MP Mahua Moitra ignited a political controversy by questioning the role of Gujaratis in the War for Independence compared to Bengalis, in response to the BJP's 'chargesheet' against the Mamata Banerjee government.

West Bengal BJP chief Shamik Bhattacharya has criticized the Mamata Banerjee government, calling the recent arrest of terror suspects with alleged links to Lashkar-e-Taiba a 'demographic invasion'.