Overview

• On August 5, BJP and TMC staged competing rallies in Cooch Behar to protest alleged attacks on legislators and to campaign against tribunal notices and migrant mistreatment respectively.
• A Calcutta High Court order overturned a police refusal, allowing 65 BJP MLAs to submit a memorandum to the district superintendent as planned.
• Stones were thrown at Adhikari’s bulletproof vehicle in Khagrabari, shattering its glass and damaging a police escort car amidst clashing narratives over who instigated the violence.
• Police have arrested one suspect in connection with the convoy attack and say their investigation into the incident and conflicting claims is ongoing.
• BJP has called for statewide demonstrations in response, while TMC continues block-wise protests in 19 district locations ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.