BJP workers flee Bengal amid post-poll violence, seek shelter in Assam
3 years, 7 months ago

BJP workers flee Bengal amid post-poll violence, seek shelter in Assam

India Today  

As post-poll violence grips West Bengal following the announcement of the assembly poll results, hundreds of BJP karyakartas and family members reportedly fled the state and have now taken shelter in Assam by crossing the inter-state border. Senior minister in the Assam government, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that around 300-400 BJP karyakartas and family members have crossed over to Dhubri in Assam after post-poll violence in West Bengal. pic.twitter.com/d3MXUvgQam — Himanta Biswa Sarma May 4, 2021 BJP’s Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that since the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly election result, BJP cadres in the state are facing atrocities at the hands of “TMC goons”. JP NADDA’S TWO DAY VISIT BJP national president JP Nadda is on his two-day visit to West Bengal following the violence unleashed in the state after the declaration of the election result.

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‘Never claimed BJP would win Jharkhand election': Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 month ago

‘Never claimed BJP would win Jharkhand election': Himanta Biswa Sarma

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that he “never” claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party would win the assembly election in Jharkhand and form the next government, news agency PTI reported. The Assam chief minister stressed the urgent need for the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to address the issue of “infiltration”, which Sarma described as a …

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

BJP to Focus on Assam Assembly Polls Despite Chief Minister's Absence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP to Focus on Assam Assembly Polls Despite Chief Minister's Absence

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is continuing its campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections in Assam despite chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's absence due to the Jharkhand assembly elections. The party has assigned senior ministers and party leaders to each seat to ensure a strong campaign. While the BJP is confident of retaining the four seats they won in the …

BJP Unleashes War Machine to Win Tribal Votes in Jharkhand
1 month, 3 weeks ago

BJP Unleashes War Machine to Win Tribal Votes in Jharkhand

Deccan Chronicle  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is intensifying its efforts to win over tribal voters in Jharkhand, focusing on the issue of tribal infiltration and the impact of illegal migrants. The saffron party is leveraging the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the return of former chief minister Babulal Marandi to the BJP fold, while also strengthening its appeal with …

Crimes Against Women And A Message For Mamata, Himanta: Respect Your Constitutional Chair
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Crimes Against Women And A Message For Mamata, Himanta: Respect Your Constitutional Chair

ABP News  

While criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "trying to incite unrest in West Bengal" over the RG Kar rape and murder case protests in her state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee remarked that if Bengal burns, Assam and the Northeast would also burn. As an inhabitant of the Northeast, this writer urges the Chief Minister of West Bengal to refrain from …

'Not a single Hindu...35 Muslims infiltrated from Bangladesh': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 months ago

'Not a single Hindu...35 Muslims infiltrated from Bangladesh': Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that Hindus have not tried to enter India from Bangladesh after the neighbouring country plunged into political crisis after Sheikh Hasina's ouster as prime minister. “We have requested our prime minister to impress upon the Bangladesh government to ensure the safety of Hindus,” Sarma said as per PTI report. According to …

Minorities from Bangladesh not entering India illegally: Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Minorities from Bangladesh not entering India illegally: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday allayed fears that the religious minorities in Bangladesh facing attacks amid political turmoil were trying to cross over into India. The Chief Minister said he was confident that the Centre would pressure the new government in Bangladesh politically and diplomatically to ensure the safety of the minorities and their properties. On Wednesday, …

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Several incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal, BJP and CPI(M) supporters targeted

The Hindu  

Several incidents of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal were reported on June 5, a day after the results of Lok Sabha election were declared and the Trinamool Congress bagged 29 seats of the total 42 seats reducing the BJP to 12 seats in the State. Incidents of post-poll violence were reported across several districts in the State …

Assam CM campaigns in Muslim-majority Dhubri
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam CM campaigns in Muslim-majority Dhubri

Hindustan Times  

Dhubri: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday travelled to Dhubri Lok sabha seat in western Assam to campaign for the ally Asom Gana Parishad candidate, just a month after he declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party did not want to win the Dhubri seat and that he would never go there to seek votes. Assam chief minister Himanta …

Assam CM Himanta Sarma on Congress’ poll manifesto: ’Nyay Patra not for elections in Bharat but For Pakistan’
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam CM Himanta Sarma on Congress’ poll manifesto: ’Nyay Patra not for elections in Bharat but For Pakistan’

Live Mint  

‘Congress manifesto was more appropriate for Pakistan elections, not for India’, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma targeted the Sonia Gandhi-led party over its recently-released Nyay Patra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning from April 19. The chief minister, on the sidelines of a Lok Sabha election rally in Jorhat constituency, condemned …

We will open BJP office at Assam Congress HQ after everyone quits by 2032: Himanta Biswa Sarma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

We will open BJP office at Assam Congress HQ after everyone quits by 2032: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Op India  

On 30th March, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma repeated his claims that the Congress party will disintegrate after the Lok Sabha elections, saying that BJP will open a branch office at the Congress office in Guwahati after leaders quit the party after some years. 2026 तक असम कांग्रेस से सारे हिन्दू नेता निकल जाएँगे। 2032 तक सारे मुसलमान नेता …

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
8 months, 3 weeks ago

No Hindu will be left in Assam Congress by 2026, predicts Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party and predicted that there would be no Hindu in the Congress party in Assam by 2026. We will open a branch at Rajiv Bhawan as Mahanagar BJP.” Assam chief minister said, “A meeting of the …

BJP-led Alliance To Sweep Assam In Lok Sabha Polls, Claims CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP-led Alliance To Sweep Assam In Lok Sabha Polls, Claims CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

News 18  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will secure 13 out of 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam in the upcoming general elections. But we will focus on four Assembly seats under Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency, where we have the chance to win.” Sarma’s statement holds particular significance as, until recently, the Assam …

Himanta Biswa Sarma's sharp ‘dining room’ jibe at Gandhi family: ‘Sitting at same table…’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma's sharp ‘dining room’ jibe at Gandhi family: ‘Sitting at same table…’

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday launched a scathing critique against the Congress party while extolling the democratic ethos of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Speaking at the inauguration of a party office at Chakchaka in Barpeta district, the chief minister, a Congressman-turned-BJP leader, claimed the agenda of the grand old party is set in the 'dining room of …

'Rahul Gandhi's Yatra gave a big boost to BJP in Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Rahul Gandhi's Yatra gave a big boost to BJP in Assam': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the state and party MLAs switching to the BJP saying that his Yatra gave a big boost to BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha Sabha polls. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Read here: BJP to continue …

Rahul Gandhi vs Himanta Biswa: Assam CM slams Congress MP’s ‘Naxalite tactics’
11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi vs Himanta Biswa: Assam CM slams Congress MP’s ‘Naxalite tactics’

Live Mint  

Rahul vs Himanta in Assam: From facing restrictions in the state capital to being stopped from entering a temple, Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is facing vehement opposition in Assam. Earlier in the day, the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra was stopped from entering Guwahati on Tuesday, triggering protests from Congress workers who broke barricades and raised slogans. …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma directs police to file case against Rahul Gandhi for ‘provoking crowd’
11 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma directs police to file case against Rahul Gandhi for ‘provoking crowd’

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday directed the state police to file a case against Rahul Gandhi for “provoking crowd” amid Congress workers being stopped from entering Guwahati during the ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters during the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, in Guwahati "These are not part of Assamese culture. Nearly …

Why Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's popularity is on a downslide
1 year, 3 months ago

Why Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's popularity is on a downslide

India Today  

In the India Today Mood of the Nation Poll, published in August, 49 per cent of the respondents in Assam expressed satisfaction with chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s performance. In the January MOTN poll, 68 per cent respondents in Assam were happy with Sarma’s performance, making him the third most popular chief minister within the home state. “I have been …

WB Panchayat Poll Winners 'Stake' It All: 11 from BJP Take Shelter in Assam, Fear for Life
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Poll Winners 'Stake' It All: 11 from BJP Take Shelter in Assam, Fear for Life

News 18  

Political exodus to Assam from the neighbouring West Bengal continued on Wednesday, even after the Trinamool Congress registered an unassailable lead in the panchayat elections. Among the winners who have moved to Assam are Chambal Charndra, Khudiram Bashak, Biswanath Das, Rita Dutta Das, Jhulan Das, Arati Burman, Bina Mallik, Pramila Das and Satyajit Burman. We have come to Assam as …

Mamata shamed democracy in Bengal: BJP hits out at Trinamool over poll violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata shamed democracy in Bengal: BJP hits out at Trinamool over poll violence

India Today  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday teared into West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in the state during panchayat polls. While speaking to reporters, the BJP leader criticised the Trinamool Congress supremo for letting loose a reign of terror during the rural polls and even questioned why the …

WB Panchayat Poll Violence Victims Take Shelter in Assam; CM Sarma Promises Help
1 year, 5 months ago

WB Panchayat Poll Violence Victims Take Shelter in Assam; CM Sarma Promises Help

News 18  

The Ronpagli Middle English School of Golokganj in Dhubri district of Assam has no link to the recently concluded panchayat elections in West Bengal, but the people temporarily staying there do. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in his recent tweet, mentioned: “Yesterday, 133 individuals who feared for their lives due to violence in the panchayat election in West Bengal …

Amid Bengal violence, 133 people sought refuge in Assam: Chief Minister Himanta
1 year, 5 months ago

Amid Bengal violence, 133 people sought refuge in Assam: Chief Minister Himanta

India Today  

As Bengal awaits results of the violence-hit rural polls, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said 133 individuals who feared for their lives sought refuge in Dhubri district on Monday. In a tweet, Biswa Sarma said, "Yesterday, 133 individuals who feared for their lives due to violence in the panchayat election in West Bengal sought refuge in Dhubri District of …

'Not Babri Masjid, we want...': Assam CM Sarma appeals people to bring back BJP to power in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

'Not Babri Masjid, we want...': Assam CM Sarma appeals people to bring back BJP to power in Karnataka

India TV News  

Karnataka Assembly elections: Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the poll-bound state as the Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to regain power in the southern state. Urging the people of Karnataka to vote the BJP back to power in the upcoming Assembly elections, the Assam CM said under …

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura
1 year, 11 months ago

Election bugle: The Hindu Editorial on Assembly polls in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura

The Hindu  

Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in the northeastern region of India will elect new Assemblies in February. The BJP is in alliance with Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma’s National People’s Party in Meghalaya and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party in Nagaland. However, being in power has not been easy; its first Chief Minister, Biplab Kumar Deb, was replaced …

'Assam CM thinks life becomes better by kicking…': Congress slams Himanta Biswa
2 years ago

'Assam CM thinks life becomes better by kicking…': Congress slams Himanta Biswa

Hindustan Times  

As Assam Congress on Saturday took out a foot march in the northeastern state, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh targeted chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for “kicking” his former party. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief Bhupen Borah shared the video of the march in Hajai district and said, “Your life doesn’t get better by chance, it gets better by Change.” …

News18 Afternoon Digest: 'Not a Border Clash But a...': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence & Other Stories
2 years, 1 month ago

News18 Afternoon Digest: 'Not a Border Clash But a...': CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence & Other Stories

News 18  

In today’s edition of News18 afternoon digest, we are covering a series of stories such as the violence across the Assam-Meghalaya border, which started over a case of timber smuggling but has now turned into a full blown war between two states. ‘Not a Border Clash But a…’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Assam-Meghalaya Border Violence It is not …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma washes feet of senior BJP workers in Guwahati | WATCH
2 years, 2 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma washes feet of senior BJP workers in Guwahati | WATCH

India TV News  

Assam: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a generous act washed the feet of senior BJP workers in Guwahati on Saturday. Last month, Himanta Biswa Sarma urged his cabinet colleagues, legislators and bureaucrats to "change their mindset" and work towards a vision to ensure the state goes up the development ladder "by at least two levels" by 2026. There are …

4,449 families evicted since BJP returned to power in Assam
2 years, 3 months ago

4,449 families evicted since BJP returned to power in Assam

Deccan Chronicle  

GUWAHATI: A total of 4,449 families have been evicted across Assam for alleged encroachment since the BJP-led government took charge in May last year, the state Assembly was informed on Monday. On whether the evicted families were Indians or foreigners, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government has not carried out any investigation on their citizenship. In a written …

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects flood situation in lower Assam | Watch
2 years, 5 months ago

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inspects flood situation in lower Assam | Watch

India Today  

As floods continued to cripple most of Assam on Tuesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the Charalpara Nayapara area in Bajali’s Bhabanipur. pic.twitter.com/Gvrgvgf8gm — Himanta Biswa Sarma June 28, 2022 The CM said a list of affected people will be prepared and relief materials will be provided accordingly. pic.twitter.com/A1nlwubkTD — Himanta Biswa Sarma June 28, 2022 Sarma was accompanied …

Uddhav Thackeray should also come to Assam for vacation: Himanta Biswa Sarma's dig at Shiv Sena | Watch
2 years, 6 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray should also come to Assam for vacation: Himanta Biswa Sarma's dig at Shiv Sena | Watch

India TV News  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday took a dig at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray who is embroiled in a political crisis following a revolt by party heavyweight Eknath Sinde. Sarma, who is in Delhi today, was asked about Sena's charge that his party has engineered the political crisis in the western state …

Maha crisis: On rebel MLAs camping in Assam, CM Sarma says he has no clue
2 years, 6 months ago

Maha crisis: On rebel MLAs camping in Assam, CM Sarma says he has no clue

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that he does not know if Maharashtra MLAs are staying in the northeastern state. Catch live updates of Maharashtra political crisis Rebel MLAs of Maharashtra who have switched their loyalty to Shiv Sena leader and state minister Eknath Shinde have been camping at the five-star Radisson Blu Hotel in the northeastern …

BJP president JP Nadda likely to visit West Bengal in June amid exodus from party, infighting
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP president JP Nadda likely to visit West Bengal in June amid exodus from party, infighting

Firstpost  

Nadda’s visit comes days after BJP state vice president Arjun Singh returned to the TMC Kolkata: BJP president JP Nadda is likely to visit West Bengal in June amid the exodus of party leaders to the ruling TMC in the state. Nadda’s visit comes days after BJP state vice president Arjun Singh returned to the TMC. Nadda’s proposed visit also …

Bengal: 303 BJP workers who left home in post-poll violence yet to return
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal: 303 BJP workers who left home in post-poll violence yet to return

Op India  

As West Bengal marks the first anniversary of the 2021 assembly elections, at least 303 workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party who left their homes during the horrifying post-poll violence have not yet returned home, a report published in India Today said. According to the report, Priyanka Tibrewal filed a petition in Calcutta High Court last year which said that …

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI names 20 in BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar's death case chargesheet
3 years, 2 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI names 20 in BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar's death case chargesheet

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) filed a chargesheet on Thursday in connection with the fatal assault on Bengal BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar and accused 20 persons in the case. BJP leaders in West Bengal had alleged that Trinamool Congress workers were behind the death of 35-year-old Abhijit Sarkar. The CBI named Sanjay Samanta, Samir Samanta, Sankar Das alias Buno, …

Bengal BJP Ministers, MPs to Reach Out to Post-Poll Violence Victims in Ashirvad Yatra
3 years, 4 months ago

Bengal BJP Ministers, MPs to Reach Out to Post-Poll Violence Victims in Ashirvad Yatra

News 18  

The BJP leadership has already spoken out against the ruling Trinamool Congress over the post-poll violence in Bengal. Apart from BJP State President Dilip Ghosh and General Secretary Amitabh Chakraborty, Kailash Vijayavargiya, Shiv Prakash and Amit Malvira met all the MPs held at the Constitution Club in Delhi. According to BJP sources, all BJP MPs and MLAs will go to …

Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi, a day after meeting Shah, Nadda
3 years, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari meets PM Modi, a day after meeting Shah, Nadda

Hindustan Times  

A day after meeting Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda, Bengal BJP MLA and the Opposition leader of the West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. The meeting comes at a time when the Bengal BJP is planning to petition President Ram Nath Kovind over the post-poll violence in …

Bengal post poll violence: 24 BJP workers killed in just one month of new govt
3 years, 6 months ago

Bengal post poll violence: 24 BJP workers killed in just one month of new govt

Op India  

Following the West Bengal assembly elections, the political violence against BJP workers and supporters has continued unabated, this despite a landslide victory by the ruling TMC. শিতলখুচি বিধানসভার শিতলখুচি গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েতের বিজেপি কর্মী ধীরেন বর্মন কে নৃশংস ভাবে হত্যা করলো তৃণমূলের দুষ্কৃতী বাহিনী। pic.twitter.com/svPg0BThhn — Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী May 25, 2021 BJP activist Prosenjit Das commits suicide due …

Bengal post-poll violence: BJP workers, activists move SC, seek SIT probe
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: BJP workers, activists move SC, seek SIT probe

India Today  

A group of BJP workers, advocates and social workers on Friday filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court seeking an SIT probe into the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Appearing for the petitioners, senior advocate Pinki Anand told the court that "more than 1 lakh people have been displaced" due to the post-poll violence in the state. "Due to …

Dhankar slams Mamata's silence on poll violence
3 years, 7 months ago

Dhankar slams Mamata's silence on poll violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who on Friday visited western Assam’s Dhubri district and interacted with people who escaped from Bengal during post-poll violence regretted that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was maintaining silence over the violence unleashed in the state after declaration of Assembly poll results on May 2. Mr Dhankar, who visited a camp in Dhubri …

Bengal Guv Dhankhar to visit Assam to meet post-poll violence hit people
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal Guv Dhankhar to visit Assam to meet post-poll violence hit people

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will on Friday visit Ranpagli and Srirampur camps in Assam sheltering people from Bengal, who crossed over to the state to escape post-poll violence. Earlier on Thursday evening, Dhankar visited Bengal's Coochbehar and interacted with the victims of post-poll violence. "WB Governor Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will be visiting Ranpagli camp in Assam sheltering post-poll violence …

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar shown black flags at Sitalkuchi
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar shown black flags at Sitalkuchi

India Today  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday shown black flags at Sitalkuchi, where five persons died on election day when he went there to visit people allegedly affected in post-poll violence. Dhankhar, whose visit to Cooch Behar was roundly criticised by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was shown black flags by some people at Golokganj as his convoy travelled from …

Jagdeep Dhankar shown black flags on visit to assess post-poll violence in West Bengal's Cooch Behar
3 years, 7 months ago

Jagdeep Dhankar shown black flags on visit to assess post-poll violence in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

Firstpost  

The run-up to the visit was marked by a war of words between the West Bengal governor and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, with the latter claiming that the visit violated norms as it was being undertaken ‘unilaterally’ Cooch Behar: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday shown black flags at Sitalkuchi, where four locals died after firing by central …

Bengal facing twin challenges of pandemic and post-poll violence: Guv Dhankhar
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal facing twin challenges of pandemic and post-poll violence: Guv Dhankhar

India Today  

Claiming that people, who cast their votes as per their choice, are being subjected to attacks in West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said while the country is facing the Covid-19 crisis, the state is grappling with the twin challenges of the pandemic and the post-poll violence. The governor said he was shocked by incidents of attack following the …

Assam’s CM-to-be still undecided
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam’s CM-to-be still undecided

The Hindu  

A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party legislative party in Assam has been called on Sunday to decode who will be the next Chief Minister of the State. The suspense over the name remained unresolved on Saturday despite incumbent Sarbananda Sonowal and State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hot footing it to Delhi for meetings with the BJP’s top leadership. …

Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma meets party chief J P Nadda, Amit Shah in Delhi
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma meets party chief J P Nadda, Amit Shah in Delhi

India TV News  

Amid speculation over the next chief minister of Assam, senior BJP leader from the state Himanta Biswa Sarma met party president J P Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Saturday. Both Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Sarma were on Friday called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership, apparently to discuss the …

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence: MHA Team Meets Governor, to Seek Report
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence: MHA Team Meets Governor, to Seek Report

News 18  

A four-member team of the Union Home Ministry, tasked with looking into reasons for the post- poll violence in West Bengal, met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhawan on Friday. The team, led by an additional secretary of the ministry, had arrived in the state on Thursday and held meetings with the chief secretary, home secretary and the DGP …

'They Tried to Kill Me as I Voted for BJP': Tales of Bengal Violence Echo in Assam Refugee Camps
3 years, 7 months ago

'They Tried to Kill Me as I Voted for BJP': Tales of Bengal Violence Echo in Assam Refugee Camps

News 18  

With a small piece of white cotton cloth draped around him and a little haystack in his hands, Meghu Das says the ghost of the fiercely fought Bengal elections has been haunting him since the results came out on May 2. Das, who hails from Jhaukuti village under Tufanganj constituency in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, has been observing Hindu …

Mamata Banerjee's silence on post poll violence in West Bengal speaks of her involvement: JP Nadda
3 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's silence on post poll violence in West Bengal speaks of her involvement: JP Nadda

India TV News  

BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's silence on the post poll violence in the state speaks of her involvement and claimed that at least 14 BJP workers have been killed and up to a lakh people have fled their homes in post-poll violence in the state. Nadda said the incidents of post poll …

Bengal post-poll violence: Over a lakh people have fled from Bengal, says BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari
3 years, 7 months ago

Bengal post-poll violence: Over a lakh people have fled from Bengal, says BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

Op India  

Nandigram MLA and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said that over a lakh people have already fled Bengal since the post-poll violence erupted in West Bengal from May 2, 2021. Recounting the political violence history in Bengal, Adhikari reportedly said that such an atmosphere was made in 2001 when CPI was making an exit in the state and when TMC …

Exodus of BJP workers from WB to Assam continues due to TMC attack
3 years, 7 months ago

Exodus of BJP workers from WB to Assam continues due to TMC attack

Op India  

The exodus of BJP workers along with their families from West Bengal to Assam continues after the post-election violence wreaked by TMC goons. More such camps set up at other areas of the district.#BengalBurning#GodSaveBengal pic.twitter.com/UFuySllsdc — Dr Rajdeep Roy MP May 5, 2021 Rajdeep Roy also said that all the people who have entered Assam are from Cooch Behar district …

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