Bid to create unrest in Junglemahal: Mamata Banerjee

She repeatedly reminded people of Junglemahal that she had done everything for them. “I gave you what you wanted. Now, you also have to give me something.”

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the TMC lost all seats in Junglemahal and north Bengal. To regain the lost ground, she started holding administrative meetings in north Bengal and Junglemahal.

In the tribal-dominated area of Junglemahal, Banerjee said, “Now in India, the atrocities against Dalits and Adivasis are increasing. We will not allow this.”

Banerjee also indirectly warned her party leaders against corruption. “People have rights to government money. If someone steals that money, it will not be tolerated under any circumstances. We will not deprive anyone.” The CM also instructed Minister Indranil Sen and Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to co-ordinate with media houses that are willing to campaign on the government’s projects.

The West Bengal Police has recently formed a special counter-insurgency unit named “SHARK” in the state’s Jangalmahal area, where Maoist movement was reported last month after almost a decade.