After the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) raised objections against the composition, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) theme song composed by the Union Minister Babul Supriyo cannot be played anywhere. “Firstly, the theme song was not pre-certified for which we had[Read More…]
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From education to MSMEs, here are some similarities between Congress and TMC’ Manifesto 2019
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday released the party’s 55-page manifesto that talks about five crucial issues – Kaam (employment and growth), Daam (an economy that works for all), Shaan (pride in hard work and soft power), Sushashan (good governance), Swabhimaan (self esteem for the deprived), Samman (life of dignity) – which the[Read More…]
Lok Sabha 2019: Trinamool Congress’ Arjun Singh to join BJP
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress strongman and Bhatpara MLA Arjun Singh is all set to join the BJP here in the presence of senior party leaders, party sources said on Thursday. The legislator was miffed with the Trinamool leadership as he was denied a Lok Sabha ticket from Barrackpore parliamentary constituency,[Read More…]
AIADMK gives one LS seat to Tamil Maanila Congress
Chennai: The ruling AIADMK on Wednesday entered into an electoral pact with former Union Minister G.K. Vasan’s Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC), giving it one Lok Sabha seat to contest in Tamil Nadu. With this, the AIADMK will contest 20 of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu while allotting[Read More…]
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee links BJP with party MLA’s murder
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday blamed the BJP for party MLA Satyajit Biswas’ murder and claimed those who are seeking protection from central leaders in Delhi will be brought back and put to justice. Biswas, a Trinamool MLA from Nadia district’s Krishnagunj, was shot dead from point-blank[Read More…]
Congress MP Mausam Noor joins TMC in presence of Mamata Banerjee.
Congress MP Mausam Noor joins Trinamool Congress in presence of Mamata Banerjee in Nabanna. Mausam Noor was a Second Term Member of Parliament Lok Sabha from the Indian State of West Bengal on Congress ticket. She entered politics when she contested and won from Sujapur (Vidhan Sabha constituency after the demise of her mother in 2009.
TMC protest led by Abhishek Banerjee; Against the gruesome murder of five Bengalis in Assam
Kolkata: All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) organises protests across the state to condemn the gruesome murder of 5 Bengalis in Assam. TMC condemn the brutal killings of innocent Bengalis in Bhartiya Janata Party-ruled State. Thousands of people have hit the streets in protest today. West Bengal Chief Minister has urged[Read More…]
Bengal: Mukul Roy appointed BJP campaign committee chief
The BJP on Wednesday declared senior leader Mukul Roy as chief of BJP campaign committee for West Bengal. Former, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Mukul Roy is considered as a highly skilled leader and BJP wants to utilise the organisational skills of Roy in the upcoming polls. It is expected that[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
CM Mamata meets Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to consolidate anti-BJP unity
Amid the intense political tussle over Assam NRC final draft list, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met several top political leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, including UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. TMC chief on her four-day visit to Delhi, has planned to meet several political[Read More…]
West Bengal: BJP leader hacked to death, party blames Trinamool
Kolkata: A BJP leader was hacked to death in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, with police putting the blame on unidentified criminals, but the party accused the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress of being responsible for the killing. The Trinamool has, however, denied the charge. Shaktipada Sardar, the secretary of[Read More…]
TMC’s Saugata Roy attacks govt, says Modi syndicate looting India
Speaking on the no-confidence motion, AITMC’s Saugata Roy said that the prime minister recently spoke of the TMC syndicate. I will tell you about the Modi syndicate, he said. “There is Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, and Bade (Big) Modi who are looting the government,” Roy said which was met with loud disruptions from the Treasury benches. Roy shot back by saying that he has not[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra quits BJP, likely to join hands with TMC
New Delhi: Senior journalist and two-time Rajya Sabha MP Chandan Mitra has quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and is all set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Mitra had submitted his resignation to BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday and would be joining the TMC on 21st July at the Shahid Divas celebrations.[Read More…]
Govt seeks to tap WhatsApp texts of the citizens, says SC
New Delhi: In response to the I&B ministry’ decision to set up a social media hub to monitor online data the Supreme Court said the government wanting to tap citizens’ WhatsApp messages is “like creating a surveillance state”. The top court has sought the government’s response in the matter within[Read More…]
Four held for killing man during group clash in Bengal
Kolkata: Four persons were arrested on Wednesday in West Bengal’s Birbhum district for the killing of a young man, Sheikh Dildar, in a group clash between supporters of two parties, police said. They were remanded in seven-day police custody by a court. “One person had died in a clash between[Read More…]
Congress, CPI-M have ganged up with BJP for panchayat polls: Mamata
Kolkata: Accusing the Congress and CPI-M of ganging up with the BJP for the coming panchayat polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asked the two parties whether they supported the saffron outfit’s ideology in the state. “We want one to one fight against BJP, because it is[Read More…]
Lok Sabha passes Union Budget
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Union Budget without any debate amid din, leading to a walkout by members of the Congress and Trinamool, while the TDP, YSR Congress, AIADMK and SP protested near the Speaker’s podium. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley moved the Finance Bill 2018, as[Read More…]
Trinamool wrests Noapara, leads in Uluberia in Bengal
Kolkata: In a formidable showing, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress wrested the Noapara Assembly seat from the Congress on Thursday and was all set to retain the Uluberia Lok Sabha seat with a huge margin even as the BJP emerged its main challenger. The counting was taken up on Thursday of[Read More…]
Bengal by-poll: Trinamool wins by 64,172 votes
Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday won the Sabang Assembly constituency by-poll, by a massive margin of 64,192 votes. Trinamool candidate Gita Rani Bhunia got 1,06,179 votes while her nearest rival Rita Mondal of the the Left Front backed Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) secured 41,987 votes. Amid a[Read More…]
Bengal bypoll: Voting amid reports of sporadic clashes between TMC-BJP
Voting was being held in the bypoll for the Sabang assembly constituency in West Bengal under tight security on Thursday, amid reports of sporadic clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. Polling began at 7 a.m. The Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Trinamool of not letting its polling[Read More…]
Modi playing ‘Gujarati pride’ in assembly polls, not focusing on development: TMC leader
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien says that Gujarat assembly elections should not be seen as a referendum on the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). O’Brien, the national spokesperson of Trinamool Congress and its leader in the Rajya Sabha, also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing to “Gujarati[Read More…]
BJP close to achieving its target in Bengal: Mukul Roy
Politician Mukul Roy, who joined the BJP three days ago after quitting West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress, on Monday asserted that the party was “close to achieving its target” of emerging as the correct alternative to govern the state. Lauding the BJP workers for their hard work over the last[Read More…]
17 opposition parties to hold nationwide protests on Demonetisation anniversary
At least 17 Opposition parties have decided to hold a nationwide protest to corner the BJP by bringing up the issues of demonetisation and problems faced by the people, just ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal assembly elections. The protest is likely to be held on and around the first[Read More…]
Mukul Roy quits TMC’s working committee; will resign from party after Puja
Rajya Sabha MP and one of the founding members of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, finally announced his separation from the party. Roy has resigned from the working committee and said he will quit Rajya Sabha and primary membership after Durga Puja. “I was the one who was the first[Read More…]
TMC MP Sultan Ahmed dies after suffering cardiac arrest
Trinamool Congress MP, Sultan Ahmed died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Monday at the age of 64. Ahmed was chosen to the 15th Lok Sabha from Uluberia (Lok Sabha constituency) on a TMC ticket and had also served as the union minister of state for tourism during Manmohan Singh[Read More…]