West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday that state government will not implement a ban on popular snacks like samosas and jalebi as suggested by some media reports and her government would not interfere with people’s food habits.

In a post on X, Banerjee wrote, “Some media have reported that apparently samosas/jalebis cannot be consumed from now on, based on instructions from the (Union) Health Ministry. This is not a notification from the Government of West Bengal. We are not interfering in every matter. We shall not implement this. I think, samosas and jalebis are popular in other states also. People in those states also love these food items. Let us not interfere with people’s food habits.”

Hitting back, BJP IT cell incharge Amit Malviya said on X, “Sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair with no real governance to offer, Mamata Banerjee has now taken to tweeting about fake issues. The Union Health Ministry has issued no advisory banning the consumption of samosas or jalebis. This is pure fiction — peddled by Mamata for cheap publicity. With her credibility fading and her authority increasingly challenged by her own nephew, this is what she’s been reduced to: spreading falsehoods over imaginary controversies.”