Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator, Swapan Kumar Betharia was seen beating a vendor during an eviction drive in a short clip that went viral online. The incident happened on Wednesday morning at Purulia’s Kashipur area in West Bengal. However, Swapan Kumar has denied any unlawful activity. When asked, Kumar said that[Read More…]
Tag: TMC
Joint opposition: Leaders of 18 opposition parties to meet today
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called an 18 opposition party meet on Friday, notably, the last day of the Parliament’s monsoon session, to discuss the upcoming strategy and action of the joint opposition. The meeting will be chaired by Sonia Gandhi. Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav has been invited to[Read More…]
Darjeeling unrest: GJM taking Maoist support claim WB officials
As the hills in Bengal continue to remain under stir, according to senior West Bengal government officials the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) is preparing for a prolonged underground armed movement for a separate state and has hired Maoists from neighbouring countries as mercenaries to train its cadres. Although the claims[Read More…]
West Bengal: CID sends notice to Roopa Ganguly in child trafficking case
The CID on Thursday sent notice to BJP MP Roopa Ganguly in an alleged child trafficking case. Ganguly’s alleged connection with the case was revealed when the key accused, Chandana Chakraborty, confirmed her involvement. Notably, Chakraborty was arrested by the West Bengal CID in the month of February. BJP’s state[Read More…]
Presidential polls: ‘Mamata Banerjee practising politics of appeasement’
While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is supporting opposition presidential nominee, Meira Kumar as a mark of protest against the Centre’s “atrocities”, the BJP on Tuesday slammed Banerjee, alleging her of communal politics. BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao said the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal[Read More…]
Now ‘Shanti Vahini’ to maintain peace in West Bengal
Slamming opponent BJP of conspiracy to instigate stir in Bengal, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced a peace force to maintain order in the state. ‘Shanti Vahini’, the peace force, will function at booth-level to maintain peace and communal harmony across Banerjee’s Bengal. “We have taken an administrative decision to[Read More…]
Darjeeling: GJM supported shutdown on government offices
On Monday, 8 suspected Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists were detained for participating in arson in Darjeeling. This comes in the wake of the GJM-sponsored strike demanding a separate state of ‘Gorkhaland’. There was a shutdown in government offices. According to police sources, the eight people were detained this morning[Read More…]
Mamata calls Centre’s move on slaughter ban as ‘Unconstitutuonal’
Labelling the Centre’s move as ‘unconstitutional’, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has challenged the new legislation brought by Central government regarding the ban on cattle slaughter. In a press conference in Kolkata, she said that West Bengal will neither accept the move as they are not bound by it. She[Read More…]
BJP denounces Mamata’s ‘ashamed of being born Indian’ statement
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her ‘ashamed of being born an Indian’ remark. The ruling party on centre has said that such statement was insulting to everyone who had voted her to power. “Mamata, after enjoying power for decades where people[Read More…]
Justin Bieber leads to bonhomie of politicians on Twitter
Justin Bieber performed in Mumbai on Wednesday to a packed stadium filled with enthusiastic #Beliebers. As the whole country was talking about the 23-year old Canadian singer on various platforms, there was an unexpected group bonding over the same. Congress politicians Milind Deora, Sachin Pilot and Trinamool Congress MP Derek[Read More…]
Presidential poll: Sonia Gandhi to meet Mamata Banerjee on May 16
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 16, in a bid to discuss the presidential poll strategy. Significantly, Mamata’s Trinamool Congress will play a crucial role in upcoming presidential election with a total of 49 MPs in both houses and 184 MLAs. Thus,[Read More…]
Seven TMC workers suffer bullet injuries
Manipur: Four more Congress MLAs join BJP
Four Congress MLAs from Manipur quit the party on Friday and joined BJP in yet another setback to the Congress. The four leaders who joined the BJP include Y Surchandra, Ngamthang Haokip, O Lukhoi and S Bira. All the leaders were felicitated by CM N Biren Singh and state unit[Read More…]
Narada case: Amit Shah rejects conspiracy charge
Mamata Banerjee re-elected as TMC chairperson
Puri priests against ‘Beef Supporter’ Mamata Banerjee’s Jagannath temple visit
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who arrived in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening on a three-day tour to the state witnessed agitation from the priests of Jagannath temple. Annoyed with West Bengal CM’s ‘support’ for those who eat beef, more than 12,000 priests at Jagannath Temple are preparing to stop her[Read More…]
Narada case: CBI files FIR against 12 TMC leaders
In recent development of the Narada Sting case, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against 12 Trinamool Congress leaders under the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA). According to CBI sources, those who were seen accepting cash in the sting video have been named in the FIR.[Read More…]
WB CM on three-day visit to Odisha from Teusday
TMC emerges victorious in West Bengal by-poll
According to the by-poll results in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) retained the Kanthi Dakshin assembly seat while the BJP finished second. They bagged 95,369 votes. TMC candidate and former Health Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya beat BJP nominee Sourindra Mohan Jana by over 42,000 votes. Considering BJP’s popularity[Read More…]
Parliament condemns remarks on WB CM
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi
The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital. Banerjee said that they discussed the incomplete projects and state share of West Bengal. The PM in response said that they will try to consider the demands, she added. On this, Prime Minister Modi further[Read More…]
TMC MP delays Air India flight by 30 minutes
BJP Bengal chief, others booked for carrying weapons
A case has been registered, late on Thursday, against the Bengal BJP state president Dilip Ghosh. The case registered by the Bengal police is under non-bailable sections of the Arms Act and Indian Penal Code for carrying swords at Ram Navami rallies the day before. This case was registered by the[Read More…]
GST bills in Rajya Sabha, Opposition urges for a mechanism to avoid the harassment by tax authorities
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday took up the four bills related to the GST. Opposition questioned the government’s preparedness to implement the indirect tax regime and urged for a mechanism to insulate taxpayers from harassment by tax authorities. Deputy Leader of Congress Anand Sharma said, “It is important that as[Read More…]
Protest is nothing but publicity stunt: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly
After a conflict in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University between TMC goons and students; students raised slogans demanding freedom from RSS. On this, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) condemning the protest, on Monday said this was just a ‘publicity stunt’. The students of the University were seen holding placards which read: “Yogi is[Read More…]