Singur will be Ground Zero from where 10,000 farmers, Bargadars and agricultural workers will kickstart the ‘Singur to Raj Bhavan Abhijan’, on November 28, to highlight the series of crises engulfing the agrarian sector in West Bengal. They will be joined by 40,000 others from various parts of the state,[Read More…]
Tag: Mamata Banerjee
Opposition to meet before winter session of Parliament, chalk out next move: Naidu
Kolkata: The much talked about meeting of parties opposed to the BJP to strategise against the saffron party in the next Lok Sabha elections has been postponed and may now be held after the current Assembly elections and before the start of the winter session of Parliament, Andhra Pradesh Chief[Read More…]
Delhi: United opposition show of strength against PM Modi on 22nd November
New Delhi: All the major opposition parties are going to meet in New Delhi on November 22 for an Opposition Conclave to showcase their strength against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Congress leaders have already held several rounds of talks with likeminded opposition party’s leaders and[Read More…]
Mamata greets Advani on his 92nd birthday
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wished veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani on his 92nd birthday. “Heartiest birthday greetings to L.K. Advani ji. Advani Ji, I respectfully wish you good health and happiness,” Banerjee tweeted. Advani was born on November 8, 1927, in[Read More…]
Mamata opens Dakshineswar Skywalk, calls saffron-donning BJP men fake
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) people donning saffron are all “fakes” as the colour stands for sacrifice. “The BJP people who are donning saffron eat, make merry, do whatever they wish to and give lectures. These BJP people who wear[Read More…]
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…]
Five dead in Assam : ULFA(I) suspected behind the shooting
As many as five people were shot dead by suspected ULFA (Independent) militants in Tinsukia district, Assam. West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, strongly condemned the attack. In a two-tweet post, she said, “Terrible news coming out of Assam. We strongly condemn the brutal attack in Tinsukia and the killing[Read More…]
Bengal will give shelter to all those who have been wronged: Mamata
Siliguri (West Bengal): Targeting the ruling BJP at the Centre on the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Bengal does not bow before anyone and will provide shelter to all those people who have been wronged and face discrimination. “Bengal[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to INA soldiers
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday paid tribute to all the brave soldiers of Indian National Army (INA) on the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government. “Today is the 75th anniversary of the formation of the Azad Hind Government. My heartfelt tribute to[Read More…]
Bengal: Mamata Banerjee warns of stern action against hooliganism
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Peeved over the vandalism during the BJP-sponsored 12-hour shutdown in West Bengal on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned that police will take stern action against those who indulged in hooliganism and violence. Banerjee also directed the police to enforce The West Bengal Maintenance of Public[Read More…]
Kolkata Bridge: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces a new one in a year
The West Bengal government plans to pull down the entire the entire span of the Majerhat bridge to build a new one within a year. There were doubts about whether the deadline is sufficient for it because of the challenges of erecting a structure over rail tracks and getting work[Read More…]
Government’s negligence led to Kolkata bridge collapse: BJP
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Thursday claimed that negligence on the part of the state government led to the partial collapse of a south Kolkata bridge and urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter instead of covering it up by bringing other[Read More…]
The shadow boxing of Modi and Didi
The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the biggest show of opposition unity where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi shared the stage with Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Pinarayi Vijayan, N Chandrababu Naidu, Tejasswi Yadav, D Raja, Sitaram Yechury and many others. The Congress has had bitter relations with its former allies[Read More…]
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home Case: Who all are joining Tejashwi Yadav’s rally at Jantar-Mantar
Bihar leader of opposition Tejashwi Yadav has taken the protest to the roads of Delhi. He has called everyone to join him and RJD at Jantar Mantar in the protest. He tweeted today morning, “Come Delhi, join us today at Jantar-Mantar in evening for dignity and safety of Bharat Mata’s[Read More…]
Why Mamata Banerjee has made Amit Shah jittery
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has somehow left her other Opposition peers far behind in taking cudgels with the Centre’s ruling party, or the BJP and the NDA led by it. So much so that she has rubbed the BJP the wrong way by reaching[Read More…]
Mamata to meet UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, invite her to federal front rally in Kolkata
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will meet UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and leaders from several other parties on Wednesday to invite them for a mega anti-BJP rally to be held in Kolkata on January 19 next year. On Tuesday, she had meetings with[Read More…]
Mamata tells party MPs to stay in Delhi for no-confidence motion, whip issued
Kolkata: With Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee instructing all Lok Sabha members of her party to stay put in Delhi and support Friday’s no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, the party on Wednesday issued a whip to all its MPS to be present in the House during the discussions.[Read More…]
Why can’t Centre take care of Red Fort: Mamata
Kolkata: Amid a controversy over an MoU with Dalmia Bharat Limited vis-a-vis the Red Fort, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday questioned why the Centre could not even take care of the historic monument. “Why can’t the government even take care of our historic Lal Qila? The fort is[Read More…]
Congress’ decision on impeachment motion was not correct: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Congress’ decision to bring an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra was incorrect and clarified that her party did not support the move. “The Congress’ decision to submit an impeachment motion against the Chief Justice was not correct. They wanted[Read More…]
Mamata meets Pawar, Sena and TRS MPs
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met leaders from the BJP ally Shiv Sena as well as MPs from several opposition parties in the national capital. Banerjee visited Parliament on Tuesday where she met Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Nationalist[Read More…]
TMC practicing soft Hindutva to stop consolidation of Hindu votes in favour of BJP
Terming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a temple in Birbhum district as “soft Hindutva”, state BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said the ruling party was trying to arrest consolidation of “Hindu votes” in favour of his party. “If we go to temples, we are branded as[Read More…]
Rajasthan: Mamata Banerjee announces compensation, job for family of man hacked
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced Rs 3 lakh compensation to the family of a migrant labourer from the state who was hacked to death in Rajasthan and a job to a family member. “Very sad incident happened in Rajasthan. Afrajul Khan of Malda of our state[Read More…]
BJP leader threatens Mamata with Surpanakha’s fate, Bengal civil society protests
Chandigarh/Kolkata: Haryana BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu on Saturday threatened West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that she would meet the same fate as “Surpanakha”, a demoness from the epic Ramayana whose nose was cut off by Lakshman, a day after she asserted her state was ready to welcome Sanjay[Read More…]
Amid raging controversy, Mamata welcomes ‘Padmavati’ in Bengal
Amid the raging controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama “Padmavati”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that her state was ready to welcome the film and its crew. “Yes we would welcome them. They are welcome here if they can’t do it in other states. We[Read More…]
National opposition should work together to challenge Modi: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday threw enough hints that she is not averse to taking the lead in bringing together opposition parties on a single platform against the BJP in the next Lok Sabha election in 2019. The Trinamool Congress chief also stressed on “collective leadership” and[Read More…]