BJP Is Not Giving Mamata Banerjee The Fight She Wants
On 20 February, Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Samik Bhattacharya found himself doing something unusual for a saffron leader in the state: clarifying that his party had no intention of banning fish or meat in West Bengal.
Provocation and patience: The trigger was a Bihar government directive restricting non vegetarian shops near schools and religious places, a regulation that had nothing to do with Bengal. Within hours, however, the Trinamool Congress had drawn it into the state’s political conversation, with Mamata Banerjee warning of a creeping assault on Bengali food culture.
Read more at: https://swarajyamag.com/west-bengal/bjp-is-not-giving-mamata-banerjee-the-fight-she-wants
- 5 Mar 2026
- WerIndia
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