West Bengal
Mamata Banerjee gives love-angle twist to Hanskhali minor girl's rape
Speaking at the inauguration of the revamped Milan Mela, a permanent fair ground opposite the Science City at the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata on Monday afternoon, the chief minister referred to the minor's rape in connection with which Brajagopal Goyal, son of a local panchayet member, Samar Goyal, was arrested by the police on Sunday.
After upcoming Bengal bypolls, TMC to protest against Centre on MGNREGA, GST, BSF issues
Trinamool Congress leadership will also contact the chief ministers of non-BJP ruled states and urge them to be a part of a joint nationwide movement on the issues. Political observers feel that this initiative is prompted by Banerjee's long-term plan to ensure that her party plays a key role in forging a unity of the anti-BJP forces in the country. The bypolls in West Bengal will be conducted on April 12, and the results will be announced on April 16.
Kunal Ghosh fires fresh salvo, targets Firhad Hakim now
It all began on Friday evening when Ghosh gave "clean chit" to the current state education minister, Bratya Basu regarding the scams related to West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities, and at the same time, held the Trinamool Congress secretary general and West Bengal Commerce, and Industries minister, Partha Chatterjee, answerable for the WBSSC scams as he was then the state education minister.
Kunal Ghosh's loaded statement on WBSSC scam creates ripples
Interacting with mediapersons, Ghosh gave a clean chit to Education Minister Bratya Basu, but refused to express similar views about Basu's predecessor Partha Chatterjee, the Trinamool General Secretary who is currently serving as the Commerce and Industries Minister. In fact, all the recruitment irregularities in WBSSC which are being probed by the CBI allegedly took place when Chatterjee was the Education Minister.
Will raise 'external interference' in Assembly in Conference: Bengal Speaker
"The national conference of Assembly Speakers will be in Assam on April 11 and April 12. I will be attending that conference. In the meeting, the issue of external interference in the assembly affairs will be raised and discussed," Banerjee told media persons here, in a hint towards Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Bengal coal scam case: Abhishek Banerjee seeks more time from ED
Abhishek Banerjee, the MP and the relative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the investigation on Tuesday, in connection with an alleged coal scam case, has sought time from the agency. As of now he hasn't joined the probe on Tuesday.
Governor is like a punching bag who is also called party's 'agent': Dhankhar
Sharing the challenges being confronted when a state's ruling party is not in power at the Centre, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday opened his heart out in the Rajasthan Assembly and said that a Governor is like a punching bag who is also termed as the party's agent deputed to fulfil the party's agenda.
Mamata Banerjee in damage control mode
Three hours after Banerjee ordered the arrest of Hossain while on a visit to the site of the violence at the Bagtui village in Birbhum district, the latter was taken into custody. In her statement at the site, the Chief Minister said, "The kin of the victims said they telephoned Anirul and asked him to send police to Bagtui but he didn't." "I want him (Hossain) arrested. He can surrender but, otherwise, I want him to be arrested immediately," Banerjee told the state Director General of Police Manoj Malviya at Bagtui.
Mamata targeting Governor to hide law and order failures: Dilip Ghosh
The Governor has become a thorn in the flesh for the Trinamool because he asks questions. Whenever this type of incident (Birbhum violence) happens, he directly asks questions to the administration. This time also, the Governor asked where is the law and order? If a Trinamool Congress leader was killed, why police forces were not deployed immediately? In reaction to that killing, 12 people including children and women were burnt to death.
Bengal becoming 'terrorists' own country': BJP MP
After at least 10 persons were charred to death in the violence that allegedly broke out after the murder of a deputy Panchayat Pradhan at Baguti village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, BJP Lok Sabha member Locket Chatterjee said on Tuesday that Bengal is fast turning into 'terrorists' own country'.
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