BJP Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, criticized the Bengal Global Business Summit as a wasteful expense. CPI-M leadership also condemned the state government, calling the event a farce. Both parties expressed doubts about the investments attracted through the summit.

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Bomb blasts occurred at a gathering of Christian sect Jehovah’s Witnesses in Kerala’s Kalamassery. Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his colleagues were in New Delhi to participate in a CP-M central committee dharna against the Israeli attack in Gaza. Vijayan called it an unfortunate incident and assured a thorough investigation. CPI-M state secretary MV Govindan speculated that the blasts might be an attempt to divert attention from the solidarity for Palestine cause. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned the violence.