RGV says Mamata Banerjee is attacking democracy after refusing to resign
Ram Gopal Varma criticized Mamata Banerjee for refusing to resign after West Bengal election results. The rejection of the decision as well as allegations against the BJP and the Election Commission have intensified the political confrontation.
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma said he is shocked by the demise of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. refused to resign As Chief Minister of West Bengal after her party’s defeat in the 2026 assembly elections, the results of which were declared on Monday. BJP won 207 seats and easily crossed the halfway mark of 148, while TMC, which was in power for 15 years, was reduced to 80.
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Banerjee rejected the result and accused the BJP and the Election Commission of “robbing” the democratic process, while insisting that her party would remain the moral winner. Responding to his comments, Verma said democracy is about institutions and attacking them is tantamount to attacking democracy.
In a post on X, Verma wrote, “After so many decades in politics and 15 years as CM, I can’t believe that @MamataOfficial is ignoring that democracy is about institutions in its DNA and attacking them is tantamount to attacking democracy itself.” He was reacting after Banerjee refused to step down and accused the BJP of ‘robbing’ the election.
Addressing the media on Tuesday, Banerjee said, “I will not resign. I have not lost. I will not go to Raj Bhavan… The question does not arise. We did not lose the elections. They may defeat us officially through the Election Commission, but morally we won the elections.”
He also alleged She was “mistreated.” and kicked in the stomach during the counting process, and claimed that CCTV cameras were deliberately switched off while his agents were attacked.
Banerjee further said, “My goal is very clear. I will strengthen the Indian team just like a small person. I don’t have any chair now, so I am a common man. So, you can’t tell me that I am using your chair. I am a free bird now. I have spent my whole life in the service of the people, even in these 15 years I have not taken back a single chair.” Money Of pension. I’m not taking any Money Of salary also. But now, I am a free bird. So, I have to do some work, which I will do.”
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the BJP’s performance in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The results marked a major political shift in the state, even though Banerjee disputed the decision and refused to resign.