As the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections approach, political tension is rising with central agencies stepping up investigations against key leaders of the Trinamool Congress.
Agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and National Investigation Agency have intensified their probes into multiple cases, including alleged municipal recruitment scams and land-grabbing allegations. In the past month, at least four TMC candidates have been summoned and questioned.
Among them, Fire Minister Sujit Bose has been called by the ED in connection with irregularities in municipal appointments. Investigations suggest that illegal recruitments may have taken place between 2014 and 2018 in several civic bodies.
Another senior leader, Rathin Ghosh, has also been summoned over similar recruitment scam allegations. Meanwhile, Debasish Kumar is facing questioning in a land-grabbing case linked to a private construction group.
In a separate development, Manab Kumar Parua appeared before the NIA in connection with a 2022 blast case in East Midnapore.
The TMC has strongly reacted, accusing the BJP of misusing central agencies to disrupt election campaigns. Party leaders claim these actions are politically motivated attempts to target opposition candidates ahead of polls.
With voting scheduled in two phases on April 23 and April 29, the political atmosphere in West Bengal continues to intensify amid investigations and counter-allegations.
