CM warns Jamuria MLA to restrain his son’s from using beacon lights
The Statesman | 30 March 2026
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has warned TMC candidate and sitting Jamuria MLA Hare Ram Singh to ensure that his son stops using a vehicle fitted with a red beacon.
“I have heard that your son is moving in a vehicle with a red beacon. The TMC does not support such a culture in our state, and we stopped its use around five years ago,” the Chief Minister said.
She was addressing a rally in support of TMC candidate Kalo Baran Mondal at Khandra Ground in Raniganj. With Hare Ram Singh present on the stage, she instructed that his son, Prem Pal Singh, should immediately refrain from such activities, stating that they send the wrong message to the society.
Meanwhile, BJP candidate Bijon Mukherjee alleged that the MLA’s son has created an atmosphere of fear in Jamuria over the past five years. “An ISF supporter was attacked with an axe a few days ago. For the past two days, he has been claiming to be the de facto MLA of Jamuria and roaming in a vehicle fitted with a red beacon. Everyone in Jamuria, including local party leaders, knows who he associates with,” he claimed.
Responding to the allegations, Hare Ram Singh said opposition parties were levelling false accusations out of fear of defeat. He asserted that the people of Jamuria would vote for the TMC as they wanted a government led by Mamata Banerjee.
Prem Pal Singh, a TMC youth secretary, had earlier drawn attention after a speech during the Ram Navami festival went viral, in which he claimed that he had been an MLA and would remain one. In reality, it is his father, Hare Ram Singh, a former INTTUC leader, who holds the position.
Mamata Banerjee also criticised recent administrative changes, stating that the Election Commission of India had removed officers in Raghunathganj in Murshidabad, after which unrest had occurred. “Who will take responsibility for that?” she asked.
Later, while campaigning in Kashipur in Purulia for TMC candidate Soumen Beltharia, she alleged that the BJP might attempt to place people in detention camps after the elections, asserting that she would not allow such a move.
She further warned voters in Purulia against supporting the BJP, alleging that the party was distributing large sums of money.