Jhargram (WB): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday threw the gauntlet before the BJP ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, declaring: “You cannot defeat me unless I let you”.
The Trinamool Congress supremo, however, did not name the BJP.
Addressing a public meeting at Panchmatha More in Jhargram, Banerjee said she is a tiger, and none should dare attempt to wound her and run the risk of making her “dangerous”.
Emphasizing her resilience, the Trinamool Congress leader compared herself to a tiger, unfazed by opposition attempts to hinder her. Recollecting her resilience in surviving past political violence, she warned adversaries of the danger in underestimating her resolve.
Her speech also addressed recent actions by the Election Commission to suspend government officers, which she criticized as politically biased, linking it to pressure from the BJP leadership. Banerjee rallied for voter vigilance and urged the public to resist stigmatization based on linguistic identity. A senior BJP leader dismissed her fiery rhetoric, attributing it to insecurity.
