• ‘Chargesheet’ first, manifesto next: Amit Shah to release document listing failures of TMC government
    Indian Express | 28 March 2026
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to release a ‘chargesheet’ against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal on Saturday. The document, according to party sources, will outline a series of allegations targeting the state government.

    Shah is expected to arrive in Kolkata late Friday night, unveil the ‘chargesheet’ the following day, and then return to Delhi. He is also likely to hold meetings with senior party leaders to review the election campaign in the poll-bound state and finalise strategies.

    The BJP is expected to publish its manifesto, Sankalp Patra, by the first week of April. Suggestions received from the public during the recent Parivartan Yatra are likely to be incorporated into the document, sources said.

    The ‘chargesheet’ is likely to concentrate on the ‘failures’ of the Mamata Banerjee government, including the collapse of law and order, systemic political violence, rampant corruption, and demographic changes that pose an internal security threat to the country, as per the BJP. It will also highlight alleged scams such as the Rose Valley chit fund scam, the School Service Commission scam, irregularities in ration distribution under central schemes, etc.

    A senior party leader said the document will also mention the “denial of dearness allowance, non-implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission, and shelter provided to infiltrators”. It will also speak about the collapse of law and order and “the betrayal of women by the ruling government while turning the state into an industrial graveyard”.

    Party sources further said that issues concerning tea garden workers, youth unemployment, the failing healthcare system, and problems in the education sector may also be included.

    Earlier this week, BJP national president Nitin Nabin visited the state for two days and held marathon meetings with senior leaders and party workers.

    Elections are scheduled to be held on April 23 and April 29 in West Bengal. The results will be announced on May 4.

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