Mamata Banerjee intends to turn West Bengal into Bangladesh, alleges BJP

Terming the situation in West Bengal as reminiscent of ‘Banga Bhanga’, the 1905 partition of Bengal by the British, the BJP on Saturday (January 17, 2026) alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trying to separate the State from India by inciting violence to stop SIR and protect Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators, and called upon the people of the State to “wake up” and unite against it.

“To keep India united, we must be united. ‘Ek hain to safe hain’ (If we are together, we are safe),” BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi.

He said that to appease certain groups, the British had tried to divide Bengal, and claimed a similar situation prevails in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, accusing the Chief Minister of trying to turn West Bengal into Bangladesh.