Mamata Banerjee Leads TMC Protest March in Kolkata Accusing Centre of Political Targeting

The main focus of today’s news bulletin is on Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of West Bengal and Trinamool Congress supremo, leading a high-profile protest march in South Kolkata after recent Enforcement Directorate raids in the city. At the rally, Banerjee stated: 'She is the victim, she is being targeted by the central government by the Modi regime and the BJP is using the central agencies to in a sense corner her because she is the last woman standing...' She was seen galvanising large numbers of women supporters and accused the Centre of using ED and other agencies for political vendetta ahead of the approaching West Bengal Assembly elections. The report highlights the street-level mobilisation that is Banerjee’s hallmark and the underlying political tensions.