West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee Have Preponed Schemes; To Be Effective From Today.

Kolkata; March 2026: In a starch response to the BJP’s ‘Bhang Bangla – Break Bengal’ rhetorical slogan, the Honourable Chief Minister Of West Bengal have Preponed 02 Major Schemes, those which were earlier scheduled to be implemented from 01st April 2026 (FY:2026-2027), has been officially launched today, 07th March 2026.

In a move aimed at supporting vulnerable sections, the CM has announced the immediate rollout of two welfare schemes – Banglar Yuva Sathi (BYS) and Bhumihin Khet Mazdoor (BKM), which were

originally scheduled to commence in April. “We had announced two schemes while presenting the Budget. One is Banglar Yuva Sathi, and the other is Bhumihin Khet Mazdoor. Both the schemes were supposed to start from April, but we have decided to start them from today onwards”, she said.

She further added that these initiatives would focus on skill development for migrant workers and jute industry labourer’s development, covering approximately 10 lakh beneficiaries. “If migrant workers are interested, we will join them for skill development, and jute workers will join in this skill development. The number of workers is approximately 10 lakhs”, she added.

Addressing an event in Kolkata, the Chief Minister flagged the hike in LPG cylinder prices and raised concerns over new booking guidelines requiring consumers to book gas 21 days in advance.

“Gas prices have increased again. Now you have to book gas 21 days prior, so what will you do for 21 days if the gas at your home is over? What will you eat? Will you give home delivery of food to people? Even the kerosene quota has been reduced. You’re increasing prices of things every day”, she said, questioning the intent behind the hikes.

The Chief Minister further accused the Central government of targeting the state politically. “This is why you want votes deleted? To break Bengal? Others may be scared of you, but we aren’t. We will unmask you”, she added.

Mamata Banerjee also announced a protest rally to be held tomorrow, against LPG price hikes, kerosene shortages, and the removal of women’s names in the SIR process. Alleging a broader plot, she claimed that the Centre was attempting what she termed “Bhang Bengal”, but said such a plan would not succeed. She added, “There is a plan to ‘Bhang Bengal’, and it will remain just a plan. Handle Epstein first, then look at Bengal”, she remarked.

Yesterday, on 06th March, CM Mamata Banerjee held a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). In a post on X, Trinamool Congress said “Bangla-Birodhi” BJP is manipulating the democratic process through “silent invisible rigging”.

“Smt. @MamataOfficial has taken her place at the dharna mancha in Dharmatala, standing shoulder to shoulder with the people whose voices @BJP4India and its puppet @ECISVEEP are desperate to erase. Every time a handful of Zamindars rear their ugly heads to trample on the rights and dignity of ordinary citizens, Bengal answers with the thunder of millions rising together to resist their arrogance and despotism. Bangla-Birodhi BJP believed they could bend Bengal to their will by deleting genuine voters and manipulating the democratic process through their SILENT INVISIBLE RIGGING”, the party wrote on X.

“What they got instead was the fierce, unyielding defiance of a people who refuse to bow, refuse to be silenced, and refuse to let their democracy be stolen”, it added. Earlier, the CM had criticised the process, claiming that “deeply flawed SIR” is marking living people “dead”, stating that the stories she heard were heartbreaking on February 4.

“Today, at Banga Bhawan in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri, I met victims of the deeply flawed SIR process, families who have lost loved ones and citizens who, despite being alive, have been falsely marked ‘dead’ and erased from the electoral rolls. Their testimonies were heartbreaking. In a democracy, to

inflict such suffering on the people is not just tragic; it is unconscionable”, the post said. The CM has described the exercise as a “reckless and inhumane” assault on democracy that has selectively targeted the people of Bengal, claiming that many people, including senior citizens, migrant workers, and daily wage earners, have seen their lives thrown into “chaos” by the process.

A central point of Banerjee’s grievance was the deployment of an “unprecedented number of micro-observers” in West Bengal. “Women, senior citizens, migrant workers, daily wage earners, and patients whose entire lives have been thrown into chaos by this reckless and inhumane exercise. What is even more alarming is that, without any statutory authority and in violation of the Representation of the People Act, an unprecedented number of micro-observers have been deployed in Bengal to usurp the

powers of EROs and AROs”, she wrote on X.

Earlier, Banerjee alleged that she was humiliated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during their meeting on Monday. ECI sources said that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar responded to the queries of CM Mamata Banerjee, who led the party delegation to EC, and explained

to them that the rule of law shall prevail in the SIR process and anybody taking the law into their own hands shall be dealt with strictly as per rules.

Suvro Sanyal – Team Maverick.