The battle for West Bengal has, this election cycle, been defined less by governance and more by an unrelenting churn of communal politics. What was once one strand among many…
BJP shares clipped video of Mamata’s speech to claim she ‘mocked demolition of temples’
With the high-stakes Bengal elections weeks away, BJP West Bengal on March 28 shared a 8-second video of a pre-election speech by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. The party…
Photo of vandalised Gandhi bust from West Bengal falsely shared as Bangladesh incident
A photo is viral on social media, showing a decapitated statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Amid the escalating diplomatic tensions between India and Bangladesh, several users have circulated the photo as…
SIR gives BJP fresh excuse to demonize Muslims and create polarization; Bengal, Delhi units lead the way
The ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has given the BJP a fresh excuse to intensify its politics of hate. Under the garb of sensitising people about SIR,…
BJP shares 2024 video from Bihar claiming it shows TMC leader beating up cop in West Bengal
Bengal BJP on August 29 targeted the Trinamool Congress by sharing a video in which some people are seen beating up policemen with sticks. A post by the official X…
‘Poor should remain poor’: Bengal BJP shares clipped video distorting context of Mamata’s 2024 Martyrs’ Day remarks
A couple of days after Trinamool Congress’s annual July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Bengal BJP’s official X handle shared a video claiming that West Bengal chief minister Mamata…
BJP’s photo collage on communal unrest in Bengal on Hindu fests: 8 out of 9 pics from CAA stir, 6 from other states
At least three people have been killed in large-scale violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad resulting from protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. While the Calcutta high court has ordered deployment…
‘This is a govt of Mollahs… we were voted in by Hindus’: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari draws the line
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari, along with three party colleagues — Agnimitra Pal, Bankim Ghosh, and Biswanath Karak — were…
‘No govt holiday on Durga Puja in Bengal’: Amit Shah’s false claim at Serampore rally
Mamata Didi had come to power riding on the slogan of ‘Maa Mati Manush’, but that slogan has vanished. The slogan of ‘Mullah, Madrasa, Mafia’ has taken its place in…
‘Metro services in 20 cities’: BJP’s Modi poster uses train photo from Singapore
Several social media handles of BJP state or district units have shared a poster with a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and an image of elevated metro-railway lines in…