Throwback 1993: Mamata Banerjee Made A Vow, Then Kept It For 18 Years

Friday, 10 April 2026Newsdesk

Mamata Banerjee had just been released from the lock-up, and the dead of the night gave her the much-needed moment of solitude.

New Delhi 10 April 2026

As per news report of NDTV,It was a summer night of 1993. The clock had just struck 1. The busiest roads in Kolkata were draped in silence. And as the city slept, Mamata Banerjee, then a Congress leader, stood alone near a deserted Mayo Road crossing. Overlooking her was a grand Gandhi statue, an iconic junction for protests in the city. She had just been released from the lock-up, and the dead of the night gave her the much-needed moment of solitude after a chaotic day of protests.

Source - NDTV