Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA from Bharatpur and the leader of the Janata Unnayan Party, on Saturday claimed he had to deliver provocative speeches before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls “on chief minister Mamata Banerjee’sinstructions”. “This had happened during a Trinamool rally in Burwan of the district. As a result I had to say all these (provocative things) to counter Yogi Adityanath of the BJP,” said Kabir. “During the meetings of the chief minister ahead of the 2024 polls, I was with the chief minister all the time. I never saw the chief minister speaking to Kabir in private.

Source: The Telegraph February 01, 2026 02:23 UTC