Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged “rigging” during the ongoing second phase of voting and accused Election Commission observers of acting like “terrorists.” For a brief moment, Mamata came face to face with her challenger and West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur.
Mamata alleged that central forces were intimidating voters by forcibly entering the residences of her party members. She made the remarks during a visit to TMC councillor Ashim Bose in Kolkata. She further claimed that central forces had entered Bose’s house late last night, which prompted her visit to meet him this morning. Mamata, who is fighting from the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency, said, “Look how our worker was beaten up at night.
What kind of hooliganism is going on? Voting does not happen like this. Voting is a festival of democracy, but they have completely ruined it. The intention is very clear that the BJP wants to forcibly rig the election. Our workers and people are ready to die, but they will not leave the place.” In response to Mamata’s charges, Suvendu alleged that she was “roaming around with goonda elements” and attempting to intimidate voters.
All eyes are on Bhabanipur, where voting is underway today. In 2021, Mamata had challenged Suvendu in his home turf of Nandigram, where the BJP leader managed a slim win over his bete noire. In 2026, Suvendu turned the tables by challenging Mamata on her home turf of Bhabanipur, aiming to unseat her. Later, Banerjee sat outside a polling station at Chakraberia in Bhabanipur and alleged irregularities in the voting process. She accused the BJP of trying to influence polling through central forces and observers.
Banerjee further said, “They are not allowing the councillor of ward number 70 to step out. They are picking up all our boys. Abhishek and I stayed awake the entire night.” She claimed that some people from outside the state were trying to create disturbances in the constituency and sought immediate intervention from the Election Commission. The BJP rejected the allegations and said the ruling party was trying to create confusion after sensing public anger against it.
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