Mamata Banerjee
Mamata sees through her ears: VBU on Amartya Sen land row
On January 30, the chief minister, as a counter to the accusation by Chakraborty of Sen occupying 1.38 acres of land, which is excess of his legal entitlement of 1.25 acres, handed over to the Nobel laureate the land holding records of the state Land & Land Reforms Department
Bengal's new guv turns the clock back, steers clear of needling Mamata
His message and the sequence of events thereafter hinted at a smoothening process in the Governor House-Secretariat relations. Political observers felt that the days of regular spats that reached their peak during the tenure of Bose's predecessor and current Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar are over and the process has begun for a workable Raj Bhavan-Secretariat relationship.
West Bengal Governor takes first lesson in Bangla, says 'I love Bengali'
Speaking on the occasion, Bose also chose to speak a few lines in Bengal, expressing his love and admiration for the language. "I will learn Bengali. Bengali is a sweet language. I love Bengal. I love the people of Bengal. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the national leader, is my hero. Jai Bangla. Jai Hind," the Governor said at the programme, which was conducted on the lawn of the Taj Bhavan.
'Interference in judiciary': Mamata Banerjee weighs in on SC collegium debate
Incidentally, her comments coincide with the timing on the hearing of two petitions at the Calcutta High Court over the twin incidents of the recent ruckus in front of the court of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha by a section of the lawyers close to Trinamool Congress and recovery of slanderous posters from in front of the residence of Justice Mantha.
Trinamool eyeing a good show in Meghalaya to expand footprint
They chose Tripura as their target as the state has a large number of Bengali-speaking people and also, politically, Tripura and Bengal have many similar characteristics with both the states witnessing a very long Left rule. This was not the first time that Trinamool eyed Tripura. Earlier, they also fought elections here, but after winning Bengal for the third time, party leader Abhishek Banerjee was desperate to have a good presence in Tripura as well.
Amartya Sen's comments on Mamata's PM-like qualities irks BJP, Cong & CPI(M)
Besides the BJP and Congress, even the CPI(M) leadership, who feel mentally aligned with Sen's social economics theories, has objected to the Nobel laureate's observations about the West Bengal chief minister. However, at the same time, the tone of CPI(M)'s objections to Sen's comments are much more reticent than other opposition parties.
Bengal has shown way for true financial inclusion: Mamata Banerjee at G20 meet
"The women, especially, those from the backward Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities have been benefited by this direct money transfer scheme. Our government has many such welfare schemes. The state government has reached the doorsteps of the people with its development schemes," the chief minister said on the occasion.
Embarrassment for Trinamool as MLA describes party as 'company', Mamata as 'brand'
Chowdhury's remarks virtually echoed what leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari had said at a public rally on Thursday. "Trinamool Congress is a private limited company, whose owner is the Chief Minister and the Managing Director is her nephew (Abhishek Banerjee)," Adhikari had said on Thursday. On Friday, while speaking to mediapersons in Howrah, Chowdhury said that Trinamool Congress is like a company whose brand is the Chief Minister. "We are non-entities. We are like medical representatives in pharmaceutical companies. Mamata Banerjee is everything in the party,
Hardliner-liberal difference among Indian Marxists comes to fore at party event
That difference became even more blatant in the 57th anniversary celebration programme of the party organ in Bengali, Ganashakti, here on Tuesday evening. Delivering his address on the occasion, former party leader Prakash Karat, known to be representing the hardliners, did not even utter a single word about the current Trinamool Congress-led state government or Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Making Trinamool Congress free from 'pest of corruption' my priority, says Mamata
"If the pest attacks even one paddy plant, it should be eliminated and destroyed immediately since that one pest will contaminate the entire stock of paddy in the coming days. So, we will have to destroy that pest and also ensure that there is no chance for revival of pests," she said while addressing the party's Working Committee meeting. According to her, first-time offenders will be cautioned. "Better they take this caution seriously. Otherwise, we will have to think differently," Banerjee said.
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