BJP-led NDA govt at Centre will expire soon: TMC's Abhishek
7 months ago

BJP-led NDA govt at Centre will expire soon: TMC's Abhishek

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Asserting that electors of the country will teach a lesson to the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the term of the saffron party-led NDA government at the Centre will expire soon. Addressing a rally in Kultali in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in support of Trinamool Congress candidate from Jaynagar Pratima Mandal, Banerjee blamed the BJP for "making the lives of poor people miserable". Banerjee, also the nephew of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, said the "central government every year takes away Rs 1.20 lakh crore from West Bengal and the state owes Rs 1.65 lakh crore from the Centre on account of various schemes". He also claimed that though the Centre is "not making payments" under various schemes, the West Bengal government is "meeting up all these monetary dues of the poor from its exchequer.

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Mithun Chakraborty Claims Bengal Throne Will Be BJP's After 2026 Assembly Polls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mithun Chakraborty Claims Bengal Throne Will Be BJP's After 2026 Assembly Polls

Live Mint  

Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in West Bengal after the 2026 Assembly elections in the state. He called upon the BJP functionaries in the state to ensure one crore membership in the campaign that will last till November 30.

Multiple demands for division of north Bengal gives TMC a new handle against BJP
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Multiple demands for division of north Bengal gives TMC a new handle against BJP

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: In a throwback to the 2021 assembly poll scenario in West Bengal, several ethnic groups from the northern region have once again demanded separation from the state, close on heels of Bharatiya Janata Party state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar asking the Prime Minister to add north Bengal to India’s northeast region to ensure development. Sukanta Majumdar, a …

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 …

NDA govt unstable, may not complete its term: Mamata Banerjee
5 months, 1 week ago

NDA govt unstable, may not complete its term: Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the Bharatiya Janata Party -led NDA government at the centre was unstable and may not even complete its term. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee The Trinamool Congress supremo, who met Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Friday, said she would campaign for him during the Maharashtra legislative assembly …

BJP's Poor Show in West Bengal: Why Loyalists Are at Loggerheads With Leadership
6 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Poor Show in West Bengal: Why Loyalists Are at Loggerheads With Leadership

The Quint  

"Conspiracies and backbiting are nothing but a part of politics. A former MP from the Medinipur constituency, Ghosh was removed from his position as the BJP Bengal unit's president in 2021 after the party failed to win against the TMC in the Assembly elections. He was then moved from his Medinipur seat, which the TMC regained in the 2021 election, …

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players
6 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: From Mahua Moitra to Adhir Ranjan, here's list of top players

India TV News  

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections have turned West Bengal into a pivotal battleground, witnessing a significant political showdown between Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress and its primary adversary, the Bharatiya Janata Party. KEY CANDIDATES CONSTITUENCY Mahua Moitra Krishnanagar Nisith Pramanik Cooch Behar Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Baharampur Locket Chatterjee Hooghly Yusuf Pathan Baharampur Shatrughan Sinha Asansol Priya Saha Bolpur Swapan Majumder Barasat …

BJP uses tribals as vote bank, then ignores them: TMC
7 months ago

BJP uses tribals as vote bank, then ignores them: TMC

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP on Sunday of using tribal communities as a vote bank while neglecting their interests. Addressing a meeting to rally support for the TMC candidate in West Bengal's Jhargram Lok Sabha constituency, Mr. Banerjee claimed that in the past five years, the BJP government in Delhi had prevented their own party …

BJP paying money to buy votes: Mamata Banerjee
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP paying money to buy votes: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is buying votes in the State. Speaking at an election rally on May 8, Ms. Banerjee alleged that the saffron party is paying money to the extent of ₹5,000, ₹10,000 and ₹15,000 to people to purchase votes. “See how they have dishonoured the women of Sandeshkhali …

BJP opposed to ethos of Bengal, says TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee
7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP opposed to ethos of Bengal, says TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee

The Hindu  

Senior All India Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on April 27 alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party was opposed to the ethos of Bengal and called upon the people to reject the saffron party. Addressing an election rally here in Birbhum district, the Trinamool Congress national general secretary alleged that the Narendra Modi government is yet to release money for …

Low hike in MGNREGS wages brazen display of BJP's hatred for Bengal: TMC's Saket Gokhale
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Low hike in MGNREGS wages brazen display of BJP's hatred for Bengal: TMC's Saket Gokhale

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Flagging that the MGNREGS wage rates for West Bengal have only been hiked by 5 per cent, TMC leader Saket Gokhale on Thursday said it is a brazen display of the Bharatiya Janata Party's "hate" for the state. Referring to the wage notification for the flagship rural employment scheme issued by the Union rural development ministry, Gokhale said …

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal taking precautions to stop misuse of MGNREGA funds: Officials

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government is taking extreme precautions to ensure that there is no misuse of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 funds that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has promised to disburse on February 21 from the state exchequer, officials handling the operation said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “The state panchayat and rural development …

BJP threatening people to send ED, CBI to their homes if they don't vote for it: Mamata
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP threatening people to send ED, CBI to their homes if they don't vote for it: Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on January 29 accused the BJP of threatening people to send central probe agencies to their homes if they do not vote for the saffron party in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. it is threatening people over the phone to send Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths to their homes if they …

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal
11 months ago

Calcutta HC sets up team for verification of MGNREGA job cards in West Bengal

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court directed the setting up of a four-member team for an expeditious verification of job cards of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act on a district-wise basis in West Bengal. The court ordered that a genuine verification process of job cards for MNREGA be done district-wise by a team of four officers - one to be …

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal
11 months, 3 weeks ago

MGNREGS dues and migration, a year of tumult in Centre-State ties for Bengal

The Hindu  

December 26, 2023, marked two years since the Union government stopped funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal. According to the West Bengal government, funds pending with the Centre amount to ₹6,911 crore including ₹3,732 crore against wage liability and ₹3,179 crore against non-wage liabilities. In the last month of the year, West Bengal …

West Bengal CM Mamata meets PM Modi for funds
1 year ago

West Bengal CM Mamata meets PM Modi for funds

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and demanded the release of pending central funds to the state. She said the prime minister proposed that officials from the state and the Centre can sit together and clear the issues.Speaking to the media after the meeting in the Parliament complex along with nine …

TMC demands release of funds for central schemes in LS; minister hits back
1 year ago

TMC demands release of funds for central schemes in LS; minister hits back

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Monday asked the central government to release funds for the rural jobs guarantee and housing schemes, accusing the Centre of imposing an “economic blockade” against the West Bengal government, a charge that was promptly rebutted by Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan who alleged corruption in implementation of central schemes. TMC Member of Parliament Sudip Bandhopadhyay …

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal
1 year, 2 months ago

Mamata alleges Centre’s discrimination towards flood-hit people in north Bengal

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Centre is discriminating against the flood-affected people of north Bengal despite the gravity of the disaster and the number of deaths in the region being similar to that in neighbouring Sikkim. Ms. Banerjee took to social networking site ‘X’ and said that she was stunned by the central discrimination …

Trinamool's Delhi protest aimed to divert attention from scams in West Bengal: BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

Trinamool's Delhi protest aimed to divert attention from scams in West Bengal: BJP

India Today  

The BJP on Monday slammed the Trinamool Congress protest here as “drama” and alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent her party leaders led by a “corrupt MP” to hold dharna to divert public attention from the scams committed in her state. Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur gave details …

BJP alleges Mamata govt allotted houses under PMAY to those with 'multi-storeyed' buildings; TMC protests
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP alleges Mamata govt allotted houses under PMAY to those with 'multi-storeyed' buildings; TMC protests

India TV News  

BJP-TMC tussle: The Centre and the West Bengal government are facing off against each other, this time over the issue of “Rs 15,000 crore dues” to the state government under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and PM Awas Yojana. The TMC-led West Bengal government has accused the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of withholding Rs 15,000 …

BJP demands CBI probe on Bengal's use of NREGA funds amid Trinamool's protest
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP demands CBI probe on Bengal's use of NREGA funds amid Trinamool's protest

India Today  

The leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal on Monday demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the state government's spending of the MGNREGA funds allotted by the central government. Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, alleged that "huge scams" have been uncovered in the state government's spending of the Centre's NREGA …

‘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 …

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 28 said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Ms. Banerjee, who was speaking at a TMC youth wing rally, cautioned that a third term for the BJP would ensure the nation faces an …

BJP may go for LS polls in December 2023, has booked all choppers for campaigning: Mamata
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP may go for LS polls in December 2023, has booked all choppers for campaigning: Mamata

Firstpost  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have …

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December, says Mamata Banerjee

India TV News  

Lok Sabha 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party may conduct Lok Sabha elections in December or January itself, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Mamata speaks on illegal firecracker factory blasts Mamata Banerjee blamed some people engaged in “unlawful activities” for the illegal firecracker factory blasts that …

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 …

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal: BJP predicts Mamata govt's collapse in near future, TMC reacts sharply

India TV News  

BJP's tall claim: The BJP on Sunday upped the ante against the ruling TMC in West Bengal and said that it was just a matter of time before the Mamata Banerjee government in the state collapsed. Reacting sharply to the BJP leaders’ remarks, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen said that they want to please the party’s top brass through …

Bengal government will collapse soon, says BJP; Trinamool calls it baseless claim
1 year, 5 months ago

Bengal government will collapse soon, says BJP; Trinamool calls it baseless claim

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday asserted that the collapse of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government is imminent in the coming months. Speaking at a party programme in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur stated that the TMC government would not survive beyond five months. Following an organisational meeting to assess the party's performance in the …

Mamata backs AAP against Centre's ordinance on Delhi officers, pitches for Oppn unity
1 year, 7 months ago

Mamata backs AAP against Centre's ordinance on Delhi officers, pitches for Oppn unity

India TV News  

Delhi power tussle: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday extended support to the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government against the Centre's ordinance on the transfer-postings of officers in Delhi. Addressing media after meeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Mamata Banerjee said, "TMC will oppose the ordinance brought by the Centre against the Delhi government, …

Abhishek Banerjee calls for CBI probe into mismanagement of MNREGA funds
1 year, 8 months ago

Abhishek Banerjee calls for CBI probe into mismanagement of MNREGA funds

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress MP, Abhishek Banerjee, tore into the BJP at a rally in Alipurduar over several issues, the most prominent being the non-payment of dues to Bengal. He called for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into “mismanagement” of funds of the 100-day-work programme. I challenge you to ask the CBI to conduct an investigation into any …

BJP hired goondas from Bihar to riot in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 8 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 …

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too
1 year, 9 months ago

No MGNREGS funds for West Bengal for 2023-24 too

The Hindu  

The Union Rural Development Ministry has decided to withhold the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme funds for West Bengal for the financial year 2023-24, extending the imposition of Section 27 of the MGNREGA that allows for stoppage of funds for violation of rules in implementation of the scheme by the State. Since then, we haven’t got any further …

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt
1 year, 9 months ago

No PMAY funds if...: Centre writes to Bengal govt

Hindustan Times  

The Union rural development ministry has told the West Bengal government that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana funds sanctioned by the Centre in November 2022 will not be released if action is not taken against those who tried to misuse the scheme, state government officials familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The Centre, on November 24 last year, sanctioned …

West Bengal govt says no leaves on 20-21 Feb as staff call for 2-day cease-work
1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal govt says no leaves on 20-21 Feb as staff call for 2-day cease-work

Live Mint  

As platform of state government employees called for a two-day cease work on 20-21 February in protest against the "meagre" hike in their dearness allowance, the West Bengal government has now said that no employee will be granted casual or any other leave for the 48 hour strike. Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya while presenting the budget on February 15 announced …

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha
2 years ago

Centre withholding West Bengal’s MGNREGS funds, says Trinamool in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

Withholding funds due to West Bengal under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is “political discrimination” by the Union government, the Trinamool Congress said in the Rajya Sabha, as the two sides sparred on the issue in the Upper House on Wednesday. Invoking Section 27 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, the Centre has blocked …

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: BJP leader wields trishul, warns Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress

Firstpost  

Referring to Trinamool Congress workers as ‘servants’ of Mamata Banerjee, the BJP leader recalled his victory against the West Bengal chief minister in the Nandigram constituency during the assembly polls last year Durgapur : Wielding a ’trishul’ while attending a Jagaddhatri Puja function at Durgapur in the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari issued a threat …

West Bengal: Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu Adhikari among top names in BJP's core committee
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu Adhikari among top names in BJP's core committee

Firstpost  

National Vice President Dilip Ghosh - a former president of the BJP’s West Bengal unit - has also been included in the party’s core committee for the state along with Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Sukanta Majumdar and Suvendu Adhikari retained the positions of State President and LoP, respectively as BJP national president JP Nadda appointed the core committee …

‘If You Call My Police Officers to Delhi, Then I Will…’: Mamata Banerjee Warns ED at TMC Event
2 years, 3 months ago

‘If You Call My Police Officers to Delhi, Then I Will…’: Mamata Banerjee Warns ED at TMC Event

News 18  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee flayed the BJP during Trinamool Congress’ student wing’s foundation day on Monday, and said she will “oust” the saffron party from Delhi during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “If you call our police officers to Delhi and harass them, then I will also call your officers posted here and take legal action against them,” …

BJP has no work, their only job is to topple state govts: Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP has no work, their only job is to topple state govts: Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that the party has no work to do. Taking a jibe at the saffron party, Mamata Banerjee said the BJP's only job is to "take over the state governments through three-four agencies". Addressing an event celebrating 25 years of Titagarh Wagons, Mamata Banerjee said the party has toppled …

West Bengal spars with Centre over MGNREGA dues
2 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal spars with Centre over MGNREGA dues

The Hindu  

The Centre and the TMC-ruled West Bengal government had a run-in on Thursday over pending Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act dues worth ₹7,130 crores that the union government owes to the State for the last five months. The TMC asserted that if the funds are not released at the earliest, they will have to take “andolan” route, while …

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi seeking release of MGNREGA, PMAY funds
2 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi seeking release of MGNREGA, PMAY funds

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 12 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to release funds for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act and PM Awas Yojana. “It is very astonishing that the Government of India is not releasing funds to West Bengal for MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana,” she said. “In Bengal, wage …

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join
2 years, 10 months ago

West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit vice president, Soumitra Khan, on Saturday invited the expelled Trinamool Congress party members -- who did not get tickets in the upcoming civic polls -- to join the saffron party. READ | Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar writes to Mamata Banerjee for interaction at Raj Bhavan He said, "If rebel TMC leaders, who were denied …

Will fight 2024 Lok Sabha polls from UP, want all regional parties to unite to defeat BJP: Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 10 months ago

Will fight 2024 Lok Sabha polls from UP, want all regional parties to unite to defeat BJP: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that her party, the Trinamool Congress, will fight the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh. " will fight elections from UP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections," said Mamata Banerjee. Referring to the Union Budget 2022 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, Mamata Banerjee said the budget proposed …

‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, suffering from amnesia’: Why Amit Mitra and West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar are trading barbs on Twitter
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, suffering from amnesia’: Why Amit Mitra and West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar are trading barbs on Twitter

Firstpost  

The latest spat is over the the state’s business summits with the governor questioning their purpose Here’s another chapter to add to the long list of spats that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and West Bengal government have been involved in. Dhankhar vs Amit Mitra On Tuesday, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had called upon the Mamata Banerjee government to come out …

'BJP Will Chart A New Story In West Bengal': J P Nadda Says At BJP's National Executive Meet
3 years, 1 month ago

'BJP Will Chart A New Story In West Bengal': J P Nadda Says At BJP's National Executive Meet

ABP News  

New Delhi: In reference to the West Bengal politics during Bhartiya Janata Party's national executive meeting in Delhi, the saffron party's President J P Nadda on Sunday, while assuring the leaders and the people, said that the "BJP will chart a new story in the state." In view of achieving the 100 crore covid-19 vaccination target, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Mamata Banerjee sold Bengal, now wants to give entry to Rohingyas through Goa: BJP MP
3 years, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee sold Bengal, now wants to give entry to Rohingyas through Goa: BJP MP

India TV News  

Launching a smear attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Saumitra Khan on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress supremo has "sold Bengal" and now wants to give entry to Rohingyas through Goa. Speaking to ANI, Khan said, "Mamata Banerjee says that BJP will sell the country. On the reports of TMC's forming an alliance with …

TMC no longer limited to Bengal; ready to take on BJP at pan-India level: Abhishek Banerjee
3 years, 2 months ago

TMC no longer limited to Bengal; ready to take on BJP at pan-India level: Abhishek Banerjee

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the BJP as a "jumla party" and asserted that she would defeat the saffron camp across the country in the days to come. Echoing her, the TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said the party will no longer be limited to Bengal and is politically ready to take on the BJP …

BJP's Ganga Prasad Sharma, seven others join TMC; saffron party's fall in Bengal imminent, claims Mukul Roy
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP's Ganga Prasad Sharma, seven others join TMC; saffron party's fall in Bengal imminent, claims Mukul Roy

Firstpost  

Sharma, BJP’s Alipurduar district president, alleged that the party ignored the sentiments of grassroots workers while choosing candidates for the Assembly polls Kolkata: In yet another jolt to the BJP, the party’s Alipurduar district president, Ganga Prasad Sharma, joined the TMC on Monday, as senior leader of the state’s ruling party Mukul Roy, who also switched sides two weeks ago, …

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Ropes in IPAC till Next Bengal Elections in 2026
3 years, 6 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's TMC Ropes in IPAC till Next Bengal Elections in 2026

News 18  

After beating anti-incumbency and registering a historic win in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress has got Prashant Kishor’s Indian Political Action Committee on board till next assembly elections in 2026. This comes a month after the political strategist had claimed to “quit” as the ‘backroom boss’ or the election manager who led several parties to victory. The recent Bengal …

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

'State-sponsored': BJP launches no-holds-barred attack on TMC over post-poll violence in West Bengal

India TV News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress over post-poll violence in West Bengal where the saffron party has claimed that nine of its workers died in the last 24 hours. Party spokesperson Sambit Patra said that situation in Bengal is unbelievable, adding that "we have never witnessed such scenes in India's electoral history". "Bengal …

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