Chandrima raises voice against BJP’s anti-Bengal stance
The Statesman | 30 August 2025
State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya today attended the TMC Mahila Karmi Sabha at Haripal, where she energised party’s women workers and urged them to prepare for the forthcoming Assembly elections.
She instructed them to strengthen contact and communication with the common people, listen to their problems, and work towards resolving them. She laid down a set of guidelines for the women workers so they could work unitedly and with greater effort, emphasising that not a single seat should be conceded to the BJP.
Speaking to the media, Mrs Bhattacharya strongly criticised the BJP government for curbing the constitutional right of free movement of Bengalis in other states, an issue for which the Supreme Court has already sought an explanation.
She further alleged that the central government is implementing a distorted version of the SIR for political gains and vote-bank politics. She stressed that the SIR must be transparent, no names should be struck off without the knowledge of the affected voters, and those voters must be given a fair chance to explain themselves before being deprived of their constitutional right to vote.
“The TMC’s fight is to safeguard the constitutional rights of the people – the right to vote and the right to free movement. It is totally unconstitutional and ridiculous to target Bengal and Bengalis, who have always risen against any form of injustice. It is a matter of grave concern that impartial central agencies are being misused by the central government,” said Mrs Bhattacharya.