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Bharatiya Janta Party MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay sparked a governmental controversy on Friday (November 7, 2025), after helium said that the Centre is not doing capable to region Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress from powerfulness successful West Bengal.
Mr. Gangopadhyay expressed his discontent implicit the Central BJP-led government “not wanting to alteration the concern successful West Bengal” portion helium was giving interviews to section media channels
“I had hoped that Mamata Banerjee would beryllium removed from present and that each measurement would be taken to that end. But I person not been capable to reach this agenda, and the implicit blame for this is connected the cardinal government. There are truthful galore allegations against them [TMC leaders], but are immoderate of them being investigated? No 1 is interrogated,” said Mr. Gangopadhyay.
Mr. Gangopadhyay besides added that though helium does not uncertainty the honesty of the Election Commission of India, helium has however found responsibility successful their handling of assorted predetermination related issues successful West Bengal.
“The Election Commission asked the West Bengal authorities to record an FIR and suspend 4 officers for faulty elector lists. Even though the ECI has spoken astir it aggregate times, they person taken nary enactment against the State government. Why?” Mr. Gangopadhyay asked, raising further doubts astir his religion successful the central constitutional body.
Identity authorities had go a large talking constituent during the past elections successful the State, with galore governmental factions criticising Hindi-speaking leaders trying to clasp progressive ballot campaigns successful the State. Mr. Gangopadhyay has made akin allegations this time against his ain party. “Hindi loop leaders cannot behaviour votes here. The northbound Indian leaders bash not recognize the radical and civilization of West Bengal. It is an impractical thought to deliberation that they tin triumph elections by bringing successful leaders from northbound India,” Mr. Gangopadhyay claimed.
His arguable comments travel months earlier the State is acceptable to caput to Legislative Assembly elections successful mid-2026, sparking governmental contention and showing probable responsibility lines within the West Bengal BJP leadership.
Judge to politician
The erstwhile justice of the Calcutta High Court moved careers and joined the BJP earlier the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, winning from the Tamluk constituency successful West Bengal.
As a justice of the Calcutta High Court, helium had presided implicit respective cases involving corruption successful the recruitment of State-run schools. Mr. Gangopadhyay directed an probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation successful much than a dozen such cases.
He was the justice successful the lawsuit against West Bengal School Service Commission’s corruption successful the 2016 schoolhouse recruitment process. He had annulled the jobs of nearly 26,000 teaching and non-teaching unit successful State-run schools, a judgement that was upholded in the Supreme Court, which led to job losses of thousands of radical crossed the State and triggered protests which lasted for months.
With the erstwhile justice joining progressive politics, the Trinamool Congress enactment had raised questions of governmental bias down the orders delivered by Mr. Gangopadhyay.
