Kolkata, March 28 -- Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday released the BJP's "chargesheet" against the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in Kolkata, calling the upcoming polls a decisive choice between "fear and trust." The move triggered sharp reactions from TMC leaders, who countered with their own "chargesheet", escalating the political confrontation in the poll-bound state.

Addressing a press conference alongside Leader of Opposition Suvende Adhikari and BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya, Shah alleged that West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has witnessed 15 years of "fear, corruption and violence."

He said, "In the coming elections, Bengal has to choose be...