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NEW DELHI: Union concern curate Nirmala Sitharaman connected Wednesday deed retired astatine West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee implicit the contented of instrumentality and bid successful the poll-bound state. Replying to a statement connected the Union Budget 2026 successful the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said that "bombs, and not law" prevail successful nether Mamata's rule."Bengal mein weaponry chalta hai, kanun nahi chalta (in Bengal, it is bombs that prevail, not the law)", she said, starring to uproar by absorption leaders. She criticised the CM for advising women to stay indoors successful the evenings alternatively of taking steps to amended the state’s instrumentality and bid situation.She referred to a June 2025 bomb blast successful Kaliganj that claimed a child’s life, noting that a TMC person was arrested successful transportation with the incident.
West Bengal is scheduled to caput to the polls successful the coming months.Responding to remarks by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, Sitharaman accused him of misleading the House by claiming that GST is levied connected milk, stationery and education. She besides rejected his assertion that GST is imposed adjacent successful death, clarifying that ceremonial services person ne'er been taxed nether the GST regime. The curate added that the Budget contains respective proposals successful which the West Bengal authorities tin enactment to beforehand the state’s interests.
