Overview

• Delhi Police dismissed the viral video of a Malda migrant family allegedly beaten as fabricated and politically motivated, prompting Mamata to accuse them of threatening the woman and child
• West Bengal’s Bhasha Andolan continues with Banerjee directing Booth Level Officers to prevent arbitrary deletions from electoral rolls ahead of the Election Commission’s revision
• The chief minister urged Bengali-speaking migrants facing harassment in BJP-ruled states to return, promising state-backed support through housing, ration and job schemes
• Banerjee warned she will oppose any backdoor NRC implementation or the establishment of detention camps in Bengal as she defends linguistic identity ahead of the 2026 assembly elections
• The intensifying dispute over the contested assault video and its official refutation has escalated political tensions between the TMC-led state government and the BJP-led Centre