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  Should investors come to Bengal to witness lunacy, asks Buddhadeb

  Politics | January 28, 2013 9:32 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 28: In an apparent dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's attempts to attract investment, CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday wondered whether investors would come to the state to witness "lunacy"."Under her

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  Buddhadeb blames Mamata for farmer suicides

  Politics | January 23, 2013 9:30 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 23: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for spending money on self propaganda, while farmers in the state were committing suicide."During our regime, the farmers were poor

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  West Bengal now a graveyard: Buddhadeb

  Politics | January 14, 2013 8:47 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 14: Former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday accused the West Bengal government of squandering money on self promotion instead of creating jobs."The constant refrain is all work has been done. Sometimes it is

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  Trinamool lacks a national perspective: Buddhadeb

  Politics | November 25, 2012 11:52 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 25: Alleging that the Trinamool Congress lacked a national perspective, CPI-M politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday said the party had moved the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha to serve its "narrow" political

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  Mamata govt driving away investors: Buddhadeb

  Politics | November 12, 2012 11:19 IST

  Kolkata, Nov 11: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of driving away investors which was jeopardising the economy of the state."Her (Mamata) government says it would not give

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  Buddha slams Mamata for 'inviting' Obama to WB

  Politics | September 28, 2012 18:12 IST

  Kolkata, Sept 01: In a veiled attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for “encouraging imperialism”, CPI(M) veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said it was unprecedented that the state government was eager to invite a US president

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  Pranab speaks to CPI-M leaders Buddhadeb, Biman Bose

  Politics | June 22, 2012 10:51 IST

  Kolkata, Jun 14:  Amid political developments over selection of the Presidential race nominee, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is reported to be Congress' first choice as candidate, on Thursday telephoned senior CPI(M) leaders Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

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  Buddhadeb To Skip CPI(M) Party Congress For First Time

  Politics | April 03, 2012 15:49 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 3 : For the first time, former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has decided to skip the CPI(M) party congress beginning at Kozhikode tomorrow, amid speculation that he wanted to be relieved

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  Trinamool Government Suffering From Intolerance, Says Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 02, 2012 7:40 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 2: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday said the Trinamool Congress-led government was suffering from a sense of political intolerance.“They cannot tolerate political parties like the CPI-M and that is

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  Anarchy Prevails in Bengal, Says Buddhadeb

  India | January 06, 2012 23:25 IST

  Tamluk, West Bengal, Jan 6: Claiming that anarchy prevailed in West Bengal in the seven-month rule of the Mamata Banerjee government, former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said that industrialists have turned away their faces

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  PM Had Told Walmart Chief To 'Convince' Buddhadeb On FDI: Karat

  September 04, 2011 17:10 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 4:   The Prime Minister had asked the chief of American retail chain Walmart in 1995 to “convince” then West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee about allowing FDI in retail sector, which the

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  Buddhadev Tells Chidambaram: Stop Playing Doctor

  India | February 27, 2014 9:09 IST

  Kolkata, May 6: Hitting back at the Centre, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today asked Home Minister P Chidambaram told him not to 'play doctor' as he did not need his advice in administering West Bengal."What

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  Buddhadeb Rebuts PM's Statement Of Non-Performance

  Politics | April 24, 2011 15:05 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 24: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said he was surprised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement about the state government's “overall failure”.“I am surprised at what the Prime Minister said yesterday.

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  Trinamool Changes Colour Every Now And Then : Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 22, 2011 14:39 IST

  Bhangar (WB), Apr 21 : West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today described the Trinamool Congress as an ‘unprincipled and directionless' party which ‘changes' allies for political convenience. “It is a totally unprincipled and directionless

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  No Development In Railways For Last Two Years: Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 18, 2011 8:14 IST

  Krishnagar (WB), Apr 17: No development has taken place in Railways in the last two years apart from renaming of some stations after Mamata Banerjee took over the Railway ministry, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb

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  Bengal CM Sweating It Out In Jadavpur

  Politics | April 14, 2011 13:30 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 14 :  Facing the task of steering the Left front out of harm's way in the West Bengal Assembly polls, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee also finds himself challenged by two former colleagues in

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  Mamata Is Not A Failure, Says Pranab

  Politics | April 11, 2011 19:37 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 11: Senior Congress leader and Union Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today dismissed allegation by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee that Mamata Banerjee had failed to perform as a railway minister and predicted she would run the

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  Buddhadeb Has No Car, House, Land, Has Only Rs 5000

  Politics | April 05, 2011 21:22 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 5: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee does not own a house or a car and he stays in a rented government flat and has just Rs 5,000 cash in hand.Bhattacharjee, who is

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  Trinamool Fields Retired Bureaucrat Against Buddhadeb

  Politics | April 04, 2011 12:38 IST

  Kolkata, Apr 4  :  Former West Bengal Chief Secretary and Trinamool Congress candidate Manish Gupta will take on his one time former boss and Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on his home turf in Jadavpur Assembly

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  Buddhadeb Attacks Mamata

  Politics | March 27, 2011 8:25 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 26 : Targeting Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee who is pitching for a political change in West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the state cannot be run in