The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) will maintain its annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata at present, July 21, with social gathering supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee anticipated to hit out on the BJP over the alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant staff within the saffron party-ruled states.
Lakhs of TMC supporters from throughout the state have already arrived within the metropolis for the rally. In addition to Banerjee, TMC nationwide common secretary Abhishek Banerjee would be the key speaker on the rally.
The programme, held yearly to commemorate the killing of 13 Youth Congress staff in a 1993 police firing, has grown into the social gathering’s largest political occasion. This yr’s rally holds significance as it’s being seen because the launchpad for the TMC’s marketing campaign for the 2026 West Bengal meeting elections.
Banerjee is more likely to sharpen her Bengali satisfaction pitch, accusing the BJP of linguistic profiling and “criminalising poverty” within the title of nationwide safety.
The BJP, in the meantime, had dismissed the allegations as political posturing, blaming the TMC authorities for the chaos over the documentation of migrant staff and infiltration.
With political temperatures rising, all eyes will likely be on Banerjee’s speech, which is predicted to set the tone for the TMC’s marketing campaign for the 2026 state polls.
