West Bengal Government Ramps Up Demolition Drives and Arrests After BJP Takes Charge
मुख्य बातें
- •The BJP-led West Bengal government, in power since May 4, 2026, has intensified demolition of illegally constructed buildings across Kolkata and districts.
- •Multiple TMC offices and properties linked to party leaders have been demolished or issued show-cause notices for violations.
- •Over 30 TMC councillors have resigned in Bhatpara alone, with mass resignations reported from several municipalities amid arrests of party leaders.
- •TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee criticized the government’s demolition drives and arrests, though top leaders have largely stayed silent on the issue.
Kolkata and districts across West Bengal have witnessed a sharp escalation in demolition drives targeting illegal constructions and a wave of arrests of local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders following the BJP-led government’s assumption of power on May 4, 2026.
On Monday, May 25, 2026, a clock tower illegally constructed on encroached land in Garia, South 24 Parganas, was demolished by government teams. The same day, a TMC party office in Konnagar, Hooghly district, was razed using a bulldozer. Official sources confirmed that the office had been illegally built on government land by local TMC councillor Khokon Pal. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation had earlier issued notices to several properties linked to TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, citing deviations from sanctioned plans.
