Mamata vows legal action as Shah doubles down on ‘TMC goons’ remark

Amid a high-stakes campaign for Bengal assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying she will file a legal case over his violent remarks. Speaking at a rally in Hooghly, Banerjee urged caution, arguing that as Home Minister, Shah cannot make such comments, and she warned that the move would be legally challenged. The rally followed the first phase of polling across 152 constituencies, which reported a turnout of 92.35 percent, underscoring the high intensity of the race.

Shah, meanwhile, doubled down on his rhetoric on social media, writing that goons should not come out in the second phase, or else he would hang them upside down and straighten them. He asserted that the BJP would win over 110 of the 152 seats in the first phase and has repeatedly framed the contest in terms of alleged corruption and hooliganism in the ruling TMC. Earlier in the week, he shared a symbolic sunset video suggesting the “time of corruption and hooliganism has set.”

In response, Banerjee challenged Shah's language, asking what kind of language a Home Minister uses and reiterating her intent to pursue legal action. She asserted that such rhetoric is unacceptable and insisted that the campaign should focus on issues and development. Her stance adds another layer of tension to a campaign already marked by sharp exchanges between the two leaders as voters head toward the second phase of polling.

The clash comes as Bengal’s political landscape remains highly polarized, with both sides portraying the contest as pivotal for the state’s future. With the first phase delivering a strong turnout and both camps escalating rhetoric, observers say the coming days will test whether hard-hitting language translates into electoral momentum or backfires with voters seeking governance-focused discourse.

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