'Your time is up', Shah tells Mamata days after PM's visit

Mamata opposing Op Sindoor to appease minorities; Murshidabad riots state-sponsored: Shah

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Three days after PM Modi's visit to Alipurduar in north Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah came to Kolkata and while addressing party workers, asserted that Mamata Banerjee's tenure as Chief Minister was set to end in 2026. "Didi, I want to tell you that your time is up," he said.

Shah launched a sharp attack on Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of insulting Indian women by criticising Operation Sindoor — a military strike that "led to the killing of hundreds of terrorists inside Pakistan".

Targeting the Chief Minister's stance on Operation Sindoor, the BJP leader accused her of betraying women. "Mamata Banerjee is criticising Operation Sindoor to appease Muslim vote bank in Bengal. By criticising Operation Sindoor, Mamata Banerjee is insulting mothers and sisters of this country. Mothers, sisters of Bengal would teach Mamata Banerjee and TMC a lesson in 2026 polls for criticising Operation Sindoor," he said.

The Home Minister questioned Banerjee's silence on the Pahalgam terror attack.

"Mamata Banerjee remained silent when tourists from Bengal were killed in the Pahalgam terror attack," he said.

Shah said the recent violence in Murshidabad was not spontaneous but orchestrated by the State.