Overview

• During his Alipurduar rally on May 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC of permitting communal violence, stalling ₹90,000 crore in central infrastructure projects and overseeing a flawed teacher recruitment process.
• Modi outlined five crises—lawlessness, insecurity among women, youth unemployment, entrenched corruption and self-serving politics—and urged Bengal’s younger generation to reclaim the state’s future.
• In a May 30 counteroffensive, Trinamul Congress challenged Modi over national law-and-order lapses, citing prolonged unrest in Manipur and high-profile crimes in Unnao and Hathras, and highlighted paper leaks and graduate unemployment under BJP rule.
• TMC leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Saket Gokhale, alleged the Centre has withheld ₹1.7 lakh crore in funds for schemes such as MGNREGA and Awas Yojana and demanded a White Paper detailing Bengal’s financial allocations since 2021.
• These sharp exchanges signal an early campaign launch for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls, intensifying the political divide as both parties rally their bases across the state.