Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally, Banerjee gave a clarion call to defeat the BJP in the 2026 Assembly elections and eventually oust it from power at the Centre
Mamata Banerjee addresses a gathering in Kolkata. PIC/PTI
Sharpening her ‘Bengali asmita’ pitch ahead of the 2026 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of unleashing “linguistic terrorism” on Bengalis, asserting that the fight for identity and language will continue until the saffron party is defeated.
Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally, Banerjee gave a clarion call to defeat the BJP in the 2026 Assembly elections and eventually oust it from power at the Centre, declaring, “If this linguistic profiling doesn’t stop, our resistance movement will reach New Delhi.”
“If needed, there will be another language movement against the BJP’s terrorism on the Bengali language... From July 27, a movement will start in Bengal in protest against the attack on Bengalis, Bengali languag, and ‘Bhasha santras’ (linguistic terrorism),” she announced, positioning the campaign as a mass resistance to the alleged marginalisation of Bengali identity.
“We must win more seats in the 2026 assembly polls and then march to Delhi to defeat the BJP,” Banerjee said. Accusing the BJP of harassing Bengalis in states ruled by it, Banerjee alleged attempts to erase the identity of the community — from NRC notices to exclusion of names from voter lists and even detention camps.
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