POLITICS
Mehbooba Mufti: Contesting Elections Is Futile Without the Power to Withdraw FIRs as CM
Mufti explained that she herself would not contest the forthcoming elections of the Assembly, but her party would.
West Bengal Assembly to Convene Special Session for Bill on Death Penalty for Rapists
The decision to hold this special session of the Assembly was taken in the state committee meeting presided over by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.
Lalan Singh Criticizes Mamata Banerjee for Decline in Law and Order in Bengal
Singh attacked the state's lawlessness and said, "West Bengal is in total anarchy. It is unbelievable that the Chief Minister, being a woman, orders lathi charge, water cannons, and tear gas when protests are held against crimes related to women."
Ajit Pawar Issues Apology Over Collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Statue in Maharashtra
During the Jan Sanman Yatra, Pawar said, "I am sorry to the 13 crore people of Maharashtra. The incident of fall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue is very disturbing. A proper inquiry should be done. Whosoever found guilty that senior or junior officials or contractor must be punished. The blacklisting of the contractor must be done as well.
Himanta Biswa Sarma Slams Mamata Banerjee Over Assam Comments
During the speech, Banerjee said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi engineered violence in West Bengal through BJP leaders. "If the BJP sets Bengal on fire, the states of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Delhi too will suffer," she said.
PM Modi Reviews ₹76,500 Crore Worth of Projects Across 11 States in Latest PRAGATI Meeting
The review covered seven key projects which include two projects in the area of connectivity for roads, two in rail infrastructure, and one each in coal, power, and water resources sectors, the PMO statement said.
Champai Soren Resigns from JMM with Heavy Heart, Set to Join BJP on August 30
This move comes after a meet between Soren, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the BJP's co-election in-charge for Jharkhand, in New Delhi.
President Murmu Demands National Self-Reflection After RG Kar Rape-Murder: 'Enough is Enough
In an article titled *Women’s Safety: Enough is Enough' with the subheading 'The recent spate of crimes against women should force honest self-introspection to uncover the roots of the malaise,'* President Murmu expressed her deep concern, stating that such atrocities damage the country's reputation for women's empowerment, "of which she considers herself an example."
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.
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