India, June 2 -- Union home minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Sunday, accusing it of promoting religious appeasement, infiltration and lawlessness, adding that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will trounce the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the 2026 assembly polls.

Addressing an organisational meeting of the party's state unit in Kolkata, Shah said Banerjee opposed Operation Sindoor - India's military response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack- to placate her "Muslim vote bank".

"To appease the Muslim vote bank, Mamata didi opposed Operation Sindoor. She has insulted the mothers and sisters of this country. Pakistan-backed terrorists killed our citizens in front of their...