Strongly condemn shameful and unacceptable treatment meted out to TMC MPs, says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday (January 9, 2026) condemned the treatment meted out to party MPs during a protest outside the Home Ministry’s office in Delhi, calling it “shameful and unacceptable” and an “assault” on democratic rights.

Several Trinamool Congress MPs were detained while staging protests against alleged misuse of probe agencies by the Centre.

In a X post, Ms. Banerjee said “I strongly condemn the shameful and unacceptable treatment meted out to our Members of Parliament. Dragging elected representatives on the streets for exercising their democratic right to protest outside the Home Minister’s office is not law enforcement – it is arrogance in uniform. This is a democracy, not the BJP’s private property.

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“Democracy does not function on the convenience or comfort of those in power. When BJP leaders protest, they expect red carpets and special privileges. When opposition MPs raise their voices, they are dragged, detained, and humiliated. This double standard exposes the BJP’s idea of democracy – obedience, not dissent.”

The West Bengal Chief Minister further stated that “Let it be clear: respect is mutual. You respect us, we respect you. You drag us on the road, and we will drag you back to the constitutional idea of tolerance, dissent, and democratic morality. This is our India. We are citizens by right, not at the mercy of a chair, a badge, or a position of power. No government, no party, and no Home Minister gets to decide who deserves dignity in a democracy.”

Ms. Banerjee is leading a protest march in Kolkata against the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the I-PAC office, and residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain.