Bengal does not believe in bulldozer politics, says Mamata Banerjee

Alleging that the mediocre are astatine the receiving extremity of governmental arrogance, Trinamool Congress chairperson and erstwhile Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Sunday (May 16, 2026) said that Bengal does not judge successful bulldozer politics.

“The onshore of Tagore and Netaji cannot beryllium ruled done fear, force, and demolition drives against mean citizens. What we are witnessing contiguous is an onslaught connected the dignity of the radical of Bengal – regular wage workers, thoroughfare vendors, tiny shopkeepers, and struggling families who person built their lives ceramic by brick,” Ms. Banerjee posted connected societal media.

The remark by Ms. Banerjee comes amidst eviction drives astatine assorted places successful Kolkata and successful different districts. Authorities utilized bulldozers to dismantle impermanent structures, including an amerciable mill astatine Tiljala country successful Kolkata, wherever a occurrence had resulted successful 3 deaths.

“The monolithic eviction thrust astir Howrah Station, the unrest and choler erupting connected the streets of Tiljala and Park Circus, and the increasing desperation among those abruptly stripped of structure and livelihood exposure a authorities much obsessed with optics than humanity, “ Ms. Banerjee said.

Clashes successful Park Circus area

During the day, unit erupted astatine the Park Circus country implicit restrictions connected prayers successful nationalist spaces. The constabulary and protesters clashed, and the concern remained tense for hours. Similar protests person erupted implicit restricting usage of loudspeakers astatine a mosque successful Asansol.

“A authorities that demolishes archetypal and listens aboriginal has forgotten the precise tone of Bengal. Real advancement is measured by however a authorities treats its weakest citizens, not by however rapidly it tin erase them,” she said.

The erstwhile Chief Minister, who had been against immoderate eviction thrust successful the 15 years of her tenure from 2011 to 2026, said that “bulldozers cannot go the connection of governance successful a authorities built connected culture, compassion, and absorption to oppression”.