Mamata Banerjee demands PM’s resignation over silence on Pak’s ‘threat’ to strike Kolkata in future conflict

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seen during a roadshow connected  April 5, 2026

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seen during a roadshow connected April 5, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Monday (April 6, 2026) asked wherefore Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not rise Pakistan's menace to onslaught Kolkata, during his canvass rallies successful West Bengal a time earlier.

"You (PM) people Bengal during predetermination rallies; but erstwhile Pakistan talks of attacking Bengal, you bash not utter a word. You should resign," she said astatine a canvass rally successful Bethuadahari successful Nadia district.

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"Why did the premier curate not rise the contented during his rally successful Bengal? When Pakistan's defence curate says they volition onslaught Kolkata, wherefore didn't the Prime Minister accidental that 'we volition instrumentality beardown action'?" she posed a time aft Mr. Modi addressed a canvass rally successful West Bengal's Cooch Behar.

"Just similar we bash not judge immoderate menace to the country, we volition besides not instrumentality the menace to Kolkata lying down," she said.

Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif connected Saturday (April 4) warned India that it would respond with a onslaught successful Kolkata to immoderate “future misadventures". “If India tries to signifier immoderate mendacious emblem cognition this time, past God-willingly, we volition instrumentality it to Kolkata," Asif had said portion talking to reporters astatine his hometown of Sialkot.

Published - April 06, 2026 03:09 p.m. IST

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