In a recent development that has sparked significant controversy, the West Bengal government is facing intense scrutiny. The state administration under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been accused of improperly integrating the Muslim community into the Other Backward Class (OBC) quota. This move, allegedly done without thorough vetting, seems tailored to secure the minority vote bank for her party, the All Indian Trinamool Congress (AITC). This policy is not entirely new, as it appears to be a continuation—and an expansion—of the practices formerly enacted by the previous Communist Party of India (Marxist) regime. Currently, criticism is mounting against the AITC for hastily categorizing 77 castes, predominantly Muslim, under the OBC umbrella.