest you," she claimed. 

'TMC will become even stronger. Today, those who are making big claims that party leaders are not standing by the workers are spreading false information": Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, West Bengal: TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee says, "TMC will become even stronger. Today, those who are making big claims that party leaders are not standing by the workers are spreading false information. Complete lawlessness is prevailing- even Hitler did not do such things.… pic.twitter.com/ozfsVoOTLU

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Mamata claimed that after the elections 2500 party offices were vandalised and 10000 workers have been arrested.

'Police threatening TMC MLAs, asking them not to step out of their homes,' she claimed. 

Mamata then alleged that the police are asking TMC MLAs to support Ritabrata Banerjee, an expelled party member 'who is trying to break the party.' 

Mamata said that police is not giving permission for a dharna that TMC wishes to host tomorrow at 1 pm. 

'If you don’t allow me here, I will give dharna in Delhi. We also have INDIA alliance meeting there too,' Mamata said.

"I request everyone to come. If we they try to arrest me, I will get arrested," she added. 

Mamata claimed that her security and that of her party leaders have been withdrawn and their lives are under threat. 

"We will fight it out in court," she said. 

"Earlier Calcutta High Court ordered that our workers who have been driven out of their homes, should be returned. Police is not doing that. Today on behest of BJP some leaders are trying to break TMC. Party was with you, but today to preserve your wealth, you are trying to break our party," she added. 

'If someone is of a different political party, will he or she not get treatment?' Mamata said after claiming hospital doctors are under pressure to not treat Abhishek Banerjee

Mamata claimed that money and police used to break Trinamool Congress party. She spoke about the attack on Abhishek Banerjee and alleged that "outsiders were brought in" and "only a handful of locals were present".

She added, "Just because of the helmet Abhishek was saved and it was a matter of luck that his head was saved. 

Mamata spoke about on how NEET examinees are suffering. She said she will call on students to protest. 
 
"I will call students to protest. Why are you not protesting ?"

Mamata Banerjee claimed that  'police raj' is prevailing in West Bengal and accused authorities of restricting the party's political activities. 

'Police are not giving permission to TMC to conduct meetings and rallies. Still, we will emerge stronger,' she said.

She then said that 'total lawlessness is going on and TMC will not be weakened by snatching away one or two MLAs'

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that votes in 177 seats were rigged and claimed that she posses evidence to support her claims. 

"Votes in 177 seats were rigged. We have all the evidence and documents," Banerjee said.

"In Falta our candidate was threatened, people were not allowed to leave their homes. They looted voted. 
I don’t accept your victory," Mamata on Falta repoll election.

"Some are given money, some threatened with police cases to break Trinamool Congress party," she said. 

'This time, Bakrid was not allowed. Farmers in villages who depend on selling cow's milk are facing distress,' Mamata Banerjee said.

'Thousands of such people are struggling, as they are losing their livelihoods,' she added.

Mamata Banerjee during her addressal said that police is harassing TMC MLAs and threatening them. 

TMC MLA Sandipan Saha (Entally) was expelled from the party for alleged anti-party activities.

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) expels TMC MLA Sandipan Saha from the (primary) membership of the Party with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/0FsgBQOvck

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A senior TMC MLA said that the party leadership decided to expel the two legislators after learning about their alleged efforts to form a rebel group within the party. 

"We came to know these two  MLA basically involved to make a  rebel group of MLAs within the party. So, before they organised such group, party leadership decided to expel these two leaders."

TMC has expelled two of its MLAs - Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay (Uluberia-Purba) and Sandipan Saha (Entally) for alleged anti-party activities.

Among those sworn in as Ministers of State today were Joyel Murmu, Ashok Dinda, Anandamoy Burman, Kaushik Chowdhury, Gargi Das Ghosh, Bhaskar Bhattacharya, Dibakar Gharami, and Sumana Sarkar. 

Meanwhile, BJP MLAs Santanu Pramanik, Purnima Chakraborty and Umesh Rai were also sworn in as Ministers of State. 

(PTI)

BJP workers celebrate in North Bengal as regional MLAs secure berths in state cabinet; party cadres hail representation for the region.

VIDEO | Siliguri, West Bengal: BJP workers celebrate in North Bengal as regional MLAs secure berths in state cabinet; party cadres hail representation for the region.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/w280pghRJQ

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 1, 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari attended the swearing-in ceremony at Lok Bhavan on Monday as the BJP-led government expanded its ministry and moved towards constituting a full-fledged Council of Ministers. The ceremony saw several MLAs take oath as ministers. 

STORY | Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari attends swearing-in ceremony as the state is set to get a full-fledged Council of Ministers on Monday.

35 MLAs including Arjun Singh, Tapas Roy, Saradwat Mukherjee, Jagannath Chattopadhyay and Shankar Ghosh will be… pic.twitter.com/BjW1SbkQQ7

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The expansion of the West Bengal Cabinet began on Monday, three weeks after the BJP formed its first-ever government in the state under Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. A total of 35 BJP MLAs are taking oath, including 13 Cabinet ministers, three Ministers of State (Independent Charge), and 19 Ministers of State. Among those being inducted into the Cabinet are Tapash Roy, Dipak Burman, Shankar Ghosh, Arjun Singh, Manoj Oraon, Gouri Shankar Ghosh, Jagannath Chattopadhyay, Swapan Dasgupta, Kalyan Chakraborty, Anup Kumar Das, Ajay Kumar Poddar, Saradwat Mukhopadhyay and Dudh Kumar Mondol. Those taking oath as Ministers of State (Independent Charge) include Malati Rava Roy, Indranil Khan and Rajesh Mahato.

Ahead of the ceremony, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, BJP leader Amit Malviya, Speaker Rathindra Ghosh and other senior party leaders arrived at Lok Bhavan for the swearing-in event on Monday. 

Twenty-seven days after Suvendu Adhikari and five ministers were sworn in, the BJP government in West Bengal is set for a cabinet expansion on Monday. Among the most notable inclusions is Kalita Maji, the BJP MLA from Aushgram in Purba Bardhaman, who reportedly worked as a domestic worker before entering politics. Another prominent new face is young Karandighi MLA Biraj Biswas from Uttar Dinajpur.

The expansion  boosts North Bengal's representation in the state cabinet. Besides Union minister-turned-state minister Nisith Pramanik, who was among the first five ministers sworn in on May 9, several North Bengal legislators—including Shankar Ghosh, Bishal Lama, Juyel Murmu, Anandamoy Burman, Dipak Burman and Malati Rava Roy—have been inducted into the ministry. Assembly Speaker Rathindra Ghosh also hails from the region.

The expanded council will also feature several women ministers, including Moumita Biswas Misra, Sumana Sarkar, Gargi Ghosh Das and Purnima Chakraborty.

Senior BJP leaders such as Arjun Singh, Dudh Kumar Mondal, Saradwat Mukhopadhyay, Tapash Roy and Indranil Khan are also set to join the ministry. Journalist-turned-politicians Swapan Dasgupta and Jagannath Chattopadhyay feature among the new ministers as well.

Ahead of the West Bengal cabinet expansion, BJP MLA Arjun Singh said he is prepared to take on any new responsibility assigned by the party or the government. Emphasising his commitment to public service, Singh said the priority is to meet the expectations of the government, the party, and the people. 

#WATCH | North 24 Parganas, West Bengal: On the cabinet expansion today, BJP MLA Arjun Singh says, "I always take on new responsibilities and strive to fulfil them. Even today, I am about to take on a new responsibility... Whatever the government wants, the party wants, or the… pic.twitter.com/P6sBSIbNJo

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• West Bengal's first BJP-led government will undergo its first major cabinet expansion on Monday.
• Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that 35 MLAs will be sworn in as ministers.
• The oath-taking ceremony will be held at 11 am at Nabanna.
• West Bengal Governor RN Ravi will administer the oath of office.
• The expansion comes three weeks after Adhikari took oath as Chief Minister on May 9.
• During the May 9 swearing-in ceremony, BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtania and Kshudiram Tudu were inducted as ministers.
• With the induction of 35 more ministers, the council of ministers will expand from 6 to 41 members.
• The expansion follows consultations in New Delhi between Adhikari, state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya and the BJP's central leadership.
  
  

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