Trinamool Congress
Bengal school job case: ED summons Abhishek Banerjee’s wife next week
She has been asked to reach ED’s office at central government office (CGO) complex at Salt Lake in the northern outskirts of Kolkata next week. Already the central agency has summoned Abhishek Banerjee’s parents, Lata Banerjee and Amit Banerjee, for questioning in this connection this week. Both of them were summoned as directors of a corporate entity, whose name surfaced during the course of investigation in the school job.
Left office at 8.30 p.m. after waiting for Trinamool delegation for over two hours: Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan
Sharing a video of her sitting in her office on X, the Union Minister for Rural Development said that the Trinamool delegation, comprising party MPs and West Bengal ministers, was supposed to come at 6 p.m. but did not reach then.
Let Centre stop our movement in Delhi, if it can: Abhishek Banerjee
“Let the Centre stop our movement in New Delhi if it can,” was the message given by Banerjee to the supporters before they left for New Delhi. He also said that the common and poor people of West Bengal are suffering because of the Union government’s decision of not releasing funds under different centrally sponsored schemes.
CPI-M adopts alternative strategy on opposition synchronisation after decling representation in INDIA's Coordination Committee
And that strategy, according to party insiders, will be to individually interact and hold meetings with the top leaders of other INDIA constituents having representation in the coordination committee and discuss the crucial issues on opposition synchronisation and seat sharing.
Political slugfest erupts over Calcutta HC’s refusal to dismiss FIR against Abhishek Banerjee
While leaders of the ruling Trinamool are highlighting the part of interim protection against any coercive action, the opposition parties are dwelling on portion regarding refusal of the plea for dismissal of the ECIR.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma shared table with a drug kingpin, claims Trinamool leader Mukul Sangma
Participating in a discussion in the Assembly on "menace of drugs and substance abuse", Mukul Sangma showed a photo of the alleged drug kingpin, Henry, at the event with the Chief Minister.
TMC grapples with unclear agenda, Mamata's absence, JPC on Adani
The first obvious reason behind such cluelessness is the unclear agenda of the special session although this factor is common to all the constituents of the INDIA grouping. The leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha Derek O'Brien has already claimed that since the full agenda of the special session is yet to be revealed, there is apprehension that the Union government may add more business to the list at a later stage. It is not yet clear whether the party has issued a whip for its MPs to be present in the House during the special session.
Rumblings in Bengal Cong over INDIA bloc's vacant chair for Abhishek Banerjee
Banerjee was summoned by Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school job case in West Bengal on the same day of the coordination committee meeting.
CPI-M leader 'mocks' Abhishek Banerjee's vacant chair at INDIA bloc meeting
Drawing a reference to the great Indian epic of Ramayana, Salim said that instead of keeping the chair vacant, Banerjee's shoes could have been kept there.
Dhupguri bypoll results: An indication of continuing bipolar politics in Bengal
The bypoll results also showed that the voters are still not considering the Congress-Left Front alliance as an alternative, as the Congress-backed CPI(M) candidate, Ishwar Chandra Roy, secured just 13,758 votes, which is just 6.52 per cent of the total votes polled.
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