{"id":11262,"date":"2026-04-12T13:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11262"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:34:22","slug":"130206816-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=11262","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;To divide West Bengal&#8217;: Mamata claims Centre trying to &#8216;trifurcate&#8217; state through delimitation | India News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130206899,imgsize-32334,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/130206899.jpg\" alt=\"'To divide West Bengal': Mamata claims Centre trying to 'trifurcate' state through delimitation\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Centre of carrying out delimitation exercise to trifurcate the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"1\"\/>While addressing poll rallies in Chhatna and Onda in West Bengal&#8217;s Bankura district, Mamata said that parts of West Bengal could be merged with Bihar and Odisha, and it would result in hardships in Bengalu living in those areas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Bhowanipore Battle: Is Mamata Banerjee\u2019s Stronghold Under Pressure from SIR?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>&#8220;The BJP is planning to bring in a delimitation bill to divide West Bengal into three parts. It may merge parts of West Bengal with Bihar or Odisha, and torture Bengalis there,&#8221; Mamata said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Mamata also alleged that the BJP has struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the Trinamool Congress from power in the state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>She made the apparent reference to a viral video of Aam Janata Unnayan Party chief Humayun Kabir, who was purportedly heard saying that he was in close touch with BJP leaders, including Suvendu Adhikari, to unseat Mamata from power and that he received Rs 200 crore as an advance payment of a Rs 1,000-crore deal to split minority votes to defeat the TMC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;They (BJP) have struck a Rs 1,000-crore deal to unseat the TMC from power in West Bengal,&#8221; the party supremo said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>She also alleged that central forces deployed in the state for the upcoming polls were &#8220;disrespecting&#8221; women in the name of conducting searches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The CM also claimed that she was denied permission to hold a rally despite the venue being available, while quick clearance was given for Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s meeting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>She also accused the BJP of bribing voters before elections, and called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls the &#8220;country&#8217;s biggest scam&#8221; in recent times.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>&#8220;The SIR is the biggest scam the country has seen in recent times. Everyone in the world knows that your government will topple in 2026. We will then scrap all the anti-people laws brought in by your government,&#8221; she added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>&#8220;The BJP bribes voters before the elections. But they forget their promises soon after the polling is over. <!-- -->That was seen in the Bihar elections,&#8221; Mamata said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The TMC chief further alleged that the BJP would try to manipulate the polling process to win the election and urged the people to remain alert and keep a tab on the voting machines.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>&#8220;Be alert about the voting machines. The BJP has planned slow voting and slow counting. 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