TMC-BJP Fury Erupts in Bengal Assembly: Mamata Slams BJP for 'Fueling Sandeshkhali Bloodshed'; Adjournment Motion Triggers Chaos

Kolkata, November 2, 2025 – The West Bengal Legislative Assembly descended into pandemonium on Saturday as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unleashed a blistering attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing it of orchestrating a "conspiracy of communal carnage" in the volatile Sandeshkhali region. The explosive allegations, rooted in fresh outbreaks of violence that have claimed three lives and displaced hundreds, prompted the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to move an adjournment motion seeking immediate suspension of normal business for a debate. The move sparked a near-fistfight on the House floor, with BJP MLAs storming the Speaker's podium and TMC members retaliating with slogan-shouting, forcing a 90-minute adjournment amid tearful pleas from the CM for "peace over politics."

The clash, unfolding in the sweltering Gothic halls of the Writers' Buildings assembly, has reignited the state's simmering North 24 Parganas tinderbox, where land disputes and caste tensions have long simmered under the shadow of the 2024 Sandeshkhali uprising. With local body elections looming in 2026, Banerjee's diatribe—delivered in her signature mix of Bengali fire and maternal admonition—positions the TMC as the bulwark against "Delhi's divisive designs," while the BJP counters with claims of a "TMC shield for rapists and goons."

 Banerjee's Bombshell: "BJP's Poison Pen in Sandeshkhali's Wounds"

The session, slated for routine monsoon relief discussions, veered off-rails within minutes of convening at 11 AM when Banerjee, flanked by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee and loyalists like Firhad Hakim, seized the floor unannounced. "The BJP isn't here to develop Bengal; they're here to destroy it. They've sent their karyakartas to Sandeshkhali not with development files, but with hate pamphlets and guns to incite Hindu-Muslim riots. Three innocents dead—farmers shot in their fields—and who benefits? The vultures in Nagpur and Delhi!" she thundered, her voice cracking as she brandished grainy photos of torched homes and bloodied protest sites, projected on the assembly's digital screen.

Banerjee's accusations centered on a November 1 flare-up in Sandeshkhali's Block II, where a TMC panchayat member's alleged land grab sparked clashes between local Adivasi groups and BJP-backed farmers. Eyewitness accounts, corroborated by a state fact-finding team, describe masked agitators distributing tricolor-flagged flyers urging "economic boycott of Muslim traders," leading to retaliatory arson on a BJP office and the fatal shooting of two BJP workers and one TMC supporter. The CM implicated BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar directly, claiming intercepted WhatsApp chats from his office urged "maximum disruption" to embarrass the TMC ahead of the assembly's winter session. "This is their Operation Sandeshkhali 2.0—same script as 2024, but bloodier. We won't let Bengal burn for their votes," she vowed, tears streaming down her face—a rare vulnerability that galvanized TMC benches into a chorus of "Jai Bangla!"

The adjournment motion, tabled by TMC whip Kalyan Banerjee (no relation to the CM), demanded a special House committee to probe "external instigation" and ₹50 crore in immediate relief for victims. Speaker Biman Banerjee, a TMC veteran, accepted it under Rule 185, but not before BJP Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari leaped to his feet, labeling it a "Mamata Moshaira"—a theatrical farce.

 Assembly Anarchy: From Slogans to Scuffles

What followed was vintage Bengal legislative theater, laced with peril. Adhikari, the firebrand TMC defector who spearheaded the 2024 Sandeshkhali exposé against now-jailed TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, retorted with equal venom: "Didi, your party's rapists roam free while you play the victim card. Sandeshkhali bleeds because TMC's land mafia starves the poor—BJP is the voice of the voiceless, not the arsonist!" His words ignited a fusillade: TMC MLAs, including Madhumita Munshi, hurled files and water bottles toward the opposition benches, while BJP's Agnimitra Paul waved placards screaming "Justice for Sandeshkhali Sisters."

The melee peaked when Adhikari and TMC's Javed Ahmed Khan nearly came to blows near the Well of the House, separated only by marshals. Women MLAs from both sides waded in—Paul accusing TMC of "misogyny," Munshi retorting with "BJP's Islamophobia." Speaker Biman, banging his gavel futilely, adjourned the House till 2:30 PM, as opposition members staged a sit-in, chanting "Mamata Hatao, Bengal Bachao." Outside, pro-TMC crowds clashed with BJP youth wing activists, leading to 15 arrests and a lathi charge by Kolkata Police.

Upon resumption, the debate fizzled under procedural wrangling: BJP boycotted the motion vote, calling it "prejudiced," allowing it to pass 150-0. But the damage was done—live telecasts on channels like ABP Ananda captured the ugliness, drawing censures from the Election Commission for "breaching decorum."

 Sandeshkhali's Shadow: From 2024 Uprising to 2025 Inferno

The latest violence revives the ghosts of February 2024, when Sheikh's arrest for sexual assault and land encroachment triggered week-long protests, catapulting Adhikari to national BJP stardom and denting TMC's rural fortress. A CBI probe, ongoing since, has charged 15 TMC leaders, but Banerjee's government has countered with its own SIT, alleging BJP "infiltration" via RSS shakhas. Recent triggers include a disputed 500-acre wetland reclamation project, where BJP alleges TMC favoritism to Muslim Waqf boards, while locals claim it's a ploy to evict Adivasis for real estate barons.

Data from the state home department paints a grim picture: Sandeshkhali reported 45 violent incidents in 2025 alone, up 60% from last year, with 200 FIRs for rioting. Human rights groups like Amnesty India have flagged "communal polarization," urging neutral probes. "Both parties exploit grievances—BJP for Hindutva votes, TMC for minority consolidation—but the poor pay the price," said activist Suman Chattopadhyay.

Reactions poured in swiftly. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing a BJP rally in Howrah, dubbed Banerjee's speech "deflection from dynastic decay," promising a white paper on "Bengal's lawlessness." Adhikari, on X, posted: "Mamata's tears are crocodile—Sandeshkhali cries for justice! #BJPStandsWithVictims." TMC's Abhishek, the party's heir apparent, fired back: "BJP's hate factories are exposed. We'll march to Delhi if needed."

Civil society is alarmed: The Calcutta High Court took suo motu cognizance, summoning top cops for Monday. Kolkata's intellectual elite, from filmmakers to poets, issued a joint statement decrying "politics of provocation." On the ground in Sandeshkhali, fear reigns—markets shuttered, schools empty. "We just want our fields back, not netas fighting over our blood," said Rani Mondal, a displaced widow whose husband was among the dead.

This assembly Armageddon comes as TMC nurses wounds from 2024 Lok Sabha setbacks (24/42 seats) and eyes a 2026 municipal rebound. Analysts see Banerjee's gambit as a masterstroke: Rallying her Muslim-Bengali base (35% of electorate) against a BJP eyeing 100+ assembly seats via "appeasement" barbs. But risks abound—a prolonged probe could unearth more TMC skeletons, echoing Sheikh's fall.

Pollster Biswajit Dhar forecasts: "TMC gains short-term sympathy, but BJP's victim narrative could peel 5% rural votes if violence persists." As dusk fell over the Hooghly, with assembly echoes fading, Bengal braces for aftershocks. In Sandeshkhali's misty paddy fields, where grievances fester like open wounds, the real battle—for land, dignity, and democracy—rages on, far from Kolkata's corridors of power.