Do not take law in your hands: Mamata to people in Murshidabad
The Statesman | 3 April 2026
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today urged the people not to take the law in their own hands as she apprehended that the BJP might use the situation to impose President’s rule to jeopardise the election.
She was addressing a gathering at Sagardighi in Murshidabad this afternoon.
She condemned the gherao of the judges by some people in Malda yesterday. “The Election Commission of India has taken all power from me and the Chief Secretary did not bother to inform me about the incident in Malda. But do not take law into your hands as that would be counter-productive. You will have to decide whether you want peaceful election or President’s rule,” she said.
Addressing a Press conference, state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya and TMC candidate from Beleghata Kunal Ghosh said 483 officers, including the state Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, Commissioner of Kolkata Police, District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police have been transferred. “Law and Order is a state subject and the administrative and police officers have been transferred without assigning any cause,” she said, adding: “nowhere in the country so many officers have been transferred and that will cripple the administration,” she said.
Miss Banerjee said the ECI has deliberately dropped the names of the Muslims in Malda, Murshidabad, North and South Dinajpur. “Even in my constituency in Bhowanipore the names of the Muslims have been deleted arbitrarily. Apply before the tribunal and take all the documents. We will provide the lawyers,” she said.
Without naming anyone, she alleged: “Someone flew from Hyderabad and the BJP has provided money to provoke you. Do not fall into their trap. There are traitors here along with some communal people, who will try to destabilise our society. This is BJP’s game plan. Remember, the Muslim leader from Hyderabad had led to split Muslim votes which finally helped the BJP. They are trying out the same experiment here.”
Miss Banerjee said: “Remember the Battle of Plassey. Some people handed over our independence to the British to satisfy their narrow self-interest. Don’t help the traitors,” she maintained.
Coming down heavily on the ‘migratory leaders’, she said: “Where were these leaders when the names of lakhs of people got deleted from the electoral roll. I was the first person to protest and took the matter to the Supreme Court. The ECI is BJP’s stooge and they can play any dirty game. The BJP’s game plan is very simple. First they will delete the genuine voters and then with the help of the NRC will send them to the detention camps. Rest assured, no detention camp will be set up in Bengal so long I am there,” she said.
Mr Byron Biswas, party’s nominee in Sagardighi and Mr Jakir Hossain from Jangipur were on the dais. The CM said; “Take lawyers during filing of the nomination as you will have to be extra cautious.” Miss Banerjee urged the workers “to guard the place where the EVMs will be kept for counting”.