The Trinamool Congress in its recent statement has hit out at Nirmala Sitharaman over her press conference and slammed her by addressing her as rafale-la minister. TMC also blamed central forces and said that central forces in West Bengal are brutally torturing and intimidating common citizens, especially the marginalised. Even physically handicapped persons being tortured. Central forces are also threatening voters "kamal dabao nahin toh thok dega".