Mamata confronts cops deployed at Delhi's Banga Bhawan, claims SIR-affected families 'threatened'
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Mamata Banerjee confronts Delhi police, alleging threats to SIR-affected families, condemning heavy security and calling for justice.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (February 2, 2026) confronted police personnel deployed outside the Banga Bhawan in Delhi and alleged harassment of the families affected by the SIR exercise in her State.
Police said security arrangements in the area have been stepped up after the incident.
Addressing reporters, she claimed that people from West Bengal who were staying at Banga Bhawan were being "threatened" and questioned the heavy police deployment. She added, however, that she doesn't blame police, but "those who are on the top".
Ms. Banerjee, who arrived in Delhi on Sunday (February 1), reached the West Bengal government's guest house, ahead of her scheduled meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the eastern State.
She was seen directly confronting the security personnel outside the building, asserting that she was in the national capital for justice to the families that suffered during SIR, and not for an agitation.
"People from Bengal are being threatened in Banga Bhawan… Our case is going on in the Supreme Court, we have a meeting at the Election Commission. We are here with an official appointment… People have died, can their families not talk to the media?" Ms. Banerjee said while talking to reporters.
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