The exodus from Trinamool to BJP is on
4 years, 1 month ago

The exodus from Trinamool to BJP is on

The Hindu  

T he politics of defection continues unabated in election-bound West Bengal with another set of influential leaders and legislators from the ruling Trinamool Congress joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. On January 30, former Cabinet Minister Rajib Banerjee and five other top Trinamool leaders—MLAs Vaishali Dalmiya and Prabir Ghoshal, former MLA Partha Sarathi Chatterjee from Ranaghat, former Mayor of Howrah Rathin Chakraborty, and well-known actor-turned-Trinamool leader Rudranil Ghosh—were flown to Delhi on a chartered plane to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. As with the other cases of defection, the Trinamool leadership has been dismissive about the adverse impact Rajib Banerjee’s departure will have on the party’s election prospects. Once the Model Code of Conduct is enforced, there will be protection from the Trinamool goons and the police, and there will be a deluge of defections taking place.” Amit Shah spoke in a similar vein after the new round of exodus from the Trinamool led by Rajib Banerjee: “So many leaders have joined the BJP in the last three months. Moreover, while the BJP showcases big names in Bengal politics like Suvendu Adhikari, Rajib Banerjee and Mihir Goswami, the Trinamool presents local celebrities and actors and a handful of little known “intellectuals” as examples of people joining the party.

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BJP, Trinamool Congress trade 'communal violence' barbs ahead of Ram Navami
2 days, 5 hours ago

BJP, Trinamool Congress trade 'communal violence' barbs ahead of Ram Navami

India Today  

As West Bengal prepares for Ram Navami in 2025, political tensions have escalated, with the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing each other of inciting communal violence. BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul has raised concerns about potential unrest, claiming that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will attempt to provoke riots and later blame Hindus for political gain. Senior TMC leader …

At Least Four BJP MPs From Bengal Keen To Shift To TMC: Kunal Ghosh
2 weeks, 5 days ago

At Least Four BJP MPs From Bengal Keen To Shift To TMC: Kunal Ghosh

ABP News  

Kolkata: At least, four BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal are keen to shift to Trinamool Congress immediately, claimed the state general secretary of the ruling party Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday. At the same time without specifying the exact number, Ghosh also claimed that besides these four Lok Sabha members, a group of BJP legislators are too eager to …

BJP manipulating Bengal voter lists with poll panel's blessing: Mamata Banerjee
1 month ago

BJP manipulating Bengal voter lists with poll panel's blessing: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of manipulating the electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections by adding fake voters from other states, allegedly with the 'blessing' of the Election Commission of India. Speaking at a Trinamool Congress state conference at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Banerjee claimed that similar tactics were used by the BJP …

Bengal's turn in 2026: BJP warns Mamata Banerjee after AAP rout in Delhi
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bengal's turn in 2026: BJP warns Mamata Banerjee after AAP rout in Delhi

India Today  

As the BJP romped to a victory in Delhi after 27 years, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari warned the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, saying West Bengal would be the next state where the saffron party would win in the upcoming Assembly polls. BJP'S DELHI WIN BOOSTS BENGAL UNIT Voicing similar sentiments, Siliguri BJP chief Arun Mandal told news agency ANI, "Bengali …

Trinamool Faces Internal Rift: Leaders Speak Out on Corruption and Power Struggle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool Faces Internal Rift: Leaders Speak Out on Corruption and Power Struggle

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 06, 2025 17:15 IST - 5 MINS READ Barely three months after West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee set up disciplinary committees within the party to check intra-party feuds, a growing factionalism has come to the fore once again: top leaders have alleged rampant “money transaction” within the Trinamool. A Trinamool source agreed …

Trinamool suspends ex-MP Santanu Sen and ex-MLA Arabul Islam
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool suspends ex-MP Santanu Sen and ex-MLA Arabul Islam

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday suspended former party Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen and former Bhangar MLA Arabul Islam for anti-party activities. Kakali Sen, wife of Santanu Sen, is also a Trinamool Congress councillor from ward number 2 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation and recently she was removed from certain WhatsApp groups of the party. On January 1, 2025, while hoisting …

String of suspensions in Trinamool for brandishing Abhishek’s name
3 months, 1 week ago

String of suspensions in Trinamool for brandishing Abhishek’s name

The Hindu  

A string of suspensions in the youth wing of Trinamool Congress has once again brought focus on the leadership debate in the party and calling for a larger role for party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The Trinamool Congress on Friday expelled Monishankar Mandal, vice-president of the party’s professors’ cell West Bengal College and University Professors Association and Pritam Halder, acting …

Those who question EVMs should prove their claim: Trinamool MP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Those who question EVMs should prove their claim: Trinamool MP

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday dismissed concerns about the tampering of electronic voting machines, on the heels of similar remarks by National Conference leader and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, increasing the Congress’s isolation within the INDIA bloc. The Congress Working Committee, on November 29, passed a resolution saying that the integrity of the entire electoral process was …

Trinamool's 'Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA' finds more backers, rift deepens
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool's 'Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA' finds more backers, rift deepens

India Today  

The rift in the opposition camp widened as RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav became the latest leader to back West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead the INDIA bloc. Ever since Mamata Banerjee set off a churn by evincing interest in leading the INDIA bloc last week, several non-Congress parties have closed ranks behind her, including Jagan Mohan Reddy's …

That's a good joke: Congress MP on push for Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc
3 months, 4 weeks ago

That's a good joke: Congress MP on push for Mamata Banerjee to lead INDIA bloc

India Today  

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday rejected the Trinamool Congress's suggestion of appointing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the leader of the INDIA bloc, terming it a "good joke". #WATCH | "That's a good joke," says Congress MP Manickam Tagore on TMC leaders suggesting that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee should be made …

Protester killed, another injured in alleged police firing in Manipur’s Jiribam
4 months, 1 week ago

Protester killed, another injured in alleged police firing in Manipur’s Jiribam

Hindustan Times  

One protester was killed and another injured in alleged police firing at Jiribam in ethnic violence-hit Manipur on Sunday night even as the worsening situation prompted the state government to close educational institutions and extend a curfew for two days until Tuesday. Chief minister Biren Singh was also scheduled to meet BJP lawmakers at 6pm amid reports of brewing dissent …

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool moves ECI against State BJP president, misuse of Central forces

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress on Saturday submitted two complaints to the Election Commission of India, one alleging misuse of Central forces by the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership and another directed at State BJP president Sukanata Majumdar. Most BJP leaders in the State are provided security cover by Central forces and the Trinamool leaders have been alleging that the forces deployed with …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
7 months, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Close on the heels of Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's step down from the party chief’s post in West Bengal, a section of state BJP leaders have started reaching out to him to rope him into their party. While Rajya Sabha MP Shameek Bhattacharya asserted that the former Berhampore parliamentarian has no option other than siding with BJP, Bishnupur …

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally
8 months, 1 week ago

Mamata invites Akhilesh to participate in Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs Day rally

The Hindu  

Nearly six weeks after the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will address party workers on Sunday at the annual Martyrs’ Day event where she is expected to speak about key issues, including the party’s role in the Opposition INDIA bloc. Earlier this month, the Trinamool Congress chairperson met Nationalist Congress Party president …

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool, BJP to face off in bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A month after the Lok Sabha election, the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are set for an electoral face off in the bypolls to four Assembly seats in West Bengal, scheduled for July 10. BJP candidates bagged the other three seats in 2021 but later, MLAs Krishna Kalyani from Raiganj, Biswajit Das from Bagdah and Mukut Mani Adhikari from …

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamul Congress Announces Candidates for July 10 Bypoll

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Trinamul Congress on Friday announced the names of four candidates in a mixed bag of old and new faces for the assembly bypoll in West Bengal to be held on July 10. The TMC supremo however did not give a second chance to another BJP turncoat Biswajit Das, who had also resigned as an MLA to contest the parliamentary …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress Secured Landslide Victory in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls 2024

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 11, 2024 16:21 IST - 8 MINS READ On May 28, three days ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “This time, in the whole of Hindustan, the best performing State will be West Bengal. For Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress, this victory is …

Trinamool will raise MSP issue in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee assures farmers
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool will raise MSP issue in Parliament: Mamata Banerjee assures farmers

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee assured protesting farmers at Haryana-Punjab border that her party will raise the issue of giving legal guarantee for minimum support price in the upcoming session of Parliament. Ms. Banerjee spoke to the protesting farmers, via a video call, during a visit by a five-member delegation of Trinamool parliamentarians at Khanauri …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP

India TV News  

The All India Trinamool Congress on Saturday elected West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee as the chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in an internal party meeting of all newly elected MPs. In the Lok Sabha, MP Sudip Bandopadhyay will be te leader of the party accompanied by Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the deputy …

Unrest in Bengal's Nandigram after BJP woman worker's killing; party supporters protest
10 months, 1 week ago

Unrest in Bengal's Nandigram after BJP woman worker's killing; party supporters protest

New Indian Express  

The saffron camp called a bandh in Nadigram as part of its protest but withdrew it later, a local BJP leader said. She was murdered and others were left badly injured,” the BJP's district general secretary, Meghnadh Paul, told PTI. TMC leader in Nandigram, Swadesh Das, dismissed the allegations, claiming, “There were some family disputes and the killing could be …

Trinamool MLA threatens to 'throw BJP supporters in Ganga' in 2 hours, sparks row
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Trinamool MLA threatens to 'throw BJP supporters in Ganga' in 2 hours, sparks row

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir stoked controversy when he threatened to throw BJP supporters into river Bhagirathi, a tributary of river Ganga in West Bengal, within two hours. In a video that went viral on social media, Kabir said in Bengali, "If I can't throw BJP into the river Bhagirathi Ganga within two hours, I will leave politics. BJP's IT …

Trinamool claims 'alliance' between BJP, NIA, anti-terror agency reacts
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool claims 'alliance' between BJP, NIA, anti-terror agency reacts

India Today  

The attack on a team of the National Investigation Agency has triggered a political flashpoint between the ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal and the BJP. Meanwhile, Bengal Police have registered an FIR against NIA officials for alleged molestation during the raid after the wife of an arrested Trinamool Congress leader lodged a complaint against the anti-terror agency. Trinamool Congress's general …

Trinamool vs BJP over probe agency NIA's action in Bengal ahead of polls
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool vs BJP over probe agency NIA's action in Bengal ahead of polls

India Today  

A political row erupted in West Bengal after a team of the National Investigation Agency was attacked at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district on Saturday during a raid in connection with a 2022 bomb blast case. Mamata Banerjee hit back at the BJP, alleging that central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate, CBI, NIA, and the Income Tax Department were …

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders
1 year ago

Lok Sabha polls: Trinamool alleges BJP leaders using NIA to target its party leaders

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress on Friday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls are conspiring with the National Investigation Agency to have certain leaders of the State’s ruling party arrested ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said that two BJP candidates have held a meeting with the NIA officer in Kolkata regarding …

Cooch Behar, WB: Violence, latent complexities likely to seal Nisith Pramanik's fate on Rajbanshi land
1 year ago

Cooch Behar, WB: Violence, latent complexities likely to seal Nisith Pramanik's fate on Rajbanshi land

New Indian Express  

COOCH BEHAR : Much water have flown down Torsha and Jaldhaka, the two main rivers in the northern Bengal district of Cooch Behar, since junior Union minister and BJP's incumbent Nisith Pramanik swung nearly 32 per cent votes to dislodge the Trinamool Congress from this SC-reserved Lok Sabha seat in 2019. Once considered a fortress of the Left Front partner …

Bengal: Several injured in Trinamool-BJP clash at Dinhata in Union minister’s presence
1 year ago

Bengal: Several injured in Trinamool-BJP clash at Dinhata in Union minister’s presence

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Several people, including some policemen, were injured in a clash between supporters of the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party at Dinhata town in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district on Tuesday night, police said. Udayan Guha, TMC’s Dinhata legislator and north Bengal development minister and Cooch Behar Lok Sabha member Nisith Pramanik admitted that they were present during the …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mamata's TMC faces setback as Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP ahead polls
1 year ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mamata's TMC faces setback as Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP ahead polls

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mamata's TMC faces setback as Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP ahead polls Lok Sabha elections 2024: Trinamool Congress suffered a significant setback as two of its MPs, Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In a significant blow to the Trinamool Congress, two of …

‘Apparent differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar led to Arun Goel’s resignation
1 year ago

‘Apparent differences’ with Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar led to Arun Goel’s resignation

The Hindu  

The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel barely a week before the announcement of the Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to many but insiders in the poll body have pointed out that apparent differences emerged between the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and the EC during their West Bengal visit to oversee the preparations for …

'Modi ki guarantee' has 'zero warranty': Trinamool kickstarts Lok Sabha campaign
1 year ago

'Modi ki guarantee' has 'zero warranty': Trinamool kickstarts Lok Sabha campaign

India Today  

Kickstarting the Trinamool Congress's Lok Sabha campaign, party leader Abhishek Banerjee hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that his guarantees have "zero warranty". Addressing a massive 'Jana Garjan Sabha' rally in Kolkata's Brigade Grounds, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that BJP is "anti-Bengal" and said the people will give a befitting reply to the saffron party during the Lok Sabha …

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's jibe at Mamata Banerjee: ‘Sheikh Shahjahan to be fed biryani, mutton’
1 year ago

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's jibe at Mamata Banerjee: ‘Sheikh Shahjahan to be fed biryani, mutton’

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday attacked Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee over Sheikh Shahjahan's arrest in the Sandeshkhali case, saying the state CID will treat him to mutton, pulao and biryani. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Chowdhury, who has been sniping at Mamata Banerjee for several months even after the Trinamool blamed him for the breakdown of alliance talks …

Congress reacts to Trinamool's 'no alliance' hint, says discussion underway
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress reacts to Trinamool's 'no alliance' hint, says discussion underway

Hindustan Times  

Moradabad: Reacting to Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien's remark that his party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections alone, Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday that the Congress's discussions with the TMC for an alliance in West Bengal are underway. Downplaying the leader's remark, the politician said heated discussions keep taking place between the two parties but "we respect Mamata …

No factions in Trinamool Congress, says Abhishek Banerjee
1 year, 1 month ago

No factions in Trinamool Congress, says Abhishek Banerjee

The Hindu  

Amidst the ongoing speculation of differences in its top leadership, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said that there were no factions in the party. Mamata Banerjee,” the Trinamool Congress posted on social media quoting Mr. Banerjee. Difference between the two time Diamond Harbour and party chairperson Mamata Banerjee have emerged on various issues including the recent protests …

After Nitish Kumar's INDIA exit, Trinamool takes ‘Congress sat idle in Bengal’ jibe
1 year, 2 months ago

After Nitish Kumar's INDIA exit, Trinamool takes ‘Congress sat idle in Bengal’ jibe

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Monday blamed the Congress for tension in the INDIA bloc in West Bengal, saying his party Trinamool Congress decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections alone because the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party was too late in finalising the seat-sharing agreement. The fresh Trinamool attack on the Congress came a day after the Janata Dal …

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that any prospects of reconciling with the Congress ahead of elections are off the table. Expressing discontent over the lack of communication regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal, Mamata emphasized the absence of dialogue between the parties. Mamata's announcement of …

Union minister jabs Congress over INDIA bloc rift: 'Can't even do nyay within...'
1 year, 2 months ago

Union minister jabs Congress over INDIA bloc rift: 'Can't even do nyay within...'

India Today  

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has taken a jibe at Congress over rift in the INDIA bloc, saying that some people have failed to do "nyay within their own alliance". Catch live updates of Bihar political turmoil here Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly said that the Congress's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' is the grand old party's effort to do justice across the …

Trinamool blames Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for INDIA row, says he belittles Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 2 months ago

Trinamool blames Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for INDIA row, says he belittles Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee declared that the Trinamool Congress will contest the general elections alone, her party has squarely blamed Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the fiasco. TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Thursday said Chowdhury speaks the language of the Bharatiya Janata Party and regularly hosts press briefings to "belittle" Mamata Banerjee. Indian …

Mamata Banerjee in danger of losing ‘honest’ image as Trinamool Congress struggles to shake off taint of corruption
1 year, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee in danger of losing ‘honest’ image as Trinamool Congress struggles to shake off taint of corruption

The Hindu  

January 11, 2024 12:58 am | Updated 11:23 am IST - Kolkata Participating in a debate during the winter session of the West Bengal Assembly last month, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee made an observation about pickpockets in crowded buses in the State capital, Kolkata. Relentless attack Mr. Adhikari, an accused in the Narada sting videos that …

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee extends financial aid to affected MGNREGA workers
1 year, 4 months ago

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee extends financial aid to affected MGNREGA workers

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee is extending financial aid to around 3,000 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act job card holders in West Bengal deprived of their dues, party sources said on Monday. Mr. Banerjee has started sending letters to the MGNREGA workers who participated in Trinamool’s protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi in October. ‘Money power’ Reacting …

Trinamool begins two-day protest in Delhi over fund cuts; Union Minister Giriraj Singh threatens CBI probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Trinamool begins two-day protest in Delhi over fund cuts; Union Minister Giriraj Singh threatens CBI probe

The Hindu  

Escalating their ongoing power tussle with the BJP over alleged denial of funds to West Bengal by the Union government, Trinamool Congress leaders began their two-day protest in New Delhi on October 2, while Union Minister Giriraj Singh alleged that the Trinamool government had created 25 lakh fake job cards to siphon off Central funds, and a Central Bureau of …

BJP chief attacks INDIA bloc on ‘dynastic politics’
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP chief attacks INDIA bloc on ‘dynastic politics’

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Saturday attacked the newly formed opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, accusing its leaders of indulging in “dynastic politics” to take their families forward. BJP president JP Nadda attacks opposition INDIA bloc leaders, accusing them of indulging in ‘dynastic politics’. “The Trinamool Congress is not working for West Bengal’s progress but to …

Big win, high cost for Trinamool Congress in Bengal panchayat election
1 year, 8 months ago

Big win, high cost for Trinamool Congress in Bengal panchayat election

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 26, 2023 13:06 IST - 8 MINS READ The Trinamool Congress registered a massive victory in the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal—79 per cent of the 3,317 gram panchayats; 92 per cent of the 341 panchayat samities; and all the 20 zilla parishads—and once again stamped its dominance over its political opponents in the State. …

Trinamool to protest in Delhi on October 2 for 'blocked' Bengal funds
1 year, 8 months ago

Trinamool to protest in Delhi on October 2 for 'blocked' Bengal funds

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress will launch a massive protest in Delhi against the BJP-led central government for allegedly blocking the funds for Bengal under MGNREGA on October 2, senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee said on Friday. "I announce that on October 2, we will go to Delhi and protest outside Krishi Bhavan for the pending central funds," he said. "We …

Bengal panchayat poll: Independent candidate killed in clash with Trinamool workers
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal panchayat poll: Independent candidate killed in clash with Trinamool workers

India Today  

An Independent candidate for the Bengal Panchayat polls died in a clash with the Trinamool Congress workers that erupted in Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. Earlier today, a BJP worker, the husband of an Independent candidate supporting the BJP, was found dead in a village in Bengal's Birbhum. Against the backdrop of panchayat poll violence in the state, Bengal Governor …

Bengal panchayat polls | BSF trying to scare voters in bordering areas: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls | BSF trying to scare voters in bordering areas: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 26 accused the BSF of scaring voters in the bordering areas of the State at the behest of the saffron camp and asked the police administration to keep a close watch on their activities. While referring to the alleged shooting of villagers by the BSF last year, whom the border force claimed …

Lone Congress MLA in Bengal defects to Trinamool, three months after victory
1 year, 10 months ago

Lone Congress MLA in Bengal defects to Trinamool, three months after victory

The Hindu  

In a major setback to the Congress in West Bengal, its only MLA in the State Assembly, Bayron Biswas, on May 29 joined the Trinamool Congress. Mr. Banerjee said that the MLA had decided to join Trinamool Congress soon after winning Assembly by-polls. When Adhir Chowdhury says he will continue to oppose Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, who is he …

Will fight BJP together: Abhishek Banerjee as Bengal's only Congress MLA joins Trinamool
1 year, 10 months ago

Will fight BJP together: Abhishek Banerjee as Bengal's only Congress MLA joins Trinamool

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee welcomed Bengal’s lone Congress MLA Bayron Biswas to the party today as he stressed fighting the BJP “unitedly”. The Congress MLA from Bengal’s Sagardighi joined the Trinamool Congress today within three months of winning the assembly bypolls. Trinamool candidate Debashis Banerjee lost to Congress Bayron, who won by a margin of 22,000 votes. Countering Congress …

Trinamool 2.0 Bengal Panchayat Polls Hurdles Before Mamata Banerjee Abhishek Banerjee Trinamool Revamp
1 year, 10 months ago

Trinamool 2.0 Bengal Panchayat Polls Hurdles Before Mamata Banerjee Abhishek Banerjee Trinamool Revamp

ABP News  

The Trinamool Congress, under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is currently facing a challenging situation in West Bengal due to accusations of corruption against the party. In order to give the party a fresh facelift, general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of CM Mamata Banerjee, has started a two-month mass outreach tour called "Trinamool Nobo Jowar". He assured …

BJP hired goondas from Bihar to riot in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 11 months ago

BJP hired goondas from Bihar to riot in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

The BJP hires people to incite riots and violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said as she addressed party workers in East Midnapur’s Khejuri. If BJP can't do it, they hire people to incite riots," Mamata Banerjee said about the Ram Navami clashes in the state. West Bengal celebrates several Hindu festivals, Mamata Banerjee said, adding that hooliganism has …

Mamata Banerjee urges all parties to fight BJP unitedly in 2024 Lok Sabha polls
2 years ago

Mamata Banerjee urges all parties to fight BJP unitedly in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on March 29 called for the unity of the Opposition parties for the 2024 Lok Sabha election and said that it was not important who would lead them. The remarks by Ms. Banerjee come days after she met three key leaders of Opposition parties — Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav …

Congress not the big boss of Opposition, says Trinamool
2 years ago

Congress not the big boss of Opposition, says Trinamool

The Hindu  

The Congress party should not feel that they are the big boss of the Opposition parties, Trinamool Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Sudip Banerjee said on Friday, observing that the party will maintain equal distance from both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While the veteran MP said that the party is …

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