Overview

• Only Mamata Banerjee’s photograph will appear on all official July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally posters after Abhishek Banerjee opted out citing his absence from the 1993 movement.
• Senior leaders held a closed-door meeting with Anubrata Mondal and Kajal Sheikh to defuse a long-running feud in Birbhum district and issued a last warning after an audio clip surfaced of Mondal threatening a police officer.
• The TMC accused the BJP-led Central government of scheduling the Monsoon Session to coincide with the rally in an alleged bid to stall Bengal’s development and disrupt the event.
• Social media platforms and district units have been directed to adopt the new rally design featuring Mamata’s image and to adhere strictly to approved poster templates.
• Mamata Banerjee is expected to outline the party’s blueprint and campaign guidelines for the 2026 Assembly elections from the Martyrs’ Day stage.