Trinamool leader says 'Muslims can be bigger than majority', BJP fires back
1 week, 1 day ago

Trinamool leader says 'Muslims can be bigger than majority', BJP fires back

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim's call for Muslims to grow and outnumber the "majority" in the country has invited strong condemnation from the BJP, which questioned his "mindset". BJP STOKES 'SHARIA LAW' FEARS The BJP promptly went on the offensive, with Bengal unit chief and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar assailing Hakim for his remarks. Hakim envisions a future where Muslims will no longer rely on peaceful protests or marches but will take justice into their own hands, potentially hinting at Sharia law," Malviya posted on X. TRINAMOOL FIREFIGHTS The Trinamool Congress defended its leader and said that his statement was misinterpreted. "What he meant is the uplift of a large number of minority community members so they can join mainstream society and contribute to nation-building," TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said.

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TMC Condemns Minister Hakim’s Comments on Muslim Majority
6 days, 23 hours ago

TMC Condemns Minister Hakim’s Comments on Muslim Majority

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamul Congress on Monday censured it's minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim for his controversial comments about Muslim community to become a “majority” in the country. Any remarks that threaten the social fabric of West Bengal will be met with strict measures.” Few days ago, BJP posted a video of a speech by Mr Hakim, now …

Bengali Muslim migrant in Delhi threatens Yogi Adityanath, wants Congress govt despite free electricity and water
1 week ago

Bengali Muslim migrant in Delhi threatens Yogi Adityanath, wants Congress govt despite free electricity and water

Op India  

On 13th December, Khabar India, a YouTube-based news channel, published a video on the sidelines of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections scheduled for early 2025. Open threat to UP CM Yogi Adityanath The interview took a disturbing turn when one of the Muslim migrant workers expressed anger towards UP CM Yogi Adityanath, specifically targeting him for the construction of the …

West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim Call For Muslim Empowerment BJP Alleges Hinting At Sharia Law TMC Defends Viral Video
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1 week, 1 day ago

West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim Call For Muslim Empowerment BJP Alleges Hinting At Sharia Law TMC Defends Viral Video

ABP News  

West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim has sparked a controversy with his remarks on the empowerment of the Muslim community. BJP Accuses West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim Of 'Hinting At Sharia Law' Amit Malviya, BJP's IT cell in-charge, criticised Firhad Hakim’s remarks, accusing him of implying a future Muslim majority in West Bengal and India. He has now claimed that West …

Muslims will soon become majority, says Bengal Minister Hakim
1 week, 1 day ago

Muslims will soon become majority, says Bengal Minister Hakim

The Hindu  

A fresh controversy has erupted over remarks of West Bengal Minister and Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Firhad Hakim who is heard saying in a video that soon “we will become majority”. In a video that has surfaced on social media the prominent Trinamool Congress leader is saying that by the “grace of Allah we will soon become majority”. …

'You will occupy Bengal... and we will have lollipops?': Mamata takes Bangladeshi leaders to task after provocative statements
2 weeks ago

'You will occupy Bengal... and we will have lollipops?': Mamata takes Bangladeshi leaders to task after provocative statements

Firstpost  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly responded to provocative remarks made by certain Bangladeshi politicians, who claimed that Bangladesh could occupy Bengal within days West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday strongly responded to provocative remarks made by certain Bangladeshi politicians, who claimed that Bangladesh could occupy Bengal within days. While addressing the West Bengal Assembly, …

Mamata Banerjee's 'lollipop' jab over Bangladesh leader's 'occupy Bengal' claim
2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee's 'lollipop' jab over Bangladesh leader's 'occupy Bengal' claim

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke about the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, urging all communities in the state to maintain peace and avoid any provocation. Addressing the West Bengal state Assembly, she also reacted sharply to a recent remark by a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the country has legitimate rights over Bengal, Bihar, …

Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh's territorial claims including Bengal: Will we have lollipop?
2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh's territorial claims including Bengal: Will we have lollipop?

India TV News  

In a fiery speech in the West Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responded to provocative remarks made by Bangladeshi politicians who claimed their country had legitimate territorial rights over parts of India, including Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. Banerjee, not one to shy away from stirring words, quipped, “When external forces come to occupy Indian land, would Indians be handed …

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 …

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice
7 months ago

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court's verdict that struck down the OBC status granted to "77 classes" in West Bengal, was a “tight slap” to the Opposition's INDIA bloc. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting supporting Trinamool Congress candidate from Dum Dum seat, Sougata Ray. Because the West Bengal government issued …

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Minorities likely to support TMC in Bengal during LS Polls

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Minorities in West Bengal, constituting nearly thirty per cent of the electorate, are likely to vote for the TMC to halt BJP's advance, despite the presence of a secular alternative in the form of Left-Congress alliance, community leaders said. According to minority leaders, Muslims in West Bengal, pivotal in several Lok Sabha seats, are inclined towards the Mamata Banerjee-led …

TMC MLA claims Hindus voted for BJP, demands power for Muslim leaders
1 year, 5 months ago

TMC MLA claims Hindus voted for BJP, demands power for Muslim leaders

Op India  

On Monday, Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir courted controversy for demanding the replacement of fellow TMC members from the party committee in Murshidabad with ‘Muslim leaders’. Kabir had been aghast with the TMC high command for giving ‘pure unadulterated power’ to party members such as Shaoni Sinha Roy and Apurba Sarkar and their family members. Will this community not receive …

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 …

‘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 …

PM Modi’s nudge on Muslims leads Bengal BJP to tweak its strategy
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi’s nudge on Muslims leads Bengal BJP to tweak its strategy

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: At a media briefing on Thursday last, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari held out a message for the state’s Muslim community. Adhikari’s appeal came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told party leaders at the BJP national executive on January 17 to reach out to Muslims without expecting their votes in elections. TMC Rajya Sabha member …

If only they had a leader like Mamata Banerjee: TMC's Manoranjan Byapari on decline of Left in Bengal
2 years, 1 month ago

If only they had a leader like Mamata Banerjee: TMC's Manoranjan Byapari on decline of Left in Bengal

India Today  

Noted author and Trinamool Congress leader Manoranjan Byapari said that the Left parties lost their ground in West Bengal as they were in cahoots with the capitalists when in power in the state. Manoranjan Byapari, who was a speaker on Day 1 of Sahitya AajTak on Friday, was asked why the Communist parties are losing ground in West Bengal. Byapari …

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 …

Turncoats to Violence: Bengal’s Muslims, Civil Society are Getting Disenchanted with Mamata
2 years, 8 months ago

Turncoats to Violence: Bengal’s Muslims, Civil Society are Getting Disenchanted with Mamata

News 18  

Citizens of Kolkata took to the streets demanding “no vote to BJP” before the 2021 Bengal Assembly election. 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 for growing disenchantment. Why BJP Turncoats Like Babul Supriyo Can …

'Pro-Pakistan' Elements Trying to Divide Hindus and Muslims in Country: Bangladesh IB Minister
3 years, 1 month ago

'Pro-Pakistan' Elements Trying to Divide Hindus and Muslims in Country: Bangladesh IB Minister

News 18  

The Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has claimed that some elements close to Pakistan — the descendants of 22 per cent people who didn’t vote for the Awami League — are responsible for instigating communal clashes in Bangladesh. During a media interaction at the Kolkata Press Club on Thursday, Mahmud said, “In 1970, Awami League got 298 …

'Bengal Will Protect Hindustan, Won’t Allow it to Be Like Pakistan’: Mamata Woos Bengal’s Non-Bengalis
3 years, 3 months ago

'Bengal Will Protect Hindustan, Won’t Allow it to Be Like Pakistan’: Mamata Woos Bengal’s Non-Bengalis

News 18  

Bengal will protect Hindustan and will not allow it to become Pakistan or Taliban, said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of the Bhabanipur bypoll. She said, “Bengal will protect Hindustan, and will not allow it to become Pakistan or Taliban as this was the land of Rabindranath and Nazrul, so we all will stay together.” Though Bhabanipur is …

People of Bengal Gave Befitting Reply to Repeated Attacks on Mamata: Partha on Poll Trends
3 years, 7 months ago

People of Bengal Gave Befitting Reply to Repeated Attacks on Mamata: Partha on Poll Trends

News 18  

Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee Sunday said trends available for 284 seats indicate that the people of West Bengal have given a befitting reply to the repeated “attacks” on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. “People are with Mamata Banerjee and have replied to the derogatory comments and attacks on her and the populace of Bengal,” he told reporters here. “We …

West Bengal Assembly poll: Trends indicate Trinamool win, Mamata likely to be CM for third time
3 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Assembly poll: Trends indicate Trinamool win, Mamata likely to be CM for third time

The Hindu  

The initial trends of counting for the West Bengal Assembly election indicate that the Trinamool Congress is likely to edge past the Bharatiya Janata Party and form the government for a third consecutive term. Trends for about 283 of the 294 seats indicate that the State’s ruling Trinamool Congress is leading in 199 seats and the BJP is ahead in …

Decoding the Muslim vote in West Bengal
3 years, 8 months ago

Decoding the Muslim vote in West Bengal

India Today  

West Bengal is witnessing perhaps the most polarised election so far. Urdu-speaking Muslims comprise roughly 6-7 per cent of Bengal’s population and are concentrated mostly in urban centres. In Kolkata, the imams of Tipu Sultan and Nakhoda masjids are influential among Urdu-speaking Muslims in minority-dominated Park Circus and Khidirpur belts. However, in Kolkata’s Port area, comprising Khidirpur, Ekbalpur, Watganj, Metiabruz …

West Bengal Assembly polls | Muslim vote bank is slipping out of Mamata’s hands, says Modi
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls | Muslim vote bank is slipping out of Mamata’s hands, says Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s appeal not to allow any division of Muslim votes was an indication that Muslims had deserted her. The Prime Minister, who addressed two public meetings in West Bengal, one in Cooch Behar and another in Howrah district, also responded to the Chief Minister’s remark that BJP …

Explained | What is driving the Dalit-Muslim divide in West Bengal?
3 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What is driving the Dalit-Muslim divide in West Bengal?

India Today  

West Bengal represents a new wave of religious polarisation in the country. Muslims constitute nearly 30 per cent of the state's electorate and lower castes have similar proportions, with scheduled castes at 24 per cent and scheduled tribes at 6 per cent. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a sizeable section of Muslims supported Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, while majority …

In the Hotly Contested Bengal Elections, Muslim Votes Can Make or Break Political Fortunes
3 years, 9 months ago

In the Hotly Contested Bengal Elections, Muslim Votes Can Make or Break Political Fortunes

News 18  

In India, the politics of identity and religion are inextricably tied to each other. The Lokniti-CSDS survey data suggests that till 2011, the Left Front’s Muslim vote share was more than 40 percent, which came down to 10 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress’ overall vote share in the 2019 elections was 43 per cent, …

Trinamool stares at split in Muslim vote
3 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool stares at split in Muslim vote

The Hindu  

IN a political development that is bound to have a major impact on the upcoming Assembly election in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India -led Left Front and the Congress on February 16 announced an electoral understanding with the Indian Secular Front, which was recently floated by the influential Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, State Congress president …

Trinamool Congress in Bengal faces hard times as leaders rebel against Mamata Banerjee ahead of Assembly election
3 years, 10 months ago

Trinamool Congress in Bengal faces hard times as leaders rebel against Mamata Banerjee ahead of Assembly election

The Hindu  

THE political situation in West Bengal is in a state of flux, with twists and turns taking place almost every day as the 2021 Assembly election in the State draws near. For Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose government has been on the ropes over allegations of corruption at the grassroots and mishandling of the COVID crisis, the state of disarray …

What makes the West Bengal elections so important
3 years, 10 months ago

What makes the West Bengal elections so important

Op India  

Inside the world’s largest democracy, the people of West Bengal have been experiencing ruthless dictatorship almost for five decades. To save the Hindu Bengali community, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee snatched West Bengal from the grasp of Muslim League. Strangely, during the phase wise opening, the government purposely left Friday from lockdown to allow people from the minority community to gather …

West Bengal Assembly polls: Muslim cleric floats political outfit Indian Secular Front, says 'want to be kingmaker'
3 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal Assembly polls: Muslim cleric floats political outfit Indian Secular Front, says 'want to be kingmaker'

Firstpost  

Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Abbas Siddiqui, the cleric of Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district, announced his political outfit — Indian Secular Front — on Thursday. One of the descendants of the late Pir Abu Baqar Siddiqui of Furfura Sharif, Siddiqui said that he wants to be a king maker and will not contest polls. “Years of Congress …

Mamata Govt Did Nothing to Uplift Muslims, Time for Community to Secure its Rights: Dilip Ghosh
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Govt Did Nothing to Uplift Muslims, Time for Community to Secure its Rights: Dilip Ghosh

News 18  

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said Muslims haven’t received their dues under the Mamata Banerjee-led government, and it’s time the minority community secures its rights. Speaking at a public meeting in Howrah, Ghosh said the TMC had been pursuing “politics of appeasement”, but the party did nothing to uplift the financial status of Muslims. “In West Bengal, …

No more ’Ma, Mati, Manush’, TMC is a family party now: Amit Shah
4 years ago

No more ’Ma, Mati, Manush’, TMC is a family party now: Amit Shah

Live Mint  

Birbhum: In the concluding leg of his two-day tour of West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that Trinamool Congress' 'Ma, Mati aur Manush' slogan is non-existent now and it is limited to being a family party today. "Instead of being concerned about the 10 crore people of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee is concerned about making her …

TMC leader says Amit Shah does not understand Bengal politics
4 years ago

TMC leader says Amit Shah does not understand Bengal politics

Op India  

Following Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement claiming that the BJP will form the government in West Bengal after the upcoming State Assembly elections, TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee said that Shah was not familiar with the situation on ground in West Bengal. https://t.co/6O30FfEXyY pic.twitter.com/kkRX28s5ab — ANI December 19, 2020 Addressing a public gathering in Midnapore today, the Home Minister, who is …

Mamata Banerjee will be 'left alone', says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally; Suvendu Adhikari, nine other MLAs join BJP
4 years ago

Mamata Banerjee will be 'left alone', says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally; Suvendu Adhikari, nine other MLAs join BJP

Firstpost  

Shah also claimed that the BJP will “form the next government in West Bengal with more than 200 seats” in the 294-member Assembly Launching multiple attacks at Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Union home minister Amit Shah said Saturday that the West Bengal chief minister will be left alone by the time the state Assembly elections are held next year. …

TMC invokes 'Bengali pride' to counter BJP's Hindutva plank
4 years, 1 month ago

TMC invokes 'Bengali pride' to counter BJP's Hindutva plank

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has decided to counter the BJP’s Hindutva politics by invoking Bengali pride ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls. Drawing references to the desecration of Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar’s statue during Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata last year, Basu said an assault was being mounted on Bengal and Bengali culture by “outsiders”. With the “insider versus outsider” debate raging …

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