WB Corruption Allegations: From School Jobs Scam to 'Charge Sheets' Politics

• West Bengal's political landscape is dominated by corruption allegations, with TMC and BJP weaponizing cases ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
• High-profile cases involve senior TMC leaders in education, food distribution, and alleged illegal trade networks, including the school recruitment scam where 25,000 jobs were canceled.
• Key TMC leaders like Partha Chatterjee, Jyotipriya Mallick, and Anubrata Mondal were arrested, but several are now out on bail, which the TMC frames as vindication.
• BJP continues its attack, releasing 'charge sheets' against TMC MLAs and calling the party 'fully corrupt,' while TMC dismisses these as politically motivated.
• The debate also includes questions about investigative agencies, with some Opposition leaders seeing cases slow down after joining BJP, a phenomenon dubbed the 'washing machine' effect.