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  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee dies: Know about Bengal's former CM, his tenure and major decisions

  India | August 08, 2024 17:24 IST

  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee dies: The former chief minister of West Bengal oversaw the end of an era in which he helmed the longest democratically elected communist government but failed to lead the Left Front to victory for the eighth time in a row in the highly politically polarised state.

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  PM Modi condoles demise of former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: 'Served state with commitment'

  India | August 08, 2024 16:10 IST

  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 2000 to 2011. He was the second and last CPI (M) leader who served as the CM of West Bengal.

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  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Bengal chief minister, dies at 80

  August 08, 2024 11:25 IST

  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, died at his Kolkata home on Thursday. He was 80 and had been suffering from old age-related ailments.

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  Former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to quit all party posts

  Politics | February 25, 2015 13:27 IST

  New Delhi: After Kerala, West Bengal unit of the CPI-M leadership is facing a big crisis.Polit bureau member and former Chief Minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has informed the party leaders that he would

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  TMC government has incurred more debt than Left regime: Surjya Kanta Mishra

  Politics | January 11, 2015 9:06 IST

  Jalpaiguri (WB): CPI(M)'s Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Surjya Kanta Mishra, on saturday alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government has incurred more debts in its three-years in power than what had been left outstanding

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  Mamata govt has incurred more debt than LF regime: Mishra

  Politics | January 10, 2015 22:34 IST

  Jalpaiguri (WB): CPI(M)'s Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Surjya Kanta Mishra, today alleged that the Mamata Banerjee government has incurred more debts in its three-years in power than what had been left outstanding

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  BJP main threat to Left in Bengal, face-off imminent: Buddhadeb

  Politics | January 04, 2015 6:24 IST

  Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday termed the BJP as the main threat to the Left parties in the state, and said a confrontation between the two forces was in the offing.Speaking

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  'Country will not go into the hands of Godse's descendants'

  Politics | January 03, 2015 21:59 IST

  Kolkata: Left will never let the country go into the hands of the ‘descendants' of Nathuram Godse, CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said and attacked the Narendra Modi government for ‘blatantly' pursuing neo-liberal policies.“The

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  CPI(M) will not go with TMC on Sadhvi's resignation issue: Buddha

  Politics | December 05, 2014 15:08 IST

  Kolkata: Demanding action against Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti for her controversial remarks, CPI(M) Politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said his party will not go with the Trinamool Congress in any joint programme on the

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  Direct fight in West Bengal between BJP and TMC, no place for CPI(M): Siddharth Nath Singh

  Politics | November 08, 2014 16:02 IST

  Kolkata: Lashing out at former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, BJP national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh Saturday said that the political fight in the state is between TMC and BJP and there is no

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  Buddhadeb mocks 'demagogue' Narendra Modi

  Politics | November 06, 2014 21:34 IST

  Kolkata:  Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ‘Swachh Bharat' campaign and calling him a ‘demagogue', CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said sweeping streets will not remove poverty in the country.  “Our previous prime minister Manmohan

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  Bengal, Modi do not go hand in hand: Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 25, 2014 18:41 IST

  Kolkata: Claiming that the "wave" surrounding BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi was a creation of corporate houses, CPI-M politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Friday said the people of West Bengal would never support a man

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  Modi wave is propaganda by corporate entities: Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 25, 2014 18:13 IST

  Kolkata: CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today dismissed claims of a Modi wave in the country as as “propaganda” by corporate entities.  He also alleged that some media houses were trying to create a Modi

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  Former MP demands change in CPI-M leadership, lauds Mamata

  Politics | March 26, 2014 18:48 IST

  Kolkata: Dissident CPI-M leader and former MP Lakshman Seth Wednesday demanded change in the party leadership and lavished praise on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she possesses guts and has grown into a

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  Gap between Left, Trinamool Congress narrowing: Buddhadeb

  Politics | March 26, 2014 11:19 IST

  Kolkata: Describing the Lok Sabha poll as “very important” for the Left, former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee claimed the vote gap between the Left and the Trinamool Congress was narrowing.  “If you analyse

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  Hope a situation like in 2004 will not be repeated: Buddhadeb

  Politics | March 23, 2014 14:24 IST

  Kolkata: Bringing the BJP-led NDA in place of Congress-led UPA would be like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, CPI(M) politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said, hoping there would be no repeat of

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  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee mourns Suchitra's death

  India | January 18, 2014 6:36 IST

  Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee yesterday expressed his condolences over the death of Suchitra Sen and said Bengali cinema would remain indebted to her for her contributions.“She was a rare blend of

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  Banerjee knew everything about chit fund scam: Buddhadeb

  Politics | May 06, 2013 10:46 IST

  Kolkata, May 6: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her predecessor and CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday termed as "lies" her statement that she knew nothing about the chit fund scam before the Bengali

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  Why CBI not quizzing Buddhadeb on Nandigram firing: Bengal minister

  Politics | February 02, 2013 12:06 IST

  Kolkata, Feb 2: The West Bengal government has written to the central government asking why former chief minister Buddhdeb Bhattacharjee was not being quizzed by the CBI for his alleged role in the police firing

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  Buddhadeb slams TMC govt's industrial policy

  Politics | January 28, 2013 11:29 IST

  Baruipur (WB), Jan 28: Slamming the industrial policy of the TMC government in West Bengal, CPI-M Politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said it would have been better if the incidents at Nandigram and Singur could