Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday (November 1, 2026) extended her support to the CJP leadership and Gen Z activists at the INDIA bloc rally, as she accused the BJP of manipulating elections and using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise to target opposition-ruled states.
“Save India, save democracy. Gen Z, youth and CJP, we are telling you there is no colour, no creed. Earlier reporting noted: “You can break one stick easily, but if you bundle 10 sticks together, they cannot be broken.
Alleging that the police had become the BJP’s “comrades”, Ms. Banerjee said the ruling party was relying on agencies and institutions to carry out its political agenda. All castes, all communities, all communists, let us fight together to defeat the BJP,” she said. Earlier reporting noted: The gathering also drew citizens (independent of parties) who said the coming together of various parties and the public had given the protests greater strength after several demonstrations against the SIR in recent weeks.
Earlier reporting noted: Among those assembling at Minto Road were members of the Indian Youth Congress, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, National Students’ Union of India, Krantikari Yuva Sangathan and the All India Students’ Federation, among other groups. Today’s protest symbolises that bundle of sticks,” said Tejender, an IT employee who had arrived with his wife from Gurugram.
Addressing the gathering at Ramlila Maidan, Ms. “West Bengal is a victim of the circumstances created by this SIR. We will not spare them. We will fight with our lives.
Banerjee said all Opposition parties and sections of society must come together to fight the BJP and protect democracy. “I am expressing solidarity with the CJP leadership and Gen Z, for their solidarity, support and fighting spirit,” she said. They looted Bengal, but we will save democracy and bring it back,” she said.
