BJP targeting me, Abhishek, we are not safe: Mamata after Suvendu Adhikari's 'explosion' remark
April 21, 2024 17:11 ISTMamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is targeting her and Abhishek Banerjee and they were not feeling safe.
Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is targeting her and Abhishek Banerjee and they were not feeling safe.
Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, 13 have candidates from political dynasties. Traditionally known for its vibrant student politics, Bengal is experiencing a notable shift as influential political families are gaining prominence.
DD logo changed: Meanwhile, Trinamool MP and former Chief of Doordarshan's parent organisation Prasar Bharti, Jawhar Sircar voiced disappointment regarding the change in the logo.He said that it "hurts to see the saffronisation of Doordarshan's logo".
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista is the incumbent MP in Darjeeling, who defeated TMC's Amar Singh Rai in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress has fielded Gopal Lama while the Indian National Congress has nominated Munish Tamang for the seat.
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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party and termed the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the "second battle for the country's independence.'
The Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal saw a resurgence of political violence, with both the BJP and TMC accusing each other of perpetrating violence and disrupting the electoral process.
Alipurduar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri will go to polls on the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on Friday (April 19). The BJP made significant gains in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, going from two to 18 seats, while TMC won 18 seats, a significant drop of 12 from 2014.
According to police, a blast had also occurred during Ram Navami procession in Murshidabad in which one woman was injured. Cops are yet to confirm whether it was a bomb blast or something else.
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