POLITICS
Calcutta HC Approves BJP and Congress Protest Programs in RG Kar Tragedy Case
A single-judge bench of Justice Rajarshi Bhardwaj granted permission to the BJP to conduct the sit-in demonstration at Esplanade in Kolkata, extending from August 29 to September 5. The BJP had moved the Calcutta High Court seeking permission after police purportedly refused it. Justice Bhardwaj, however said that not more than 1000 people can participate in the sit-in demonstration.
Abhishek Banerjee Questions CBI's Inaction on Sandip Ghosh's Arrest
On August 14, the Calcutta High Court directed the CBI to take over the investigation. Demands were raised for the arrest of Sandip Ghosh. Fourteen days have passed since then… The CBI will now have to answer why Ghosh has not been arrested yet in connection with the rape and murder on the hospital premises," said Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, while addressing an event to mark the foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), the party's students' wing.
Will pass Bill to ensure capital punishment for rapists, says Mamata Banerjee
"We plan to introduce a Bill in the state Assembly within 10 days to seek capital punishment for those who commit rape and murder. We'll send it to the Governor, and if he doesn't approve it, we'll start an open-ended protest outside the Raj Bhavan. This Bill must become law... He can't dodge responsibility this time. Why shouldn't we hang rapists?" Banerjee asked while speaking at an event celebrating the foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), her party's student organization.
Congress Criticizes CM Vijayan for Ignoring Hema Panel's Findings
Opposition Leader V.D. Satheesan said it is more than 10 days since the report was officially published and that spoke about the widespread criminal acts happening in the film industry, but no action has been taken as of now.
Karnataka Minister Responds to CM Replacement Reports: 'Worked with Honesty'
The statement comes amidst speculation that he may be made the Chief Minister in case of the growing legal troubles of CM Siddaramaiah. The rumours have gained weight after Parameshwara met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on August 23.
West Bengal Shutdown: BJP's 12-Hour Strike Halts Trains and Shutters Shops
The strike was observed from 6 am to 6 pm to protest the police action against participants in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' or the March to Bengal Secretariat rally on Thursday. It had been organised to protest the gruesome rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata earlier this month.
Bengal LoP Criticizes Trinamool, Calls Event an 'Imitation Day' Rather Than an Establishment
Adhikari said the Trinamool Congress' student wing was named after the original "Chhatra Parishad" that was actually the West Bengal unit of the student wing of the Indian National Congress formed by iconic state Congress leaders like Late Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi and Late Subrata Mukherjee, who once were considered two major allies of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in the state.
Excise Case: CBI Claims Money from 'Scam' Was Directed by Arvind Kejriwal's Orders
CBI, in its argument before the special judge Kaveri Baweja, extended Kejriwal's judicial custody in the alleged corruption case till September 3.
Uncontested Victory: BJP’s Kiran Choudhry Secures Haryana Rajya Sabha Seat
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini welcomed the election of Choudhry, exuding confidence that her rich political experience would serve the interests of both Haryana and the nation in the best manner possible. He said on X, "I am confident that your decades of political experience will benefit the state and the country."
JD(U) Demands Investigation into Land Allocation Allegations Involving Kharge's Son
This controversy has emerged amid the ongoing MUDA land dispute in Karnataka, with the BJP questioning the allocation of a Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) site to a trust managed by Kharge’s family, with Rahul Kharge at its helm.
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