Bengal CM holds second 'janata darbar', listens to public grievances

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari held his second 'janata darbar', listening to public grievances and demands at the BJP's state office in Salt Lake.

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday held his second 'janata darbar', listening to public grievances and demands at the BJP's state office in Salt Lake near here.

Hundreds of people, many of whom are job seekers, were seen queuing up at the party office since morning to interact with the CM.

These people were issued visiting slips while they waited patiently for a first-hand interaction with Adhikari, who decided to hold regular 'Janata darbars' (people's courts) to hear citizens' issues after taking the oath as the chief minister of West Bengal on May 9.

Adhikari had held his first 'Janata darbar' on May 18 to hear people's demands and grievances.

Several people, including students and locals, attended the interaction and spoke to the chief minister individually behind closed doors, submitting complaints ranging from local civic issues to allegations of 'syndicate raj'.

The outreach initiative is designed to signal a governance model centred on direct citizen access -- a format often associated with BJP-ruled states and one that the party sought to project as part of its ''double-engine'' narrative in Bengal.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds such interactions in his state, while former Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had also taken the initiative of people's courts.