Mamata holds first community outreach meet in Bhabanipur, attacks BJP over voter roll deletions West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held her first community outreach programme in her Bhabanipur constituency on April 19, 2026, using the event to criticize the BJP over alleged voter roll deletions and claims of societal division. The meeting, organized at Ladies’ Park in Bhabanipur, came as Banerjee, a three-term MLA from the seat, prepared for the 2026 assembly polls. The constituency has become a focal point of the election race, with Banerjee facing off against Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, whose 2021 victory over her in Nandigram—after he left the Trinamool Congress to join the BJP—has added historical weight to the contest. At the gathering, Banerjee accused political opponents of attempting to divide society along religious, caste, and community lines. She alleged that names of voters from minority and migrant communities, including Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Gujaratis, Biharis, and ISKCON followers, had been removed from electoral rolls during a recent revision process. Specifically, she claimed that around 300 nuns had found their names missing, while voters from Muslim, Bihari, and Gujarati communities were also reportedly struck off without justification. While not directly naming the BJP, she accused her political rivals of using “force” to “capture Bengal” and alleged that central agencies, security forces, and money power were being deployed to secure electoral gains. Banerjee framed the election as a “festival of democracy, not autocracy,” urging unity across communities. She emphasized the state’s commitment to communal harmony, stating that Bengal remains a place where people of all faiths can practice their religion freely.#mamata_banerjee #bjp #suvendu_adhikari #bhabanipur #nandigram
