Abhishek Banerjee, a senior TMC leader, criticized the arrest of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in a school recruitment scam, questioning why Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hasn't been arrested for NEET irregularities. Speaking at a TMC rally in Kolkata, Banerjee accused the BJP of relying on central agencies and money power for electoral victories, noting that despite such tactics, the BJP performed poorly in West Bengal's recent Lok Sabha elections.