Abhishek presents report card of govt, canvases for thumping majority
The Statesman | 4 April 2026
Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamul Congress was attending a public meeting at Patrasayer Gorur Hath, Sonamukhi. Candidates Shyamali Roy Bagdi from Indus, Dr. Kallol Saha from Sonamukhi, and Subrata Dutta from Onda were present on the dais.
He said in Sonamukhi, Dr. Kallol Saha has been serving as a doctor for over 30 years. He is a former director of the Durgapur Steel Plant Hospital, while the BJP candidate from the constituency is almost missing. He said in Indas, Shyamali Roy Bagdi is the daughter of this soil.
In 2021, we lost Indas by a margin of over 7,000, but in 2024, we were leading from the seat by a margin of over 9,000. In Indas, in 2015, we established Akui Kamalabala Women’s College. A Kisan Mandi has also been established in Rol GP, and we have also established Karmatirtha in Indas. The state government has already approved a bridge in Bhagabatpur. In Sonamukhi, around Rs 14 crore was spent to build a bridge in Nafardanga over the Shali river in 2013, which connects Sonamukhi, Radhanagar, and Dhulai GP. In Sonamukhi, a new fire station was established in 2023. In 2022, an ITI college was established. Under the Green City project, Sonamukhi has been decked up in a new look with lighting. Sonamukhi has been named after Maa Swarnamoyee, he said.
Our government has provided houses to around 1,06,000 families in the last two years in Bankura district, without any help from the Centre. In Sonamukhi alone, under Banglar Bari, 16,000 families have benefited, and in Indas, the number is 22,272 families in the last 2 years. 76,000 women receive Lakshmir Bhandar in Sonamukhi, and 80,000 women receive it in Indas. Under Khadya Sathi, 2,80,000 people from Sonamukhi have benefited, and in Indas, 3,04,000 people have benefited. Under Pathashree Rastashree, in Sonamukhi, 71 roads have been constructed and renovated, covering 93 km at a cost of Rs 35 crore. Under Pathashree phases 2, 3, and 4 in Indas, 207 roads have been constructed and renovated, covering 366 km at a cost of Rs 140 crore. The Centre has no contribution to this
“I request you, no matter how hot it is, stand in queues and vote for TMC on the 23rd to ensure that development in this area continues. Only then will there be a chance of a new super-speciality hospital in Indas and Sonamukhi,” he said.
He said that many people are involved in potato farming. I have received the information. We will ensure that a cold storage is established somewhere between Sonamukhi and Indas. Earlier, in the state budget, Mamata Banerjee announced that 50 cold storages would be set up across the state, and out of that, at least 2-3 will be in Bankura. But you will also have to ensure TMC’s victory in such a way that the BJP cannot find a candidate from here for the next 100 years.