Senior BJP leader, Mukul Roy said on Thursday that the decision to invite Shah had been taken by the puja organisers themselves and the party had no role to play in it.
It was decided that the mass protests would be held on September 7-8 against the National Register of Citizens and the divisive politics of BJP, the sources said. On September 12 a protest rally will be organized in the city from Chiria More to Shyambazar in north Kolkata.
Shops and other business establishments chose to remain closed during the day, causing inconvenience to many. A fresh scuffle reportedly broke out between thepolice and the saffron party workers at Lakuthi area and Barackpore-Barasat Road, when protesters tried to break police barricades and move forward.
"Didi Ke Bolo" (Talk to Didi), is a helpline for people to reach out to the government with their grievances. Thanking the people for their support and acknowledgement, she further wrote: "We take note of their valuable suggestions and are committed to working overtime to resolve their grievances to an extent possible in an expeditious manner."
Abhishek, who heads the youth wing of the TMC and is nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said the BJP's thinking of winning Bengal has no basis. "In the next assembly poll in 2021, we should fight to win 250 plus seats in the state. The BJP thinks it can win Bengal. But they are wrong.
While Chatterjee, the former Kolkata Mayor who defected to the saffron party earlier this month, has been summoned on August 31, Poddar, the Trinamool MP from Arambag, has been asked to appear before the agency officials on September 2.
Singh deposed before the investigators at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters here in the morning following summons for his cross-examination in the case along with the 'whistle blower' Samuel.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that she would rather die than prove her religion and challenged BJP to compare the religious activities undertaken by the Trinamool Congress government to that by the previous regimes in the state.
The statements are significant, given the BJP, which has made deep inroads in Bengal, has often accused the TMC of indulging in appeasement politics and offering doles to Imams.
A college professor on Wednesday was allegedly beaten up at the campus by a union member of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) in West Bengal's Hooghly district after he tried mediating a ruckus where students were forced to utter "Mamata Banerjee Zindabad" and "Trinamool Zindabad".
A meeting of opposition leaders was held in Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in Parliament. They called for suspension of all business in the House and sought explanation from the PM in both the Houses on Trump's statements on Kashmir mediation.
Through the festival of Durga Puja, the Bharatiya Janata Party is making efforts to reach out to the people. For this, the party is attempting to close-knit leader including Amit Shah, for the inauguration of Durga Puja in Kolkata. Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress has termed this as a politicising move and claimed their party organised Durga Pujas even before coming to power.
A criminal complaint was on Friday filed in a court in Delhi against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra by Zee Media Corporation Ltd, accusing her of defaming the news channel.
In a major setback for West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, several Bengali actors, including Parno Mittra, joined the BJP in Delhi on Thursday.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh, who visited the agency's office here at CGO Complex, was questioned for nearly two hours. ED sources told PTI that Ghosh, a former Trinamool Congress MP, had allegedly received funds from the Saradha group to head its media unit.
Trinamool Congress actors turned politicians, Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty on Aap Ki Adalat with India Tv Editor-in-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma wove magic of Bangla and Hindi hit music.
TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty appear on Aap Ki Adalat. Watch the video.
In yet another incident of post-poll violence, a leader of the Trinamool Congress was shot dead by unknown miscreants in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. According to the police, the miscreants had hurled bombs at the TMC leader and had fatally shot him while he was travelling to somewhere in his car.
TMC MP Prasun Banerjee was seen playing football in Parliament premises, on Thursday. He hoped that India will play Football World Cup one day. Prasun Banerjee is a retired international footballer and an Arjuna Award Winner (1979) from Kolkata.
The state's ruling Trinamool Congress Sunday clipped the wings of Dutta on the charge of making anti-party statements and gave the additional responsibilities to his deputy Tapas Chatterjee.
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