Mamata Banerjee Puts on Brave Face Amid Stream of Desertions, Gives Warning to Fence Sitters
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Puts on Brave Face Amid Stream of Desertions, Gives Warning to Fence Sitters

News 18  

Two days after being rocked by a resignation and an expulsion, West Bengal chief minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday said any more fence-sitters were welcome to leave her party immediately to join the BJP ahead of the assembly elections. Turning the desertions from her party into an anti-corruption plank, Banerjee said those who were quitting the Trinamool Congress were disgruntled and “corrupt” party leaders and they should hop on to the BJP train before it leaves the platform. “There are party leaders who are leaving TMC and joining ‘BJP washing machine’ to hide their ill-gotten money. I am happy to get rid of corrupt leaders from my party.” Her comments came just days after forest Minister Rajib Banerjee resigned from the state government in West Bengal, and received an offer from the BJP to join the saffron party.

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TMC supporter told she is Hindu and BJP supporter, denied residential certificate; BJP shares testimony
5 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Op India  

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

Mamata’s offensive against Hindu monks stirs the poll pot in Bengal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata’s offensive against Hindu monks stirs the poll pot in Bengal

The Hindu  

Halfway through the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee has opened a new front, that against Hindu monks, stirring the poll pot in the State. A day later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Chief Minister was trying to “appease her vote bank under pressure from Muslim fundamentalists”. Describing RKM, BSS and …

Mamata's Dig At 'Some Monks' From Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Stirs Row, PM Modi Responds
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata's Dig At 'Some Monks' From Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Stirs Row, PM Modi Responds

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hit back at the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday after the TMC chief claimed during an election rally that RK mission monks were aligning with the ruling party at the Centre and adhering to orders from New Delhi. Addressing an election rally in Goghat under the Arambagh …

'Ram, Vaam, Shyam': Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress, Left, BJP amid Sandeshkhali row
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Ram, Vaam, Shyam': Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress, Left, BJP amid Sandeshkhali row

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to disrupt peace in the Sandeshkhali area of 24 North Parganas district. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the BJP over several issues. Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP over farmers' protest, PMLA cases Reacting to farmers' protest in Punjab and Delhi, Banerjee said the …

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress Firm on Solo Run in West Bengal Lok Sabha Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has made it clear that any prospects of reconciling with the Congress ahead of elections are off the table. Expressing discontent over the lack of communication regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal, Mamata emphasized the absence of dialogue between the parties. Mamata's announcement of …

Mallikarjun Kharge speaks to TMC's Mamata Banerjee in frantic bid to salvage INDIA bloc
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mallikarjun Kharge speaks to TMC's Mamata Banerjee in frantic bid to salvage INDIA bloc

Hindustan Times  

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, in a frantic effort to salvage the situation a day after she announced the Trinamool Congress would go alone in the Lok Sabha polls. But we told the Congress it has failed to rein in Chowdhury even after Banerjee’s announcement,” said a senior TMC leader, who …

Watch: Mamata Banerjee makes, serves tea at roadside stall during Bengal panchayat poll campaign
1 year, 6 months ago

Watch: Mamata Banerjee makes, serves tea at roadside stall during Bengal panchayat poll campaign

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen preparing tea at a roadside stall in Jalpaiguri as she campaigned for the panchayat elections in the state on July 8. A huge crowd gathered to watch the chief minister prepare tea. Questioning her decision to campaign for the panchayat elections in the state, BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said it …

Mamata sits overnight in 'dharna' against Centre, raises political temperature
1 year, 9 months ago

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

Deccan Chronicle  

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

Watch| Mamata Banerjee washes clothes on stage. Cue jab: BJP's washing machine
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch| Mamata Banerjee washes clothes on stage. Cue jab: BJP's washing machine

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday used an outsized washing machine prop labeled ‘BJP’ during her two-day sit-in protest against the BJP-led union government for not disbursing funds to the state. Mamata Banerjee uses 'BJP washing machine' at protest site In a video posted by the party's official Twitter handle, the TMC supremo can be seen performing the …

At Jan 2 TMC rally, Mamata Banerjee likely to launch new outreach campaign
2 years ago

At Jan 2 TMC rally, Mamata Banerjee likely to launch new outreach campaign

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is likely to launch a massive outreach campaign at the party’s January 2 rally that comes ahead of the panchayat poll expected to be held in early 2023. West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is expected to launch a massive outreach campaign at TMC’s January 2 rally Two senior TMC …

Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya: How Mamata Banerjee's TMC is facing internal rifts and revolt amid corruption row
2 years, 4 months ago

Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya: How Mamata Banerjee's TMC is facing internal rifts and revolt amid corruption row

Firstpost  

There is a growing sense of distrust within the supporters and the leaders of the TMC across Bengal and also in the states like Tripura and Meghalaya While the Bharatiya Janata Party is reclaiming its space in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is facing growing internal rifts in the states like Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya. According to the TMC insiders, …

President election: BJP corners Mamata with video of her dancing with gloves-wearing tribals
2 years, 6 months ago

President election: BJP corners Mamata with video of her dancing with gloves-wearing tribals

India TV News  

Highlights BJP cornered CM Banerjee with video of her dancing with gloves-wearing tribals Many alleged that tribals were forced to wear gloves during the event West Bengal CM had participated in a mass wedding at Alipurduar district President election: The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday cornered West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with video of her dancing with gloves-wearing tribals. In …

Mamata Banerjee Leaves for Delhi for Opposition Meet on Presidential Election; Cong Likely to Attend
2 years, 6 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Leaves for Delhi for Opposition Meet on Presidential Election; Cong Likely to Attend

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left for New Delhi on Tuesday for a meeting of non-BJP parties she has convened to formulate a joint strategy for the upcoming presidential poll. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, last week wrote to 22 opposition leaders and chief ministers requesting them to attend the meeting on June 15 at the Constitution Club …

Mamata calls non-BJP CMs\' meet on Centre\'s interference
2 years, 9 months ago

Mamata calls non-BJP CMs\' meet on Centre\'s interference

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Amid the CBI's probe in the massacre in West Bengal's Birbhum, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has written to non-BJP chief ministers and other Opposition leaders to commit to the cause of a unified and principled Opposition that will unitedly fight the saffron party and make way for the "government that the country deserves". Accusing the BJP of "interferences" …

Bengal minister says 'Mamata is our only leader' ahead of emergency TMC meet
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengal minister says 'Mamata is our only leader' ahead of emergency TMC meet

India Today  

At a time when an apparent rift between the Trinamool Congress leaders loyal to Abhishek Banerjee and the old guard can be seen widening, Bengal Forest Minister Jyotipriyo Mullick has said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the only leader of the party. This comes ahead of the meeting called by Mamata Banerjee with the party top brass including Abhishek Banerjee …

Mamata meets senior TMC leaders, forms 20-member working committee to stem internal discord
2 years, 10 months ago

Mamata meets senior TMC leaders, forms 20-member working committee to stem internal discord

India TV News  

Highlights Mamata Banerjee met with senior TMC leaders today, alongwith nephew Abhishek. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, alongwith her nephew Abhishek Banerjee met senior party leaders at her Kolkata residence. In the meeting, Mamata constituted a national working committee of the party consisting of 19 members including Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Mitra, Partha Chatterjee, Yashwant Sinha, …

Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is Doing What BJP Set out to Do in 2014—Wiping out Congress
3 years, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is Doing What BJP Set out to Do in 2014—Wiping out Congress

News 18  

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has been on a roll ever since she registered an emphatic victory against a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party in a bitterly-fought Assembly election earlier this year. On Mamata Banerjee’s recent trip to Delhi, the Trinamool Congress witnessed the entry of former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar, Kirti Azad, formerly with …

Posters with Mamata's pictures defaced ahead of her Goa visit; TMC condemns act, blames BJP
3 years, 2 months ago

Posters with Mamata's pictures defaced ahead of her Goa visit; TMC condemns act, blames BJP

The Hindu  

Several hoardings carrying pictures of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were defaced in Goa ahead of her visit to the coastal State, following which the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday condemned the act and claimed it reflects the BJP's "intolerance". The BJP on Sunday claimed the Goa unit of the Trinamool Congress posted a cartoon on Twitter that showed party …

TMC threatening people to socially boycott our party workers, says BJP
3 years, 7 months ago

TMC threatening people to socially boycott our party workers, says BJP

Op India  

On Saturday, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra took to Twitter to share a pamphlet allegedly issued by the Trinamool Congress, wherein it warned shopkeepers against selling anything to 18 BJP workers. This is addressed to the tea sellers to not serve tea to these people… Anyone who tries to sell anything to them without permission of the party will be severely …

Mamata Banerjee sitting on dharna against EC campaign ban paints a picture. Literally
3 years, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee sitting on dharna against EC campaign ban paints a picture. Literally

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who sat on a dharna in Kolkata to protest against the EC ban on her campaign, took to her favourite hobby and produced at least two paintings while sitting on her wheelchair in front of the Gandhi statue. Mamata Banerjee arrived at the Mayo road venue around 11.40 am and began her sit-in next …

Mamata camps at Nandigram booth, calls up Governor claiming TMC voters barred from voting
3 years, 9 months ago

Mamata camps at Nandigram booth, calls up Governor claiming TMC voters barred from voting

India Today  

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was seen leading a major showdown in Nandigram where she seated herself outside a polling booth while the TMC accused the central forces of stopping voters from casting their votes in the high-stakes battle against Suvendu Adhikari. Mamata calls Governor Dhankhar Soon, Mamata Banerjee was seen dialling up Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to complain about the …

BJP leaders lure voters with bagful of cash during polls, but are absent during crisis: Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 9 months ago

BJP leaders lure voters with bagful of cash during polls, but are absent during crisis: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday admitted that the relief doled out after Cyclone Amphan by her government might have missed out "one or two" beneficiaries. Addressing a rally in Paschim Medinipur, Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP leaders "arrive here in choppers and planes from outside with bagful of cash to lure voters and loot votes" just ahead …

After Suvendu Adhikari makes the ‘Kashmir’ jibe, Mamata Banerjee spends 10 minutes chanting Hindu mantras in Nandigram
3 years, 10 months ago

After Suvendu Adhikari makes the ‘Kashmir’ jibe, Mamata Banerjee spends 10 minutes chanting Hindu mantras in Nandigram

Op India  

Mamata Banerjee seems to be watching her empire disintegrate right before her eyes. As Mamata Banerjee decides to take on Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, the Chief Minister seems to have decided to prove her Hindu credentials just before filing nominations. Addressing TMC workers in Nandigram, Mamata Banerjee recited several Hindu mantras, including the Chandipaath, for 10 minutes straight to counter …

Will TMC defectors cost Mamata the election?
3 years, 11 months ago

Will TMC defectors cost Mamata the election?

India Today  

When TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari joined the BJP on December 19, Home Minister Amit Shah predicted that Mamata Banerjee’s party would see many deserters in the months to come. By the time elections arrive, you’ll be left all alone in the party.” Since then, 40 TMC leaders have deserted the party and joined the BJP. While TMC MP Saugata Roy …

'Would Rather Slit Throat Than Bow Before BJP': Mamata Says Sloganeering at Netaji Event an 'Insult'
3 years, 11 months ago

'Would Rather Slit Throat Than Bow Before BJP': Mamata Says Sloganeering at Netaji Event an 'Insult'

News 18  

Reacting to the sloganeering incident on the birth anniversary celebration of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that what they did was an insult to Bengal and added that she would have saluted the audience had they hailed Subhash Chandra Bose. West Bengal Chief Minister on Saturday had refused to speak during the Netaji’s 125th …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she will ‘send people to disturb BJP meetings’: Here is what happened
3 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she will ‘send people to disturb BJP meetings’: Here is what happened

Op India  

The race to West Bengal’s upcoming Assembly election is heating up the political war of words between the political parties. On January 19, Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party is sending its workers to Trinamool Congress’s meeting create a disturbance. Now I will send some people to disturb BJP, CPM meetings: West Bengal CM …

Defectors greedy and corrupt, BJP collecting TMC's garbage: Mamata Banerjee
5 years, 6 months ago

Defectors greedy and corrupt, BJP collecting TMC's garbage: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

Coming down heavily on Trinamool congress leaders who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after the recently concluded 2019 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called them "greedy and corrupt" and said the saffron party was "collecting garbage". The TMC supremo also said she would be replacing the "traitors" with "dedicated members" and asked those "undecided …

They want to turn Bengal into Gujarat: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP
5 years, 7 months ago

They want to turn Bengal into Gujarat: Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP

India Today  

A day after violent clashes between Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress activists claimed the life of at least four party workers in Basirhat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of spreading lies. Mamata Banerjee's strong reply came after several BJP minister slammed the TMC government in West Bengal. Speaking to India Today TV, BJP …

Mamata Banerjee revamps TMC organisational structure after BJP's gains in Bengal, strips nephew Abhishek of districts
5 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee revamps TMC organisational structure after BJP's gains in Bengal, strips nephew Abhishek of districts

Firstpost  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also indicated that she will deal strictly with government officers who neglected the projects of the people. Kolkata: In the wake of the BJP’s stellar performance in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday cracked the whip against internal strife and revamped the party organisation. …

You have good fortune that I am sitting ‘silently’, otherwise I would have ‘occupied’ your office in 1 second: Mamata Banerjee to BJP
5 years, 7 months ago

You have good fortune that I am sitting ‘silently’, otherwise I would have ‘occupied’ your office in 1 second: Mamata Banerjee to BJP

Op India  

The state of West Bengal is on tenterhooks as the tussle between the incumbent TMC and the primary challenger BJP gets intense. Amidst this, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee gave a glimpse of her dictatorial tendencies, as she claimed that she has the power to ‘occupy BJP’s office’ in ‘1 second’. Threatening BJP, Mamata Banerjee said, “You have a …

Mamata’s goons attack journalists covering booth capturing by TMC workers in Hooghly, assault BJP candidate
5 years, 8 months ago

Mamata’s goons attack journalists covering booth capturing by TMC workers in Hooghly, assault BJP candidate

Op India  

A day after videos have emerged showing NewsX journalists attacked by TMC workers in West Bengal, another incident of attack on media personnel by TMC has come to light. The moment the BJP team entered the polling booth, TMC workers present there resisted them and this raised tension between the two sides. Seeing this, Locket came out of the booth, …

Bengal votes: Chinsurah locals show support for BJP, allege Mamata Banerjee indulged in minority appeasement
5 years, 8 months ago

Bengal votes: Chinsurah locals show support for BJP, allege Mamata Banerjee indulged in minority appeasement

Firstpost  

Chinsurah is a town with a storied history. BJP’s push into West Bengal means that a party once dismissed as “non-Bengali”, despite its Shyama Prasad Mookerjee roots, is holding dozens of rallies in small and mid-sized towns all over the state. “We’ll buy it from you anyway, even if you don’t say Jai Shri Ram,” says a jovial woman in …

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?
5 years, 11 months ago

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?

Firstpost  

From Rahul Gandhi to Omar Abdullah, from Arvind Kejriwal to Sharad Pawar, the length and breadth of India’s regional political forces seem to have latched on to the lucrative pre-poll situation presented by Mamata’s protests following a CBI team’s visit to question the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged involvement in a chit fund scam. From Congress chief …

BJP alleges attack by TMC cadre ahead of PM Modi’s West Bengal rally, say Modi posters replaced with Mamata posters
5 years, 11 months ago

BJP alleges attack by TMC cadre ahead of PM Modi’s West Bengal rally, say Modi posters replaced with Mamata posters

Op India  

A scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress cadres and BJP workers when the former pulled down hoardings and banners announcing PM Modi’s rally in the state. The BJP workers have complained that TMC workers on Friday had attacked them and replaced PM Modi’s posters with Mamata Banerjee’s posters. BJP workers have accused TMC workers of indulging in violence against them …

After violence at Amit Shah’s East Midnapore rally, BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya warns Mamata Banerjee of 'serious consequences'
5 years, 11 months ago

After violence at Amit Shah’s East Midnapore rally, BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya warns Mamata Banerjee of 'serious consequences'

Firstpost  

Kailash Vijayvargiya told West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee that BJP workers will not be cowed down by the violence during Amit Shah’s rally BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday “warned” Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that BJP workers will not be cowed down, after violence marred the rally of BJP president Amit Shah in …

‘Testing times for democracy’: Opposition slams NDA government at Mamata rally
5 years, 11 months ago

‘Testing times for democracy’: Opposition slams NDA government at Mamata rally

Hindustan Times  

One former prime minister, three chief ministers, six former chief ministers and five former Union ministers are attending a mega rally hosted by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade ground. On stage along with Banerjee, who arrived around 11am, are former prime minister and Janata Dal-Secular chief H D Deve Gowda, former Uttar Pradesh CM and …

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