India, May 8 -- The West Bengal administration has denied permission to hold Rabindra Jayanti celebrations at multiple locations in the city, the Trinamool Congress has alleged. The party alleged on Friday that the administration refused applications from non-political organisations for three different venues.

"Bengal administration denies permission to hold Rabindra Jayanti celebrations," the TMC wrote on X. "Yes, you read that right, this is the new Bengal. This is the great 'poriborton'."

The standoff occurs as the state undergoes a transition of power. The BJP won 208 of the 294 seats in the assembly elections, ending 15 years of TMC governance. Union home minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting in Kolkata on Friday where Suvendu Adhik...