Calling BJP leaders "zamindars", Banerjee told voters, "At times listen to what BJP candidates say, take money if they offer it, but pass on the information and vote for the TMC."
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted in a pitched battle with the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in her long-held bastion, making it the state's most closely watched Assembly seat.
Of a total 13,618 applications relating to SC/ST atrocity cases received between January 2020 and March 10, 2026, at least 2,911 cases are pending across 301 tehsils.
According to locals, one centre -- Pudhu Colony East Centre -- was established in 1979, while the other -- Pudhu Colony West Centre -- came up in 1982.
