West Bengal
Bengal Minister Faces Intra-Party Criticism Over 'Muslim Majority' Remarks
The two Trinamool Congress MLAs who criticized Hakim have the same name -- Humayun Kabir. Soon after Hakim's comments made during a public programme went viral on social media on Saturday evening.
Suvendu Adhikari Warns Bangladesh Over India's Supply Halt Amid Yunus Controversy
"Recently, we have blocked the movement of goods vehicles at the Benapole-Petrapole Border in North 24 Parganas district for just a day. If we block the supply for just seven days, the Bangladeshi citizens will teach Muhammad Yunus a lesson," Adhikari said at a gathering in protest against the attacks and atrocities on minority Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh and the arrest of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monks by Bangladesh police.
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."
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.
Violence Erupts During 'Nabanna Abhijan'; BJP Announces 12-Hour Bengal Bandh on Wednesday
The protest turned violent as the agitators trying to march to the West Bengal state secretariat clashed with police at several points. Several people, including some senior police officers, were injured in the melee.
West Bengal BJP Offers Legal Aid to Netizens Facing Police Action Over Doctor Case Posts
Criticism has been directed at the police regarding their management of the horrific incident that occurred at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital on August 9. Further, the emergency department of the hospital was vandalized shortly after midnight on August 14.
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