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West Bengal political-legal crisis deepens

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West Bengal political‑legal political-legal crisis expands deepens

Investigations that began after the Trinamool Congress entered its third term in April 2026 have continued to widen. After the Calcutta High Court halted the demolition of Abhishek Banerjee’s constituency office on 18 July, the BJP lodged complaints alleging a ₹30 crore fraud in Cyclone Amphan relief funds. On 21 July senior TMC leader Asit Majumdar was detained en route to a Martyrs’ Day rally, and the Enforcement Directorate served an interrogation notice to rebel legislator Madan Mitra over alleged irregularities in municipal recruitment, extending earlier raids and asset seizures. The political‑legal turbulence escalated on 25 July, July during the concluding day of the state’s extended Budget Session, when Session. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari tabled announced that the long‑awaited Comptroller and Auditor General report. The General’s report – the first such filing during on West Bengal’s finances would be tabled—a step described as unprecedented under the 15‑year Mamata Banerjee‑led administration – is expected to expose financial irregularities, including in disaster‑relief distribution. Adhikari previous TMC administration. He pledged that no minister or party leader would be spared and said the state would recommend to urged the Governor that to order FIRs be filed against any officials found involved implicated in corruption. He also addressed financial irregularities, including disaster‑relief distribution and the ongoing probe into free Sebaashray health camps run by TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, where police complaints and FIRs have been lodged. Panchayat Affairs & Banerjee. Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh later presented a key departmental bill bill, and the session featured a two‑hour debate on the Home department budget followed. after a 14‑year gap. On 27 July a the Calcutta High Court single‑judge bench denied refused interim protection to for former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh and for Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Abhishek Banerjee, in an alleged separate land‑grabbing case in West Midnapore, and also barred the arrest of former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh while his anticipatory bail application remains pending. investigations. The rulings underscored the court’s insistence on procedural safeguards as while highlighting ongoing legal challenges to faced by senior TMC figures intensify. figures. The state government continues to assert a tough stance on law‑and‑order amid the expanding probe.

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