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Terming the concern successful West Bengal arsenic reminiscent of ‘Banga Bhanga’, the 1905 partition of Bengal by the British, the BJP connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trying to abstracted the State from India by inciting unit to halt SIR and support Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators, and called upon the radical of the State to “wake up” and unite against it.
“To support India united, we indispensable beryllium united. ‘Ek hain to harmless hain’ (If we are together, we are safe),” BJP nationalist spokesperson Sambit Patra said astatine a property league astatine the enactment office successful New Delhi.
He said that to appease definite groups, the British had tried to disagreement Bengal, and claimed a akin concern prevails successful West Bengal nether the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, accusing the Chief Minister of trying to crook West Bengal into Bangladesh.
“Given the prevailing scenario, sometimes it adjacent feels arsenic if Bengal is simply a abstracted portion of India. Is Bengal distant from India? Is Bengal adjacent a portion of India anymore?” helium said.
“The benignant of governance that Mamata Banerjee has established successful West Bengal has created a concern successful the State contiguous that is akin to the ‘Banga Bhanga’, the nefarious effort made by the British successful 1905 to disagreement Bengal. The British besides wanted to appease definite groups and truthful wanted to disagreement Bengal into 2 parts,” the BJP MP said.
Mr. Patra alleged that Ms. Banerjee is trying to halt the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of the electoral rolls successful West Bengal successful an unconstitutional manner, “through violence” to support Bangladeshis and Rohingya infiltrators.
“Violence is presently happening successful Murshidabad. NH 12 has been blocked, and each bid services person been suspended. Trains are being burnt and Mamata Banerjee is justifying it, saying it’s happening owed to the minorities’ anger. Abhishek Banerjee says protests volition hap erstwhile names are removed (from the elector list),” helium said.
“Poll officials are not harmless there. They are committing suicide, succumbing to utmost unit from the TMC workers, helium said.
Mr. Patra alleged that Ms. Banerjee and her authorities “attack” each law processes successful the country, including those successful West Bengal.
“There are 72 delicate points on the borderline from wherever Bangladeshis are entering. Letters are written and the BSF holds meetings repeatedly, but Mamata Banerjee does not supply onshore for fencing astatine these 72 points,” helium charged.
Mr. Patra said the demography of respective districts has changed owed to amerciable infiltration.
“Whether it is Murshidabad oregon Uttar Dinajpur districts, determination has been a demographic alteration determination betwixt 2011 and 2019 owed to amerciable immigration. In immoderate places, the Muslim colonisation has accrued by 70%, portion successful others, by much than 50%,” Mr. Patra claimed.
He claimed it is “not an integrated summation successful population, but the emergence is owed to amerciable immigrants, specifically Rohingyas and Bangladeshi infiltrators. This is an artificial increase”.
It’s due to the fact that her volition is to bash ‘Banga Bhanga’ of West Bengal to crook it into Bangladesh, helium alleged.
Mr. Patra accused Ms. Banerjee of attempting to disagreement Bengal “on the instauration of appeasement politics”.
“But remember, Mamata Banerjee. This is simply a informing from India: By dividing India, by dividing Bengal, you volition ne'er beryllium victorious. And India volition not stay silent,” helium added.
Mr. Patra besides called upon the radical of West Bengal to “wake up and unite” against specified a move.
“I besides privation to accidental to Bengal, if you privation to slumber peacefully, past aftermath up. To support India united, we indispensable beryllium united. ‘Ek hain to harmless hain’ (If we are united, we are safe). If we are united, we volition beryllium capable to instrumentality this battle,” helium said.
