With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections fast approaching, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took her battle to the streets of Kolkata on Monday, launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government over the escalating LPG crisis. Leading a massive protest march from College Square to Dorina Crossing, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo coined a new slogan: “Give the people gas, not gas balloons!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Allegations of Artificial Shortage:<\/strong> Addressing a sea of supporters, Banerjee accused the Centre of creating an “artificial shortage” by deliberately shutting down servers to disrupt the booking process. She compared the long queues outside gas godowns to the dark days of demonetization. “I have held meetings with gas companies, and there is no shortage of stock. The central government is playing games with the kitchen budgets of ordinary families,” she alleged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Cash Won’t Work, Gas Will”:<\/strong> In a direct challenge to the BJP’s election machinery, the Chief Minister remarked that instead of spending “cash” to fill up rallies at the Brigade Parade Ground, the Union government should use those funds to provide subsidies on LPG. She highlighted that domestic gas prices have skyrocketed to nearly \u20b91,000, making it impossible for middle-class and poor families to survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Poll Battleground:<\/strong> The rally, which saw participation from thousands of women clanging kitchen utensils, signaled that the LPG crisis will be a pivotal issue in the upcoming polls. Banerjee also touched upon the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the freezing of state funds by the Centre. “They can attack us as much as they want, but Bengal will win again,” she asserted, urging the people to boycott the BJP for its “anti-people” policies. The march effectively turned the household struggle into a potent political weapon just as the election fever hits its peak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Elections fast approaching, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took her battle to the streets of Kolkata on Monday, launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government over the escalating LPG crisis. Leading a massive protest march from College Square to Dorina Crossing, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo coined a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-208457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-latest-news"},"yoast_head":"\n