Bengal Speaker says 22 Bills pending to be cleared by Raj Bhavan for over 12 years
November 07, 2023 23:44 ISTWest Bengal Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay has said that there are several Bills pending to be cleared by the office of the Governor.
West Bengal Speaker Biman Bandopadhyay has said that there are several Bills pending to be cleared by the office of the Governor.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said that he will observe the situation for around two weeks and if the Centre does not release the funds then they will launch the protest again in November.
A group of TMC leaders led by Abhishek Banerjee has been on a sit-in for the last five days outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata demanding the release of MGNREGA funds by the Centre. The Centre stopped the release of the fund because of the state's alleged non-compliance with directives.
A 17-year-old student died after falling from a second-floor balcony of the main boys' hostel, situated outside the university campus, on August 9.
Before Shobha Yatra, security forces are conducting a flag march in the Bada Bazar area of Howrah. Amit Palit is present there. See a report.
Bose said the relationship between the state and the Raj Bhavan should be of "constructive cooperation”.
The veteran politician, who was a three-time speaker of the UP Legislative Assembly, was hospitalised for a fractured hand as well as old-age-related ailments and breathing issues.
Speaking at the Rajasthan Assembly in Jaipur, the Bengal Governor added that he has cordial relations with CM Banerjee.
Earlier in the day, on visiting Bogtui village, the scene of Tuesday’s fire bombing and burning of eight people, Banerjee spoke with the family members of the victims and offered them permanent government jobs and funds as compensation.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has requested SP Birbhum, West Bengal to conduct an investigation in the Birbhum incident and submit a report within 3 days.
Mamata Banerjee during her speech in the House said that the incumbent governor, chosen by the BJP leadership at the Centre, should have been allowed to address the House by the saffron party's MLAs in the state.
Dhankhar had a meeting with Shah on Thursday as well during which he is believed to have briefed the home minister about the law and order situation in the state where several incidents of post-poll violence were reported
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a visit to the national capital, has created a buzz in the Congress circles after meeting Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
Dhankhar has been at loggerheads with the Trinamool Congress government on several issues since taking over in July 2019.
The governor said the state Home Secretary failed to apprise him of law and order situation regarding post-poll violence
The TMC registered a landslide victory in assembly elections in West Bengal, overcoming the might of the BJP after a bitter campaign that had turned into a virtual duel between Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi.
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar lashed out at the Bengal government after his convoy was blocked by protesting students at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata.
Protestors show black flags and raise slogans against the Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as he arrived at the Jadavpur University for convocation ceremony.
Notwithstanding heavy security, the protesters surrounded Dhankhar's car when he was driven into the campus for presiding over the university court meeting and demanded that the Citizenship Amendment Act be scrapped and there should be no National Register for Citizens exercise in the country.
"I am sorry to say my House is adjourned, because the bills are not being signed. It is not the final bill, just introduction of the bill," she said at a function in Kolkata.
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