Mamata Banerjee blames AIMIM, ISF for judicial officers' gherao; accuses Congress, BJP of instigation

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Friday (April 3, 2026) blamed AIMIM and ISF for the gherao of judicial officers successful Malda district and accused the Congress and the BJP of instigation.

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Stating that the mastermind down Wednesday's (April 1) gherao of the judicial officers for respective hours successful Malda district's Mothabari was arrested by the State's CID, Ms. Banerjee claimed that this constabulary organisation is inactive nether her power and not of the Election Commission.

"The BJP loaned him (the accused) from the AIMIM and brought him here," she alleged, portion addressing an predetermination rally astatine Harirampur successful Dakshin Dinajpur district.

"ISF is with them; Congress and BJP person besides provided instigation," the Trinamool Congress main alleged, portion stating that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the main accused, advocator Mofakkarul Islam, from Bagdogra airdrome erstwhile helium was trying to flee.

"It is they who engineered the unit successful Malda's Mothabari," she said.

She questioned wherefore the Assembly polls cannot beryllium conducted with the aforesaid electoral rolls, which were utilized successful the 2024 wide elections.

"If the elector database contained names of infiltrators, Mr. Modi besides won with their votes earlier, truthful helium should resign first," she said.

"Money is being brought successful utilizing CRPF vehicles," she alleged, claiming that she knows wherever these were going.

"I person a grounds of these movements and volition exposure them astatine the due time," she said.

Ms. Banerjee said that the beingness of Union Home Minister Amit Shah successful West Bengal during the polls volition pb to a simplification successful the BJP's ballot share.

Mr. Shah has said that helium would campy successful West Bengal during the elections.

Published - April 03, 2026 02:20 p.m. IST

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