‘CM put the entire system in danger…’ A day before voting, SC gave a big blow to Mamata Banerjee

By Samira Vishwas On Apr 23, 2026

New Delhi: Just a day before the first phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, the Supreme Court strongly reprimanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. During a hearing on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), the top court said that his interference in an ongoing investigation has endangered the democratic processes. The bench made it clear that this is not a matter of Center versus State, but of a Chief Minister at a crucial juncture of the investigation. "interference" Have to give.

Supreme Court reprimanded Mamata Banerjee

According to media reports, the top court made a strong comment saying, “This is not a dispute between the state and the Centre. This is a case where a person, who is the Chief Minister, is interfering in the investigation and putting democracy at risk.” The judges further said, “We had never thought that a day would come in this country when a Chief Minister would interfere in the investigation. The Chief Minister has put the entire system in danger.”

ED sent summons to TMC candidates for the fourth time

Amidst all these developments, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has tightened the noose on Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. ED has issued the fourth summons to two party candidates, Sujit Bose and Rathin Ghosh. Both have been asked to appear before the agency on 24 April 2026. Sujit Bose is contesting from Bidhannagar seat and Rathin Ghosh is contesting from Madhyamgram in the 2026 elections.

Will the impact be seen on Bengal elections?

It is noteworthy that voting will be held in two phases on 294 assembly seats of West Bengal. The first phase is on April 23, in which voting will be held on 152 seats. So the second phase will be held on April 29, when voting will be held on the remaining 142 seats. The results will be declared on 4 May 2026.

The Supreme Court’s comment has come just before the elections, which has further heated up the political atmosphere. Now can this affect voting? Or may Mamata Banerjee suffer some kind of political loss from this? All these questions have also been raised.