Participating in a debate during the winter session of the West Bengal Assembly last month, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee made an observation about pickpockets in crowded buses in the State capital, Kolkata.
They never work alone and are the first ones to shout ‘chor chor (thief, thief)’ when caught in the act, helping them escape, she said. Ms. Banerjee’s remark left members of the treasury benches in splits, but it was meant to drive home the point that the Opposition’s allegations of corruption against her have no basis.
During the session, Opposition MLAs led by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who had cut his teeth in the TMC before switching to the BJP in December 2020, accused the ruling party of corruption and pointed the finger at the Chief Minister.
