Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit out at I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her recent visit to Spain saying that she just went for an environment change and returned after having fun.
A heated exchange ensued between BJP members and the police, leading to BJP MLAs chanting slogans against the state government, accusing it of failing to control the dengue outbreak.
The bench, comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi, has issued a notice to the CBI, requesting its reply to Mondal's plea.
A brawl erupted between TMC and BJP councillors at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation when a BJP member was having a discussion with the Mayor.
Responding after Dharmendra Pradhan's comments on Abhishek Banerjee, TMC Minister Dr. Shashi Panja said that Abhishek has no fear, the CBI has not found anything against him.
The former vice-chancellors are demanding that Bose withdraw his statement that they had to resign as per the order of the Supreme Court because their appointments were not as per norms.
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen accused the governor of West Bengal of sending confidential letters at midnight in a bid to curry favour with the BJP and secure a plum posting in New Delhi.
In a statement, Mohammad Salim further said that the BJP will not do this to unearth the truth as they are only interested in bringing religion to the fore.
With the Opposition consolidating its presence and unity ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2024, the move was branded a "distraction" by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose announced the Paschim Banga Diwas (West Bengal Day) on June 20 as the official foundation day of the state.
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Drawing parallels with Uttar Pradesh, Adhikari said, "an able administrator like Yogi Adityanath, who has treated all criminals the appropriate way," should have been at the helm in West Bengal.
Leader of the House and Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha P C Mody and other senior officials of the secretariat were also present on the occasion.
Yasser Haider, who is known for his close relations with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and was the state secretary of the party's youth wing.
The BJP and TMC are up against each other again over the former fielding the widow of a jawan killed in the Pulwama attack in Kashmir in 2019. The TMC has accused the BJP of trying to score political points using terror attack while the BJP has hit back alleging insult of armed forces.
Virtually addressing the BJP's Panchayati Raj Parishad in West Bengal on Friday, the Prime Minister had earlier in the day criticised the TMC for using 'terror and threats' to intimidate the opposition in the state during the rural polls held in July.
Following the clashes, police took action and lathi-charged those involved in the attack. According to sources, stone pelting also took place.
Panchayat elections concluded in July saw unprecedented violent incidents in which 34 persons were killed. Most of victims were political workers.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that there is evidence that the BJP is trying to hack the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in its attempts to win elections.
TMC MLA of Canning Purba Saokat Molla claimed the three BJP candidates and a CPI(M)-backed Independent nominee wanted to join the TMC on their own, influenced by the development initiatives undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government.
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