Mamata Banerjee Accuses Modi of Misusing Machinery

India===West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misusing government machinery for political campaigns, specifically citing his address to the nation regarding the women's quota bill as an 'illegal campaign' for the India===Bharatiya Janata Party. She alleged a violation of the Model Code of Conduct and questioned the delay in implementing the women's reservation bill, which was passed in September 2023. Banerjee also criticized the India===Bharatiya Janata Party for linking the delimitation bill with the women's quota legislation and for allegedly using central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation, India===Enforcement Directorate, and India===Income-tax Department to intimidate India===Trinamool Congress leaders. The dispute is unfolding during the India===West Bengal assembly elections, with Mamata Banerjee warning that the India===Bharatiya Janata Party's rise to power could jeopardize welfare benefits introduced by her government.