TMC's Mahua Moitra calls Union minister a ‘liar’ as Abhishek Banerjee announces indefinite sit-in outside Raj Bhavan
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC's Mahua Moitra calls Union minister a ‘liar’ as Abhishek Banerjee announces indefinite sit-in outside Raj Bhavan

Hindustan Times  

Mahua Moitra of the Trinamool Congress once again called Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti a “liar” and said the party will continue its protest, even as its general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced an indefinite sit-in on Thursday in front of the official residence of West Bengal’s governor CV Ananada Bose hours after he flew off to visit flood affected areas of north Bengal and then to Delhi. TMC MP Mahua Moitra being detained by the police personnel during a protest by the party delegation against the central government over the alleged denial of MGNREGA scheme funds to the West Bengal government at Krishi Bhavan, in New Delhi on Tuesday, The TMC has been protesting the alleged withholding of West Bengal's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act dues by the Centre. Moitra has alleged that Union minister made Trinamool MPs “wait for 3 hours and then ran away through back door” to avoid meeting the delegation who had come from West Bengal to discuss the MGNREGA funds issue. The party termed the governor’s absence from the city on a day when the TMC had given notice of its intention to hand over a memorandum to him and his suggestion that a delegation of TMC leaders fly down to meet him in North Bengal, as reflective of a “Zamindari”.

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West Bengal: TMC holds state-wide protest against Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark
1 day, 13 hours ago

West Bengal: TMC holds state-wide protest against Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal held state-wide protests on Monday accusing Union home minister Amit Shah of making derogatory remarks against BR Ambedkar in Parliament. Protests are going on in various municipal wards, blocks, villages and districts,” Shashi Panja, state woman and child development minister, told the media while leading a protest march at Girish Park in north …

TMC to launch statewide protests over delay in implementation of anti-rape bill
1 month ago

TMC to launch statewide protests over delay in implementation of anti-rape bill

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: After the Trinamool Congress working committee meeting, it was decided that the party would launch a series of protests on November 30 and in the following days at various locations across the state to address the non-implementation of the anti-rape bill, Aparajita Woman and Child Bill, 2024. According to Law Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, the delay in approval has prompted …

Abhishek Banerjee warns BJP of TMC protest in Delhi: 'You have started, and we will end this'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Abhishek Banerjee warns BJP of TMC protest in Delhi: 'You have started, and we will end this'

India TV News  

Amid the raging protest and bandh called by the BJP, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee warned the party of a bigger protest in Delhi. The BJP has called 12-hour Bangla Bandh in the entire state against the police action on student protestors, who held the Nabanna Abhijan march to the Secretariat on Tuesday. On RG Kar rape and murder "We …

Trinamool MP denies cover-up by Bengal govt in Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Gungi gudiya remark…’
4 months, 1 week ago

Trinamool MP denies cover-up by Bengal govt in Kolkata rape-murder case: ‘Gungi gudiya remark…’

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday denied allegations of a cover-up in the case of rape and murder of a junior doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Mahua slams Opposition In her video message, the Krishnanagar MP criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in Opposition in the state, for their remarks that …

TMC supporter told she is Hindu and BJP supporter, denied residential certificate; BJP shares testimony
5 months ago

TMC supporter told she is Hindu and BJP supporter, denied residential certificate; BJP shares testimony

Op India  

West Bengal BJP on Tuesday, July 23 shared a video testimonial of a Hindu woman detailing how Mamata Banerjee led TMC in West Bengal is depriving Hindus of their fundamental rights based only on their religious identity. Jodi asohai manush banglar dorja thokthokai, amra tader asroy debo.” Atrocities on Hindus a new normal in West Bengal: villagers accuse TMC leader …

Kolkata Diary: Where is TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee?
5 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata Diary: Where is TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee?

New Indian Express  

Majumder’s loud declaration about the party’s failure to penetrate grassroots due to weak organizational strength, and his claim that relying solely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image won’t win them elections, has sparked significant controversy. After the Lok Sabha polls, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee announced a short break from politics for a medical check-up. TMC sources indicate that during the …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

TMC MP Mahua Moitra dares Delhi Police as NCW seeks FIR over ‘pajama’ remark
5 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC MP Mahua Moitra dares Delhi Police as NCW seeks FIR over ‘pajama’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday challenged the Delhi Police to take immediate action after the National Commission for Women sought an FIR against her over derogatory remarks against its chairperson Rekha Sharma. Read: Back in Lok Sabha, Mahua Moitra jabs BJP over her expulsion: ‘Paid heavy price’ In the video, other persons were seen holding umbrellas for Sharma, …

Evening briefing: Mahua Moitra's jibe at NCW chief triggers row, Lalu Yadav predicts Modi govt will fall by August; more
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Evening briefing: Mahua Moitra's jibe at NCW chief triggers row, Lalu Yadav predicts Modi govt will fall by August; more

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday lashed out at Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over her remark against National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma. Dig deeper New Delhi: TMC MP Mahua Moitra during the ongoing Parliament session, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Friday predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National …

BJP slams Mahua Moitra over her X reply on NCW chief
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP slams Mahua Moitra over her X reply on NCW chief

The Hindu  

The BJP on Friday flayed TMC MP Mahua Moitra over her comments against NCW chief Rekha Sharma and demanded that she be "sacked" from her party. Reacting sharply, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed Ms. Moitra's comment on the microblogging site as "extremely indecent, objectionable and shameful", and said this is the "true face" of the TMC and the opposition …

Will raise issue of law on MSP in Parl, Mamata assures Punjab farmers
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will raise issue of law on MSP in Parl, Mamata assures Punjab farmers

Hindustan Times  

A five-member delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders on Monday met protesting farmers at Khanauri border in Punjab, with West Bengal chief minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee speaking to the farm leaders over the phone. West Bengal CM spoke to farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal and assured him that her party will “always stand for justice for farmers and raise …

TMC’s Abhishek on alliance with Congress: ‘Was keen on it, even went to meet Rahul Gandhi at 6 am’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC’s Abhishek on alliance with Congress: ‘Was keen on it, even went to meet Rahul Gandhi at 6 am’

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has opened up on the party’s willingness to forge an alliance with the Congress party and said that had TMC not been serious about it, he would not have rushed to Rahul Gandhi’s residence in Delhi at 6 am. Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek asserted that the TMC candidates are the true …

Didi Accuses Congress of Colluding with BJP
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Didi Accuses Congress of Colluding with BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Congress of teaming up with BJP to ask the voters not to support her party in the Lok Sabha Election in the state. Addressing a poll campaign rally for TMC candidate Mahua Moitra, Ms Banerjee said at Tehatta in Nadia, “I salute the Election Commission member who resigned for …

EC chalked out seven-phase polls to assist BJP campaigning: Mamata
8 months ago

EC chalked out seven-phase polls to assist BJP campaigning: Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 20 alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues to carry out extensive campaigning using the nation's resources. Addressing a public meeting at Gajol in Malda district in support of Maldaha Uttar TMC candidate Prasun Banerjee, a former IPS …

TMC, BJP Spar As Derek O'Brien-Led Delegation Detained For Protest Outside EC Office In Delhi. Top Points
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC, BJP Spar As Derek O'Brien-Led Delegation Detained For Protest Outside EC Office In Delhi. Top Points

ABP News  

TMC Leaders Detained: The Delhi Police on Monday detained a delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders while they were on a dharna outside the Election Commission's office in the national capital, demanding that the chiefs of the CBI, NIA, ED, and Income Tax Department be changed. The BJP called the protest a "poll gimmick" and alleged that the TMC was making …

TMC leaders detained outside EC office, stage dharna at police station
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC leaders detained outside EC office, stage dharna at police station

New Indian Express  

The leaders were asked to disperse by the police, but as they continued their protest, the security personnel forcibly evicted them and detained them. A police officer said the leaders were detained as section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which prohibits large gatherings, is imposed in the area and no permission was taken for the protest. The leaders …

Mamata accuses Central agencies of asking TMC leaders to join BJP or face action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata accuses Central agencies of asking TMC leaders to join BJP or face action

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 7 alleged the Central investigating agencies were asking TMC leaders to either join the BJP or face action. Addressing an election rally in Purulia district, she alleged agencies such as the ED, CBI, NIA and the I-T Department were working as "arms" of the BJP. "The agencies are asking our leaders and …

West Bengal: TMC MP Arjun Singh set to re-join BJP after denial of Lok Sabha ticket from Barrackpore
9 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: TMC MP Arjun Singh set to re-join BJP after denial of Lok Sabha ticket from Barrackpore

India TV News  

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress received a fresh blow ahead of the Lok Sabha elections as MP Arjun Singh, who was apparently miffed at being denied a ticket from Barrackpore constituency, said he will return to the Bharatiya Janata Party. TMC on Sunday named Naihati MLA and state minister Partha Bhowmick as the candidate from Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat giving a big …

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress is set to launch its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign with a mega rally - ‘Jana Garjan Sabha’ - at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and announce its list of 42 party candidates on Sunday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take the centre stage during the rally to set the …

Sandeshkhali unrest: Villagers thrash TMC leader as agitation intensifies
10 months ago

Sandeshkhali unrest: Villagers thrash TMC leader as agitation intensifies

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal's Sandeshkhali has been on the boil with massive unrest for over 10 days as women protestors are seeking justice against alleged sexual assault committed by Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh and his supporters. Read here: BJP denies association with man held for running sex racket in Bengal As the protest continued on Friday, the protesters broke through fences …

TMC MP Mimi tells Mamata Banerjee she wants to quit; ED summons TMC actor-MP Dev
10 months, 1 week ago

TMC MP Mimi tells Mamata Banerjee she wants to quit; ED summons TMC actor-MP Dev

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Popular Bengali actress and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Jadavpur, Mimi Chakraborty, on Thursday said she wants to resign from the Parliament. A TMC leader aware of the development said Chakraborty has expressed her reservations about some party functionaries at Jadavpur, saying they accused her of not spending enough time in her constituency. Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as …

TMC accuses Bengal BJP chief of inciting violence against Mamata Banerjee: ‘Misogynistic hooligans’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC accuses Bengal BJP chief of inciting violence against Mamata Banerjee: ‘Misogynistic hooligans’

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday accused West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar of inciting “physical violence” against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar addresses party workers in North 24 Parganas on January 11. Pandering to his puppet masters in Delhi has blinded him and made him so devoid of values that he now shamelessly …

In setback for INDIA bloc, Mamata Banerjee vows to ‘fight alone’ in Lok Sabha polls
11 months ago

In setback for INDIA bloc, Mamata Banerjee vows to ‘fight alone’ in Lok Sabha polls

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced her party will contest the Lok Sabha elections in all constituencies in the state, citing a major setback in the seat-sharing talks with the INDIA bloc ally Congress. CM Banerjee also expressed her disappointment for “not informing” her about the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, scheduled to …

West Bengal: Internal Clashes Mar Trinamul Congress 26th Anniversary Celebration
11 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: Internal Clashes Mar Trinamul Congress 26th Anniversary Celebration

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: As Trinamul Congress turned 26 on Monday, the old and new guards of West Bengal's ruling party started the new year, attacking each other and exposing their internal rift that buried their supremo Mamata Banerjee's foundation day message. Today the Trinamool Congress family is blessed with love and affection of one and all.” Ms Banerjee added, “It is on …

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimics VP Dhankar again, says 'will do it a thousand times'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimics VP Dhankar again, says 'will do it a thousand times'

Op India  

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sparked outrage, mocked VP Dhankhar again on Sunday and said he will continue to do so, describing it as an “art form.” MP Banerjee stated that he would do it a thousand times and that it was his fundamental right. In a democracy, the public is the judge and …

'Shameful’: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on TMC MP mimicking him, Rahul Gandhi filming it | WATCH
1 year ago

'Shameful’: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on TMC MP mimicking him, Rahul Gandhi filming it | WATCH

India TV News  

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar slammed Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee for mimicking him saying it was a shameful act. Meanwhile, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned twice during the pre-lunch period after opposition members continued to create uproar in the house while raising the issue of Parliament security breach. The opposition MPs have been demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit …

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

Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha being planned, but it would help her before elections: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 1 month ago

Mahua Moitra's expulsion from Lok Sabha being planned, but it would help her before elections: Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Breaking her silence over the controversial expulsion of her party leader Mahua Moitra from Lok Sabha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that it is being planned. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had forwarded a complaint against the Trinamool Congress member by lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai to the Lok Sabha Speaker, accusing her of taking bribes for asking …

Mamata Banerjee threatens ED with police action after it raids her minister Jyoti Priya Mallick's house, BJP questions her silence in Mahua Moitra's case
1 year, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee threatens ED with police action after it raids her minister Jyoti Priya Mallick's house, BJP questions her silence in Mahua Moitra's case

Op India  

On Thursday, October 26, the Enforcement Directorate conducted a raid at the residence of West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick at Salt Lake in Kolkata for his alleged connection in a case of corruption linked to ration distribution. TMC minister Jyotipriya Mallick unwell, will lodge FIR against BJP if anything happens to him during ED raids: Mamata Banerjee — Press …

TMC Refrains from Commenting on Mahua Moitra\'s \'Cash for Query\' Controversy
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC Refrains from Commenting on Mahua Moitra\'s \'Cash for Query\' Controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamul Congress made it clear that it would not get involved in the controversy over its Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra's alleged role in 'cash for query' scandal. Reacting to the controversy over Ms Moitra, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said on Saturday, "I think the individual at the centre of the issue will be able to …

TMC, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Clash Over MGNREGA Dues, Political Drama In Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Clash Over MGNREGA Dues, Political Drama In Bengal

ABP News  

Kolkata: TMC's sit-in outside Raj Bhavan here for the third consecutive day on Saturday demanding the clearance of the dues to West Bengal under MGNREGA, kept Bengal's political scenario simmering through the day. Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee during the day accused each other of spreading falsehoods on the meeting between the TMC …

'Trinamool said I ran away but...': Union minister vs Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata
1 year, 2 months ago

'Trinamool said I ran away but...': Union minister vs Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata

India Today  

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Saturday denied Trinamool Congress's claims that she refused to meet with their delegates in New Delhi regarding Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act dues to West Bengal. At a press conference, the Union Minister said, "The TMC said that I ran away, but I waited for 2.5 hours. In response, TMC general secretary …

Centre never deprived West Bengal of MGNREGA dues: Niranjan Jyoti
1 year, 2 months ago

Centre never deprived West Bengal of MGNREGA dues: Niranjan Jyoti

India TV News  

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti today asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre has consistently disbursed MGNREGA dues to West Bengal over the past nine years and alleged that discrepancies exist in the utilization of funds for the 100 days' work scheme in certain districts of the state. The central minister, who was on a visit …

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir
1 year, 2 months ago

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has attacked the BJP after her MP nephew Abhishek Banerjee and other Trinamul Congress leaders were forcibly removed by the Delhi police personnel from Krishi Bhavan in New Delhi during their sit-in demonstration on Tuesday night. An angry TMC supremo tweeted, "Today is a dark, sinister day for democracy, a day when @BJP4India …

Black day for Indian democracy: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee after release from police detention
1 year, 2 months ago

Black day for Indian democracy: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee after release from police detention

The Hindu  

"Today is a black day for Indian democracy," TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said as he and other party leaders were released by the police on Tuesday night, hours after being detained during a sit-in at the Union Rural Development Ministry office here. Mr. Banerjee said Tuesday's incident will stand as an example of 'New India' as public representatives were …

Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien among TMC MPs detained by Delhi Police following dharna at Krishi Bhawan
1 year, 2 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien among TMC MPs detained by Delhi Police following dharna at Krishi Bhawan

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien and other lawmakers were detained by the Delhi Police after they staged a dharna inside Krishi Bhawan after being denied a meeting with Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti. “Over two dozen TMC supporters detained, including Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’Brien”, said a senior police officer, asking not to be named. A video shared …

Abhishek Banerjee ‘attacked’ during mega MGNREGA protest; TMC alleges conspiracy
1 year, 2 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee ‘attacked’ during mega MGNREGA protest; TMC alleges conspiracy

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged the central government of conspiring to stop the two-day protest in Delhi against the denial of MGNREGA and housing scheme funds to the West Bengal government. TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee Earlier in the day, the TMC leader reached Delhi and visited Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his …

TMC's mega MGNREGA protest in Delhi today; 'denied' train, supporters reaching on buses. Top points
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC's mega MGNREGA protest in Delhi today; 'denied' train, supporters reaching on buses. Top points

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress is set for a showdown with the Centre with a two-day protest in New Delhi beginning on Monday over the alleged delay in the release of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to the West Bengal government. While TMC’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee reached New Delhi on …

‘TMC a rich party, should use chartered flights to send workers to Delhi’: Suvendu Adhikari
1 year, 2 months ago

‘TMC a rich party, should use chartered flights to send workers to Delhi’: Suvendu Adhikari

Hindustan Times  

Refuting the allegations made by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee that BJP is cancelling trains so that TMC workers cannot attend protests in the national capital on Sunday, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that TMC is lying and Bengal ruling party should use its chartered plane to send their party workers to join protests. They …

TMC Slams Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Want To Hit Out At INDIA For Remarks Against Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC Slams Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Want To Hit Out At INDIA For Remarks Against Mamata Banerjee

ABP News  

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday hit back at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his remark against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on his visit to Spain. "The statements which he is making against Mamata Banerjee and TMC, I don't know if he really wants to hit out at the INDIA alliance," Panja told PTI. The Congress and the …

Battle for Bengal's MGNREGA wages: TMC MP seeks permission for protests in Delhi
1 year, 3 months ago

Battle for Bengal's MGNREGA wages: TMC MP seeks permission for protests in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien has sought permission from Delhi Police to hold demonstrations at three places in the national capital for Bengal workers who have been denied wages under the MGNREGA scheme. In three separate letters, the Rajya Sabha member wrote to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, New Delhi district, asking for an update on the requests sent on …

Trinamool to protest in Delhi on October 2 for 'blocked' Bengal funds
1 year, 5 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 …

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee appears before CBI in SSC scam case
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee appears before CBI in SSC scam case

Op India  

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and national general secretary of Trinamool Congress continues to face trouble in the ongoing recruitment scam case in West Bengal. #WATCH | TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee arrives at the CBI office in Kolkata, in the Kuntal Ghosh letter case. A letter sent by a deputy superintendent of the CBI to Abhishek Banerjee’s Harish …

CBI questions TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for more than 9 hours over school jobs scam
1 year, 7 months ago

CBI questions TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for more than 9 hours over school jobs scam

India TV News  

Central Bureau of Investigation officers grilled TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in alleged connection with the school jobs scam for more than 9 hours in Kolkata on Saturday. The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, entered the CBI office at 10:58 am and came out at around 8:40 pm, "I don't blame them, as they are acting on orders from …

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee threatens dharna in Delhi over MGNREGA funds for Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee threatens dharna in Delhi over MGNREGA funds for Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee threatened to hold an indefinite sit-in demonstration in Delhi if the Central government refuses to release funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for West Bengal state. Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee “I will go to Delhi soon after the Trinamool-e Naba Jowar – the party’s latest outreach …

Mamata sits overnight in 'dharna' against Centre, raises political temperature
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata sits overnight in 'dharna' against Centre, raises political temperature

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sat overnight in front of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar's statue on Red Road in the heart of the city, surrounded by a cohort of TMC leaders and workers under television camera arclights. The chief minister who is staging a two-day-long sit-in to protest alleged discrimination by the centre against the state, had …

‘Mamata Banerjee has told TMC leaders to restrict public comments’
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Mamata Banerjee has told TMC leaders to restrict public comments’

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee pulled up some senior leaders and ministers at a recent meeting for making certain comments that she does not approve, the party’s office bearers said on Wednesday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaking to the media at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Tuesday “Banerjee …

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes
1 year, 9 months ago

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that it is trying to make a hero out of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and to project him as the face of the opposition. "Our party supremo, while addressing our internal meeting over the phone, said the BJP is deliberately trying to make a hero out of …

Union minister's car pelted with stones in Bengal; TMC supporters blamed: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Union minister's car pelted with stones in Bengal; TMC supporters blamed: Report

Hindustan Times  

Union minister of state for home Nisith Pramanik on Saturday alleged his car was attacked with stones by supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress in Bengal's Cooch Behar, leading to cracks in the front windshield of his SUV. A video tweeted by news agency ANI showed heavy police presence in the area as supporters of the BJP and TMC came …

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