Bengal govt 'completely failed to maintain law & order' in Howrah, says BJP MP; asks Amit Shah to deploy central forces
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengal govt 'completely failed to maintain law & order' in Howrah, says BJP MP; asks Amit Shah to deploy central forces

Firstpost  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal accused Trinamool Congress-led state government of allowing the violence in Howrah district to spiral for vested political interests Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal, Saumitra Khan, on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding immediate deployment of central forces in violence-hit Howrah district which had witnessed arson over controversial remarks made by two saffron party leaders against Prophet Muhammad. Khan alleged that the state government has “failed” to maintain law and order in the trouble-torn areas and “allowed the violence to spiral for vested political interests”. “For the last two days, we have seen that the state government has completely failed to maintain law and order in Howrah district. Senior BJP leader and co-in-charge of West Bengal, Amit Malviya, said if the state government cannot act, the chief minister should allow the governor to deploy the Army.

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West Bengal running like Kim Jong Un regime: Union minister slams Mamata Banerjee
1 month ago

West Bengal running like Kim Jong Un regime: Union minister slams Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Union Minister and Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, drawing parallels between her governance and that of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Accusing Banerjee of failing to maintain law and order, the Union Textiles Minister alleged that "Muslim goons" hold sway in West Bengal under the Trinamool …

Judicial officers express concern over their safety in West Bengal
3 months, 1 week ago

Judicial officers express concern over their safety in West Bengal

The Hindu  

A letter signed by three judicial officers of the Diamond Harbour Subdivisional court in West Bengal, expressing safety concerns, provided a fresh handle to the Opposition parties to target the Trinamool Congress government over the law and order situation in the State. The letter said that the incident was preceded by certain orders in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences …

Bengal Governor directs Mamata Banerjee to discuss doctors' demands to sack Kolkata top cop
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Governor directs Mamata Banerjee to discuss doctors' demands to sack Kolkata top cop

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose directed chief minister Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency meeting of the state cabinet to discuss protesting doctor's demand to sack Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, news agency PTI reported. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose "Governor Bose has directed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss people's demand …

‘Tragic, disrespectful’: Rajnath Singh's sharp reaction to Kolkata doctor rape-murder, slams CM Mamata Banerjee
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Tragic, disrespectful’: Rajnath Singh's sharp reaction to Kolkata doctor rape-murder, slams CM Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed the West Bengal government and chief minister Mamata Banerjee over their handling of the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital saying that “a lot remains to be done” in light of the ongoing atrocities and crimes against women in the country. Speaking at an event …

West Bengal: BJP Reaches Out to Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury After Congress Exit
4 months, 3 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 …

BJP-led govt at Centre would not last long: Mamata
5 months ago

BJP-led govt at Centre would not last long: Mamata

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP-led government at the Centre would not last long as it has been formed through "intimidation". While addressing the mega 'Martyrs' Day' rally of the TMC, Banerjee lauded Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was present at the programme, for his party's performance in the Lok Sabha polls in …

Bengal govt sets up committee to review new criminal laws
5 months, 1 week ago

Bengal govt sets up committee to review new criminal laws

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has set up a seven-member committee headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta high court to review the three new criminal laws. “The state government is pleased hereby to constitute a committee for reviewing the said criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023,” …

West Bengal govt to pass resolution against NEET, new criminal laws
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal govt to pass resolution against NEET, new criminal laws

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state government will bring in a resolution against the NEET and the newly established criminal laws, in the next session of the Legislative Assembly. Raising apprehensions about the new set of criminal laws that came into being on July 1, Banerjee said, “I don’t know what they have …

West Bengal governor seeks white paper from CM Mamata Banerjee on State finances
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal governor seeks white paper from CM Mamata Banerjee on State finances

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing stand-off between Raj Bhavan and West Bengal government, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to table a white paper on the State’s financial situation. “Considering the grave nature of the economic scenario in the State, the Governor calls upon the Chief Minister, upon the authority vested in him under Article 167 of …

West Bengal: Couple in 'illicit relationship' assaulted allegedly by local TMC leader; Opposition reacts
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: Couple in 'illicit relationship' assaulted allegedly by local TMC leader; Opposition reacts

India TV News  

A case was registered after a video clip of a brutal assault on a couple allegedly involved in an illicit relationship went viral, West Bengal Police said on Sunday. The man who was spotted in the video thrashing two with a bamboo stick was allegedly a local TMC leader of Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur district where the incident occurred following …

West Bengal Governor demands Mamata govt to issue white paper on state finances
5 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Governor demands Mamata govt to issue white paper on state finances

India TV News  

In the latest series of heated exchanges between West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Raj Bhavan on Saturday ordered the state government to present a white paper on the state's financial situation. In a statement, the West Bengal Governor called upon CM Mamata Banerjee to issue a white paper to inform the people …

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why
6 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Governor orders police to vacate Raj Bhavan premises | Here's Why

India TV News  

Amid escalating tensions over post-poll violence in the state, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday ordered city personnel deployed in the Raj Bhavan premises to immediately vacate the area so that it can be converted into a 'Jan Manch'. "The governor has directed police officers deployed inside Raj Bhavan, including the 'officer-in-charge', to immediately vacate the premises," …

'I cannot wish unconstitutional, illegal party for forming government': Mamata lashes out at BJP
6 months, 2 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 …

View: Can Mamata Banerjee’s bold Bengal gambit restrict the BJP?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

View: Can Mamata Banerjee’s bold Bengal gambit restrict the BJP?

Hindustan Times  

Even when the idea of a joint opposition front, INDIA, was being laid out by the leaders of anti-BJP parties, Mamata Bannerjee had other ideas for Bengal. Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister of India's West Bengal state and Trinamool Congress party leader addresses her supporters during an election campaign meeting. Read: Mamata Banerjee on Narendra Modi's ‘sent by God’ remark: 'We'll …

Mamata afraid of offending her infiltrator vote bank: Shah
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata afraid of offending her infiltrator vote bank: Shah

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Trinamool Congress of “parivar raj” and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to make her nephew Abhishek Banerjee Chief Minister of State. “This election is also about deciding whether you want the nephew as Chief Minister of West Bengal or Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of India,” he said. The Home …

West Bengal govt taking action in Sandeshkhali: TMC leaders
9 months, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal govt taking action in Sandeshkhali: TMC leaders

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leaders on Tuesday said the party-led government in West Bengal is taking action on allegations of sexual atrocities and land grab in Sandeshkhali, and hit out at BJP leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai terming his letter seeking action in the matter a "gimmick". Addressing a press conference in the national capital, Trinamool Congress …

‘No democracy in West Bengal’: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali row
10 months ago

‘No democracy in West Bengal’: BJP targets Mamata Banerjee over Sandeshkhali row

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party Sudhanshu Trivedi on Friday slammed the West Bengal government over the ongoing Sandeshkhali unrest, saying “there is no democracy in West Bengal”. BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi Trivedi in a press conference targeted the chief minister, saying that the state under Mamata Banerjee’s rule has become inhuman and insensitive. Sandeshkhali, …

'Bengal deteriorating under Mamata,' says Adhir Ranjan after stopped from visiting violence-hit Sandeshkhali
10 months, 1 week ago

'Bengal deteriorating under Mamata,' says Adhir Ranjan after stopped from visiting violence-hit Sandeshkhali

India TV News  

West Bengal Congress chief and MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit out at I.N.D.I.A bloc member and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government saying that the state's condition is deteriorating and there is no democracy left here. Chowdhury's statement came as he along with other leaders wanted to visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali to meet the victims but were stopped by the police. …

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Amid the Congress party's efforts to mollify the Trinamool Congress leadership for an alliance in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee attacked the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party on Wednesday, saying their alliance with the CPI will strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee said she would never be able …

Congress calls for president's rule in Bengal over ED attack amid '2-seat' rift with Mamata Banerjee's TMC
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress calls for president's rule in Bengal over ED attack amid '2-seat' rift with Mamata Banerjee's TMC

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The rift in the INDIA bloc in West Bengal appeared to be widening on Friday, as the Congress demanded that President's rule be imposed in the Mamata Banerjee-ruled state. West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and chief minister Mamata Banerjee. On Thursday, Adhir Ranjan Choudhury claimed the TMC is willing to concede only two seats in Bengal for …

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 …

Bengal: Ex-Police Officer Awaits Justice After Losing Job for Protecting Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal: Ex-Police Officer Awaits Justice After Losing Job for Protecting Mamata Banerjee

News 18  

Sirajul Haque Mandal, a resident of Gaighata in South 24 Parganas continues to lead a life overshadowed by regret. Mandal, a former police officer, lost his job during the tenure of the Left Government in West Bengal after protecting Mamata Banerjee, then a Congress leader and now the Chief Minister. Despite the passing years and a change in government, Mandal’s …

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention
1 year, 5 months ago

Panchayat Poll Violence: Bengal BJP Seeks Governor's Intervention

News 18  

The legal department of West Bengal BJP on Friday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose’s intervention over the violence during the West Bengal panchayat election process, claiming that it has exposed the “suffocation of democratic process” and lack of law and order in the state. Seeking the governor’s intervention “to restore democracy in West Bengal,” BJP legal department comprising advocates, …

DC Edit | Despite poll violence, Didi reigns supreme in Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

DC Edit | Despite poll violence, Didi reigns supreme in Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

The last vote cast in the elections to local self-government bodies in West Bengal held last week has not been counted yet. The many-headed Opposition has actually been relegated by the party ruling West Bengal for 12 years now to distant second, third and fourth places. Ms Banerjee with her spartan manner and squeaky clean record has successfully resisted the …

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 …

Violence, corruption enemies of Bengal, says Governor CV Ananda Bose
1 year, 5 months ago

Violence, corruption enemies of Bengal, says Governor CV Ananda Bose

India TV News  

Bengal violence: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday made a statement on political violence in the state saying that Bengal has two enemies -- violence and corruption. The Governor's statement has come in the wake of the violence which took place during the recently concluded Panchayat elections in the state, counting for which is taking place today. "Political …

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates

Hindustan Times  

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates No end to the violence a day after West Bengal's panchayat polls were marred by protests. BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari demanded the Centre's intervention against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. #bengal #violence #mamata #panchayatpolls #westbengal #wb #protests #elections #mamatabanerjee #adhirranjanchowdhury #suvenduadhikari #centre …

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence A Wake-Up Call For Mamata Banerjee Leadership And Democratic Values

ABP News  

West Bengal Saturday witnessed what can only be described as one of the state’s most violent and blood-soaked panchayat elections in recent memory. From the very moment that Banerjee made the decision to appoint Rajiva Sinha, the former chief secretary of West Bengal, as the state election commissioner, the ominous clouds of democracy's suppression began to gather. Mamata Banerjee Needs …

18 killed, properties vandalised as violence mars Bengal panchayat polls | Top points
1 year, 5 months ago

18 killed, properties vandalised as violence mars Bengal panchayat polls | Top points

India Today  

The BJP lashed out at the ruling TMC government over the violence in the state. Hitting out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union minister Anurag Thakur said she cannot preside over an election in the state "without killings and chaos". Meanwhile, West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday "congratulated" Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for winning the …

West Bengal Violence Governor Reaches Murshidabad District Before Rural Polls
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Violence Governor Reaches Murshidabad District Before Rural Polls

ABP News  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, on Friday, reached Murshidabad district to take stock of the violence-hit areas, a day ahead of the rural state polls. pic.twitter.com/wwzV231FCk — Governor of West Bengal July 2, 2023 On Thursday, the Governor alleged that State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections. 1 victim reached the hospital …

Bengal poll panel chief failed in discharging duties: Governor CV Bose on violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal poll panel chief failed in discharging duties: Governor CV Bose on violence

India Today  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday alleged that State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha has failed in discharging his duties during the panchayat elections. Bengal expects you to do your duty," Bose said referring to the incidents of violence reported in different parts of the state including Bhangar, Basanti, Canning, and Dinhata. The Governor, who has opened a 'Peace …

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP asks poll body to remove Bengal police chief over pre-poll violence remarks

India Today  

Ahead of the July 8 West Bengal panchayat polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shishir Bajoria wrote to the State Election Commission on Thursday, asking for the removal of the state police chief for his statements on the deaths in the Bengal pre-poll violence. Just because two or three incidents of extreme violence have occurred, it does not mean that …

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Political violence will not to be tolerated’: West Bengal governor in Bhangore

Hindustan Times  

A day after four persons were killed in clashes across West Bengal where panchayat elections are due on July 8, Governor CV Ananda Bose visited one of the violence-hit areas near Kolkata on Friday. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose The governor said that political violence will not be tolerated, asserting that “there will be action and no alibi for …

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Central Forces Deployment, Ruling TMC & Oppn React
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Calcutta HC Orders Central Forces Deployment, Ruling TMC & Oppn React

News 18  

Electoral violence flared in West Bengal over the filing of nominations for the upcoming Panchayat Polls leaving at least three dead and several others injured. West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari took to Twitter and slammed the ruling TMC over violence in the state saying “Celebration of Democracy has been turned into ‘funeral of democracy’ by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee”. …

West Bengal rural polls | No violence will be tolerated, says Governor Bose
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal rural polls | No violence will be tolerated, says Governor Bose

The Hindu  

Amid reports of violence during preparations for the local body elections in West Bengal, its Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 12 warned that no violence will be tolerated, and urged all stakeholders to ensure peace and harmony in society. "The elections in West Bengal will be conducted peacefully, and no violence will be tolerated", Mr. Bose told PTI in …

Bengal Panchayat Election BJP President Sukanta Majumdar Meets Governor C V Ananda Bose, Urges Central Forces TMC Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

Bengal Panchayat Election BJP President Sukanta Majumdar Meets Governor C V Ananda Bose, Urges Central Forces TMC Congress

ABP News  

West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday met Governor C V Ananda Bose over the upcoming Panchayat elections in the state after he wrote a letter to the Governor requesting the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces during the forthcoming Panchayat elections alleging deteriorating law and order situation in the state. "The Bharatiya Janata Party has concerned at the grim …

BJP trying to create violence in West Bengal in lines of Manipur: CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP trying to create violence in West Bengal in lines of Manipur: CM Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Mamata Banerjee on WB violence : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that the BJP is trying to instigate violence between communities in West Bengal along the lines of Manipur. They are trying to create that violence here as they did in Manipur," the chief minister said while addressing a public meeting at Salboni in West Midnapore district. …

West Bengal's Law And Order Situation is a Ticking Time Bomb - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal's Law And Order Situation is a Ticking Time Bomb - News18

News 18  

Last week, the Calcutta High Court mandated the National Investigative Agency to look into the incidents of communal violence that occurred during Ram Navami celebrations in Howrah and other areas of West Bengal. There is no denying that Banerjee is not the first politician and TMC is not the first political party to appease minorities in West Bengal politics. However, …

Conspiring to dismantle Bengal govt says Mamata Banerjee on Amit Shah statement
1 year, 8 months ago

Conspiring to dismantle Bengal govt says Mamata Banerjee on Amit Shah statement

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday responded to Union home minister Amit Shah’s stinging attacks on the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress, alleging that Shah was conspiring to pull down the government. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah on Monday. This means a home minister is conspiring to dismantle a …

Mamata Banerjee says encounters in UP became 'normal', suggests people to protest
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee says encounters in UP became 'normal', suggests people to protest

Hindustan Times  

Encounters have become ‘normal’ for people in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged as she doubled down her attack against the Yogi Adityanath government after gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range on Saturday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah, …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee government on the violence during Rama Navami in Howrah, Hooghly and nearby areas. Sources said the home ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government over the violence that broke out between two groups when a Rama Navami procession was taken out in …

West Bengal: Cops resist state BJP President Majumdar to visit violence-hit Shibpur in Howrah
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal: Cops resist state BJP President Majumdar to visit violence-hit Shibpur in Howrah

India TV News  

West Bengal: West Bengal BJP President Dr. Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday morning was stopped by cops to visit violence-hit Shibpur in Howrah. There should be a CBI inquiry into the incident," said West Bengal BJP President Dr. Sukanta Majumdar. Majumdar's attack on CM Mamata Banerjee Sukanta Majumdar after being stopped from meeting victims of Shibpur violence in Howrah said that …

Situation in Howrah's Kazipara area peaceful; prohibitory order still in force
1 year, 8 months ago

Situation in Howrah's Kazipara area peaceful; prohibitory order still in force

The Hindu  

“Situation in Howrah district’s Kazipara area, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a procession on Ram Navami, is peaceful and under control on April 1, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the area,” an officer said. Internet connections remained suspended even as prohibitory order under CrPC Section 144 was still in place in and around the …

Howrah violence: Section 144 extended till April 3; BJP demands NIA investigation
1 year, 8 months ago

Howrah violence: Section 144 extended till April 3; BJP demands NIA investigation

India TV News  

Howrah violence: In the latest development in West Bengal violence, Section 144 has been extended till April 3 in certain volatile pockets in Howrah. Image Source : PTIVehicles set on fire by miscreants during clashes between two groups West Bengal BJP Lok Sabha MP Jagannath Sarkar also in Saturday wrote to PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah requesting …

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A day after the violence at the Rama Navami rally in Howrah, near Kolkata, fresh unrest was reported from the trouble-hit areas in the town on the banks of the river Hooghly, while 36 persons were arrested by the police. Worried over the situation, Union home minister Amit Shah called up West Bengal governor C.V. Ananda Bose and state …

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics

ABP News  

For the ruling Trinamool Congress and its supremo Mamata Banerjee, the third term in West Bengal, which began in May 2021, is proving to be a tough one. Giving electoral prominence to BJP turncoats like Babul Supriyo, walking a soft Hindutva line, growing violence against minorities and increasing corruption charges against the Mamata Banerjee government are among the several reasons …

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rules state govt has no power to appoint VCs, quashes 29 appointments
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rules state govt has no power to appoint VCs, quashes 29 appointments

Op India  

Coming as a big blow to Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, the Calcutta HC on March 14, 2023, ruled that the State has no right to appoint, re-appoint, or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors. Hearing a public interest litigation challenging amendments made to the law by the state govt in 2012 to 2014, a division bench comprising of …

‘CM is concerned’: Mamata Banerjee sets up panel to look into Sagardighi defeat
1 year, 9 months ago

‘CM is concerned’: Mamata Banerjee sets up panel to look into Sagardighi defeat

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday constituted a four-member committee of legislators to look into the reasons for the Trinamool Congress’s defeat in the Sagardighi assembly bypoll. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Banerjee formed a committee of four Muslim legislators and ministers to probe the Sagardighi defeat over concerns that it could be a sign that …

'Not sharing fierce relationship like ex-Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar': TMC refutes tension with incumbent gov
1 year, 9 months ago

'Not sharing fierce relationship like ex-Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar': TMC refutes tension with incumbent gov

India TV News  

A day after the West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose criticised the State government following a mob attack on the convoy of the Union Minister in Cooch Behar, the ruling government published an opinion in its mouthpiece on Sunday, wherein it compared Bose with his predecessor Jagdeep Singh Dhankar. However, refuting such claims, senior Trinamool Congress leader Bratya Basu …

Will not be a 'mute witness': Bengal Guv seeks report over attack on Nisith Pramanik's convoy
1 year, 9 months ago

Will not be a 'mute witness': Bengal Guv seeks report over attack on Nisith Pramanik's convoy

India Today  

Terming the attack on Union Minister Nisith Pramanik "deplorable", West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday said he will not be a "mute witness" to deterioration of law and order as he sought an action taken report from the state government. "The Governor will not be a mute witness to any deterioration of Law and Order anywhere, anytime in …

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