Claim
Mamata Banerjee suffered a major setback when the High Court refused the Mamata faction's request to unblock the party's bank accounts so money could be withdrawn.
“ममता बनर्जी को इस मामले में हाई कोर्ट से जबरदस्त झटका लग गया। ममता गुट ये चाह रहा था कि पार्टी के बैंक खाते अनब्लॉक कर दिए जाएं ताकि वह पैसा निकाल सके। लेकिन कोर्ट ने ऐसा करने से इंकार कर दिया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On 2 July 2026 the Calcutta High Court declined to grant the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction the urgent relief it sought — the court refused to de-freeze/unblock three party bank accounts (~Rs 440 crore) that had been frozen amid an intra-party dispute, meaning the faction could not withdraw the funds. The court directed the bank and police to file affidavits/reports and set the next hearing for 8 July. This matches the claim that the High Court refused the Mamata faction's request to unblock the accounts, constituting a setback. Minor nuance: it was a refusal of urgent/immediate relief rather than a final dismissal, but the substantive claim — the court declined to unblock the accounts — is correct.
Evidence
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/west-bengal/bank-account-freeze-calcutta-hc-refuses-urgent-hearing-to-mamata-led-tmc-faction-4057002 Calcutta HC refused the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction's plea for urgent relief and declined to immediately de-freeze the party's three bank accounts (~Rs 440 crore). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1781838.html Calcutta HC rejected the Mamata-led Trinamool faction's plea to fast-track the hearing on the frozen bank accounts, keeping the freeze in place. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/east/west-bengal/symbol-and-funds-mamata-faces-dual-challenges-in-ec-and-hc-248795 Reports the frozen TMC accounts as a legal setback for Mamata; accounts were frozen after a rival faction complaint, and the court did not lift the freeze. ✓ reachable · archived