West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee Calls Amit Shah 'Incompetent', Cites BJP MPs on Border Issue

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has kicked off the BJP's 2026 West Bengal Assembly election campaign, accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of facilitating infiltration. In a sharp rebuttal, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee labelled Shah the 'most incompetent Home Minister' and questioned why the Centre has failed to secure borders. Abhishek Banerjee also cited remarks by BJP MPs Ananta Maharaj and Jagannath Sarkar regarding the border's existence to counter the BJP's narrative. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also hit back, stating that border security is the BSF's responsibility and not the state's. The report by India Today's Inderjeet Kundu highlights the intensifying political battle in the state, with the BJP setting a target of a two-thirds majority and making infiltration a core election flashpoint.