A fresh First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over remarks allegedly made during a political speech in March 2026, adding to the legal challenges she faces ahead of the state assembly elections.
The FIR was registered on Friday after a complaint filed by a Kolkata resident was treated as a formal case by Kolkata Police. The complaint pertains to statements allegedly made by Banerjee during a public rally in Kolkata in the run-up to the 2026 West Bengal Assembly election campaign.
According to the complainant, Banerjee had warned during her speech that if a particular community united politically, it could have serious consequences for others. The complainant alleged that such remarks were capable of fostering communal tensions and disturbing public harmony.
The complaint, originally submitted by local resident Tushar Kanti Das to the Netaji Nagar Police Station in South Kolkata on May 20, was later forwarded and acted upon by the authorities. Das alleged that while addressing voters and criticizing what she described as the Bharatiya Janata Party’s “misleading publicity,” Banerjee made comments that could be interpreted as creating fear, insecurity and mistrust among different communities.
In his complaint, Das claimed that the remarks were vague in nature but carried the potential to generate apprehension among citizens and deepen social divisions. He argued that the statement could promote misunderstanding and public unrest in a politically sensitive environment.
The latest FIR comes just weeks after another criminal case was registered against the TMC supremo over alleged remarks that reportedly hurt religious sentiments.
In May, advocate Rinki Chattopadhyay Singh lodged a complaint at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station, accusing Banerjee of making statements that offended the religious beliefs of Sanatani Hindus. Singh alleged that police initially declined to register the complaint and acted only after repeated follow-ups.
The lawyer cited two separate remarks made by Banerjee — one during a religious event in 2025 and another at a protest gathering in Dharmatala ahead of the Assembly elections. According to the complaint, these statements had deeply hurt the sentiments of millions of Hindus in India and abroad.
The complaint further referred to another statement allegedly made by Banerjee during the 2026 election campaign, in which she purportedly warned that if a particular community attacked Hindus, “their 12 ta beje jabe,” a Bengali expression implying severe consequences.
Advocate Singh contended that such remarks were intended to influence voters through fear and intimidation while contributing to communal discord. Based on her complaint, police registered an FIR under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 351(1) relating to criminal intimidation and Section 352 concerning intentional insult intended to provoke a breach of peace.
The registration of multiple FIRs against Banerjee has intensified political controversy in West Bengal, where the ruling TMC and the BJP remain locked in a fierce battle ahead of the state elections. While the complaints accuse the Chief Minister of making inflammatory statements, no official response from Banerjee or the TMC regarding the latest FIR had been made public at the time of filing this report.
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