Suvendu Adhikari's movements tracked via WhatsApp, alleges Arjun Singh

Arjun Singh alleged that a 180-member WhatsApp group tracked Suvendu Adhikari's movements. The TMC rejected the claims as baseless, while Singh offered no supporting evidence.West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. (Photo: PTI)Kolkata,Oct 30, 2026 22:29 ISTWest Bengal minister Arjun Singh on Friday alleged that a WhatsApp group of around 180 members had been formed to track Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's movements, news agency Press Trust of India reported.Singh claimed that the group had links to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and that the police had information about its alleged activities. The TMC rejected the allegations, while Singh did not provide any evidence to support his claims."There is a WhatsApp group with around 180 members. They are tracking every movement of the chief minister, monitoring where he goes and how he travels, and recording everything through photographs and videos," Singh told reporters in Kolkata.The transport minister said the group was storing the information. "Abhishek is masterminding it. There are people hired by him," he alleged. Singh further claimed that the police had substantial information about the alleged activities and that inputs had also come from senior levels of the administration."Our administration is alert, but we are expressing concern. Such people should immediately be sent behind bars," he said, according to PTI. Singh also accused Banerjee of possessing assets in Russia, Thailand and the United States and receiving foreign funds to destabilise India. PTI reported that he did not provide evidence to substantiate the allegations.Responding to the charges, TMC leader Baiswanor Chatterjee said, "Arjun changes parties like changing shirts. His allegations have no basis. He himself is an accused in murder cases".Singh, a multiple-term TMC MLA from Bhatpara, joined the BJP in 2019 and won the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat. He returned to the TMC in May 2022 before rejoining the BJP two years later.In summary, Singh alleged that a WhatsApp group linked to Banerjee was monitoring the chief minister and called for action against those involved, while the TMC dismissed the claims as baseless.- Ends