West Bengal becomes a new addition to the list of states where the Congress failed to clinch a seat-sharing deal to take on the BJP.
The woman is now under treatment at the Malda Medical College and Hospital with burn injuries in her face and hands, officials said.
While it was not clear whether the proposal has already got support of the Congress party, sources said the party is unwilling to concede at least in two seats at present held by the Left Front.
Ranjit's elder brother Surajit lodged an FIR with the Bhupatinagar police station following which the girl, her parents, brother and three others were detained.
"If some people are trying to implement one law as per their will, we will not let them do so," Banerjee said.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma said, "We are seriously looking into the matter. We have been able to locate certain people. We will take stern action against them."
The residences and offices of close aides and companies associated with PLFI chief Dinesh Gope in Ranchi, Gumla, Khunti and Kolkata were searched for their alleged role in the financing of the PLFI, according to an NIA spokesperson.
Kumar, who served as the city police chief since May 2016, has been shifted to the post of Additional Director General of the State CID Department.
Tensions gripped Labhpur after Suprabhat Batyabyal's daughter was "kidnapped" at gunpoint on Thursday, following which local TMC MLA Manirul Islam's vehicle was attacked by mob.
According to the police, the MLA was rushed to safety by his security guards.
One suspect has been detained for questioning in connection with the incident, Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said.
FIR has been lodged by police in connection with assassination of TMC MLA Satyajit Biswas in Nadia yesterday. Two accused have been arrested and Officer-In-Charge (OC) of Hanskhali Police Station has been suspended, news agency ANI reported this morning.
Chouhan, a BJP national vice-president, was scheduled to attend two rallies Wednesday - one at Baharampur in Murshidabad district and the other at Kharagpur in West Midnapore district.
Calling the TMC government in West Bengal as "corrupt and undemocratic", he criticised Banerjee for not allowing benefits of central schemes to be passed on to the people of the state.
This govt is embroiled in undemocratic and unconstitutional activities and that is the reason why a 'sanyasi' and 'yogi' like me is not being allowed to step on the soil of Bengal, says Yogi Adityanath
West Bengal: UP CM Yogi Adityanath to hold rally in Purulia
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi has submitted a report to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the situation that unfolded in the city after a CBI team was allegedly obstructed by the police from questioning Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha scam.
Following objection by the Union government, Justice Shivakant Prasad refused to give the matter an immediate hearing and listed it for Tuesday.
An all-out war broke out between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday, with the feisty West Bengal leader beginning the sit-in protest in front of Metro Cinema over the issue.
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