‘One-Sided Beneficiary Lessons’: BJP Takes On Mamata Govt Over OBC Checklist In Bengal, TMC Hits Again
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The TMC hit again on the BJP to “cease deceptive the individuals” and stated the social gathering’s “solely agenda” was “divide and rule” with an eye fixed on the 2026 meeting elections
Opposition chief Suvendu Adhikari claimed to “truth examine” West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s speech on OBC beneficiaries within the state meeting. (Picture: PTI/File)
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated backwardness is the one benchmark to resolve OBC standing, the ruling TMC and opposition BJP exchanged barbs over the inclusion of beneficiaries underneath the class.
The BJP, in an in depth put up on social media, accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of “appeasement politics”. It stated for the Bengal authorities, OBC expanded to “One-Sided Beneficiary Lessons” and never Different Backward Lessons.
The TMC hit again on the BJP’s claims in regards to the new listing and to “cease deceptive the individuals together with your lies”. It stated the saffron social gathering’s “solely agenda” is “divide and rule” with an eye fixed on the meeting elections in 2026.
On Tuesday (June 10), Mamata Banerjee instructed the state meeting that there isn’t any reference to faith in deciding the inclusion of any particular person within the OBC class. She stated the one benchmark to resolve this within the state is backwardness and a fee arrange by the state authorities is holding a survey on 50 new subsections for inclusion in that class.
Banerjee addressed the Home after laying the annual report of the West Bengal Fee for Backward Lessons for the monetary 12 months 2024-25.
WHAT DID THE BJP SAY?
In a put up on social media, opposition chief Suvendu Adhikari claimed to “truth examine” Banerjee’s speech on the ground of the state meeting.
He stated this was “peak appeasement politics” by the state authorities. “OBC = Different Backward Lessons. In West Bengal it means One-Sided Beneficiary Lessons,” he stated in a put up on X.
Adhikari alleged that the reservation listing is ready with the intention of offering “solely to Muslims” and “intentionally depriving” Hindus and different spiritual communities.
He stated the federal government has elevated the reservation for OBCs in state providers and posts to 17 per cent, together with 10 per cent reservation for ‘extra backward’ and seven per cent for ‘backward’ lessons classes. Earlier than this, he added, a 7 per cent reservation had been in place since 1997.
“Now, who’re going to reap the advantages of the elevated reservation for the OBCs? Muslims, so simple as that,” he wrote.
OBC = Different Backward Lessons In West Bengal it means One-Sided Beneficiary Lessons.Mamata Banerjee, stated yesterday on the ground of the West Bengal Legislative Meeting that OBC Checklist not ready on the premise of faith.Let’s Truth Test her declare. Simply have a look at the Peak of… pic.twitter.com/9EzhBT55ec— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) June 11, 2025
The BJP chief stated in December 2024, the Supreme Court docket had noticed reservation should not be based mostly on faith. This was whereas it was listening to an enchantment filed by the West Bengal authorities towards the Calcutta Excessive Court docket judgment placing down its coverage to incorporate a number of castes, largely Muslim communities, within the state’s OBC listing.
WHAT DID THE TMC SAY?
Responding to the BJP’s claims, TMC chief Kunal Ghosh supplied particulars of the OBC listing, as per state authorities knowledge.
“LoP @SuvenduWB, everyone knows that ‘Divide and Rule’ is the official coverage of @BJP4India, and your solely agenda for the 2026 elections is to pit Hindus towards Muslims,” Ghosh stated in a put up on X.
🛑 FACT CHECK 🛑Based on official authorities notification dated 03.06.2025 obtainable on https://t.co/6XkVmkW7Ux:👉🏻 Complete OBCs (Backward+ Extra Backward): 140* Muslim: 80* Non-Muslim: 60* Proportion of Muslims: 57.14%👉🏻 Extra Backward OBCs (Class A): 49* Muslim 36*… https://t.co/MzA4rZ8Myh— Kunal Ghosh (@KunalGhoshAgain) June 11, 2025
He stated the Chief Minister had made it “crystal clear” in her speech that backwardness, not faith, was the only real standards for OBC standing.
“…The brand new listing was ready with that precept in thoughts. So cease deceptive the individuals together with your lies,” he added.
Throughout her tackle within the meeting, Banerjee stated there’s a disinformation marketing campaign on social media by some quarters. She stated a fee arrange by the federal government is holding a survey on 50 new subsections for inclusion in that class.
She additional stated 49 subsections have been included underneath the OBC-A and 91 underneath OBC-B classes. Whereas extra backward sections of individuals have been included underneath OBC-A, the much less backward individuals come underneath OBC-B, she stated. All inclusions have been finished after intensive subject surveys and on the premise of suggestions by the fee appointed for identification of such individuals, she added.
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