West Bengal: TMC removes Kunal Ghosh from General Secretary post
May 01, 2024 16:58 ISTKunal Ghosh’s dismissal comes as a result of his divergence from the party’s official positions on certain matters.
Kunal Ghosh’s dismissal comes as a result of his divergence from the party’s official positions on certain matters.
According to the poll panel, out of 21 states and union territories which went to polls in the first phase, 11 recorded a higher turnout of women voters. These are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee raised alarms about the sudden surge in poll percentages reported by the Election Commission’s latest figures. She cautioned against the reliability of the electoral process, citing the unexplained jump in voter turnout and the absence of several EVMs.
Home Minister Amit Shah's attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee comes amid an intense poll campaign in the state. West Bengal's four constituencies - Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad will undergo polling in the third phase on May 7.
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Mamata's remarks came after the CBI recovered arms and ammunition during searches at two premises of an associate of now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali.
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According to reports, after her minor injury, she flew to Kulti and addressed a rally in support of TMC's Asansol candidate Shatrughan Sinha.
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Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP and Congress over the issue and alleged that the leaders of these parties conspired which was evident from their reactions after the High Court's verdict.
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Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, claimed that the BJP candidate who had won from Raiganj constituency in 2019 (Debasree Chaudhuri) was not seen in the constituency in the last five years.
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