Wed May 07 19:14:09 UTC 2025: ## West Bengal Chief Minister Supports India’s Retaliatory Strikes in Pakistan
**Kolkata, May 8, 2025** – Following India’s Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory strike against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voiced her strong support for the Union government’s actions. Addressing a press conference, Ms. Banerjee emphasized national unity in the fight against terrorism, stating, “We are together in the war on terror, there shouldn’t be differences among us.” She participated in a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other Chief Ministers of bordering states.
Ms. Banerjee urged calm, appealing to the media for factual reporting and discouraging misinformation. She announced the establishment of disaster management cells in Kolkata and North Bengal. She also suggested private schools declare a holiday starting May 9th, a day ahead of the scheduled Rabindra Jayanti vacation. State-run schools have already declared a holiday.
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee lauded the armed forces’ bravery, and BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari expressed satisfaction with the operation, crediting the Indian armed forces and Prime Minister Modi. Mr. Adhikari described Operation Sindoor as appropriate retribution for the Pahalgam terror attack.
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