Nabanna Chalo Rally BJP Brought Goons Armed With Bombs From Outside Bengal Says Mamata Banerjee
2 years, 3 months ago

Nabanna Chalo Rally BJP Brought Goons Armed With Bombs From Outside Bengal Says Mamata Banerjee

ABP News  

In a stinging attack on the BJP a day after its protest march to the West Bengal secretariat saw clashes and violence, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that BJP brought goons armed with bombs from outside the state for the 'Nabanna Chalo' rally. "BJP brought in goons armed with bombs from outside Bengal for its September 13 rally," PTI quoted Banerjee as saying during an administrative meeting. BJP workers clashed with police who retaliated with water cannons and tear gas shells to disperse them during the party's 'Nabanna Chalo' rally in Kolkata on Tuesday. READ | Kolkata Turns Into Battlefield As BJP Workers Clash With Police, HC Seeks Report From Govt Addressing a press conference, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said Bengal had become "lawless" and "bankrupt" under Mamata Banerjee and accused her of inflicting "police torture" on its members to suppress their voice.

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Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata
4 months, 1 week ago

Bengal bandh sparks clashes on streets of Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

A 12-hour bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party over the rape and murder of a young doctor sparked fierce clashes on the streets of Kolkata on Wednesday and stalled life in other parts of West Bengal even as politics mounted over the gruesome crime that has stunned India and stoked sweeping protests. Workers from the BJP workers blocked roads …

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata Case: After Major Commotion in Bengal, Police Detains BJP Activist | Breaking News

ABP News  

West Bengal BJP called a 12-hour Bangla bandh on August 28 against the police action taken on students demonstrating against the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder, aiming to reach the West Bengal state secretariat, Nabanna, as part of their Nabanna Abhijan. Large-scale violence ensued on the streets of Kolkata and Howrah on Tuesday afternoon after protestors clashed with the police …

'7 bullets fired, bombs hurled': BJP leader claims attack amid Bengal Bandh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'7 bullets fired, bombs hurled': BJP leader claims attack amid Bengal Bandh

Hindustan Times  

A BJP leader claimed on Wednesday that Trinamool Congress workers attacked his car in West Bengal's Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district. The attack came amid the BJP's 12-hour Bengal Bandh call to protest against the police's use of force during the former's 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest rally. The protesters had been marching towards the West Bengal State Secretariat Nabanna amid …

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Proposal for anti-rape bill approved
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: Proposal for anti-rape bill approved

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata rape-murder case highlights: The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party observed a 12-hour “Bangla Bandh” in West Bengal today to protest police action against protesters who participated in the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally on Tuesday. Daily life was partially affected across the state as BJP workers tried stopping rail and bus services leading to police action. Over 200 people were arrested and …

'Nabanna Abhijan' Vs 1993 Writers' Building March: TMC Points Out Difference In Police Action
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Nabanna Abhijan' Vs 1993 Writers' Building March: TMC Points Out Difference In Police Action

ABP News  

The BJP and the Trinamool Congress in Bengal are engaged in a bitter battle over the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally and the violence that followed. While the BJP said that the state government was using the police to suppress protesters, the TMC accused BJP of bringing in "outsiders" to fan chaos and anarchy in Bengal. On July 21, 1993, Mamata Banerjee, …

Nabanna Abhijan rally: Bengal Governor asks Mamata govt to follow SC's 'suggestion', not suppress protests
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Nabanna Abhijan rally: Bengal Governor asks Mamata govt to follow SC's 'suggestion', not suppress protests

India TV News  

Nabanna Abhijan rally: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee government for "suppressing" the "peaceful protests" being carried out by the students through a march called 'Nabanna Abhijan rally'. The Governor advised the government to adhere to the Supreme Court's suggestion in which the top court had asked the state administration not to …

'Bullets Will Fly': TMC Sting Videos Allege Conspiracy On The Eve Of Big Nabanna Protest Rally, BJP Hits Back
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Bullets Will Fly': TMC Sting Videos Allege Conspiracy On The Eve Of Big Nabanna Protest Rally, BJP Hits Back

News 18  

In more political mudslinging over the alleged rape-murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Trinamool Congress has called the proposed ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ rally demanding the resignation of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, as “illegal and an attempt to incite widespread unrest in Kolkata”. The videos were posted on the …

Clashes in Bengal during final phase voting; EVM vandalised, crude bombs hurled
7 months, 1 week ago

Clashes in Bengal during final phase voting; EVM vandalised, crude bombs hurled

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of violence were reported from several areas in West Bengal during the seventh and the final phase of Lok Sabha voting on Saturday, leaving several people injured, police said. Police lathi charge to disperse the mob after a brief spell of brick batting in Bengal’s Nalmuri Clashes were reported from Satulia, Bhagabanpur, Nalmuri and Fulbari areas in Bhangar. …

West Bengal: TMC goons attack BJP Jhargram candidate Pranat Tudu, injures CISF personnel
7 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal: TMC goons attack BJP Jhargram candidate Pranat Tudu, injures CISF personnel

Op India  

Amid the 6th phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Saturday, the convoy of BJP candidate Pranat Tudu came under attack from Trinamool Congress goons. Earlier in the day, While speaking about the matter, Pranat Tudu said, “All of a sudden, TMC goons who had blocked the roads started hurling bricks at my car.” “When my security personnel …

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal BJP Candidate's Convoy Attacked In Jhargram During Voting, Party Blames TMC

News 18  

BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Jhargram, Pranat Tudu, on Saturday, claimed his convoy was attacked in the Garbeta area of the West Midnapore district during voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, resulting in injuries to his security personnel. A video of the incident showing a mob pelting stones and chasing the BJP candidate, his security and …

Bengal Pre Poll Violence BJP Stages Demonstration Against TMC Over Death Of Worker In Nandigram
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Pre Poll Violence BJP Stages Demonstration Against TMC Over Death Of Worker In Nandigram

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday staged a demonstration against the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Nandigram after the saffron party alleged that its workers were attacked by TMC members. Nandigram BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari reached Nandigram hospital where he met with the injured party workers. BJP leader Amit Malviya held …

Unrest in Bengal's Nandigram after BJP woman worker's killing; party supporters protest
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Unrest in Bengal's Nandigram after BJP woman worker's killing; party supporters protest

New Indian Express  

The saffron camp called a bandh in Nadigram as part of its protest but withdrew it later, a local BJP leader said. She was murdered and others were left badly injured,” the BJP's district general secretary, Meghnadh Paul, told PTI. TMC leader in Nandigram, Swadesh Das, dismissed the allegations, claiming, “There were some family disputes and the killing could be …

Sandeshkhali arms recovery | Will Mamata Banerjee win polls by threatening people, asks Nadda
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali arms recovery | Will Mamata Banerjee win polls by threatening people, asks Nadda

The Hindu  

BJP president J.P. Nadda on Sunday asked if West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to win the Lok Sabha elections by scaring and threatening people as he hit out at her government over the seizure of arms and ammunition by the CBI in Sandeshkhali. In a statement, he expressed confidence that the BJP will win over 35 of the …

Rajnath Singh attacks Mamata Banerjee: ‘Anarchy in West Bengal’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rajnath Singh attacks Mamata Banerjee: ‘Anarchy in West Bengal’

Hindustan Times  

Defence minister Rajnath Singh, addressing a rally in West Bengal's Murshidabad on Sunday, claimed that an atmosphere of anarchy has been created under chief minister Mamata Banerjee's rule. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Rajnath Singh claimed there was no law and order in West Bengal. Rajnath Singh said the Enforcement Directorate and CBI officers were attacked by goons in West …

‘To hurt Sanatan…’: Yogi Adityanath attacks Mamata Banerjee over Ram Navami clashes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘To hurt Sanatan…’: Yogi Adityanath attacks Mamata Banerjee over Ram Navami clashes

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over violent clashes during Ram Navami celebrations in Murshidabad, saying that the TMC attacked the processions in order to hurt the 'Sanatan' faith. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath seen greeting his supporters "Ram Navami celebrations and processions were conducted safely in all the …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Bengal Records Highest Turnout, Bihar Lowest

The Quint  

As three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal headed to polls, BJP and TMC workers accused each other of being behind the violence reported in the state on Friday, 19 April. The BJP alleged that TMC supporters in Chandamari had pelted stones and injured the party's booth president. Meanwhile, the Mamata Banerjee-led party claimed that their workers had been attacked …

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Trinamool Congress and BJP blame each other for violence in West Bengal during Ram Navami celebration

The Hindu  

The Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on April 18 blamed each other for the violence during the Ram Navami celebration at Murshidabad district in West Bengal a day earlier. The DIG of Murshidabad was removed a day ahead of Ram Navami so that you can carry out the violence,” Ms. Banerjee said at an election rally in Raiganj …

‘Pre-planned violence’: Mamata Banerjee’s double-barrelled attack on BJP, ECI
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Pre-planned violence’: Mamata Banerjee’s double-barrelled attack on BJP, ECI

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of instigating violence during Ram Navami celebrations in Murshidabad district’s Shaktipur town on April 17, saying the Murshidabad deputy inspector general Mukesh Kumar was shifted out on Monday as part of this plan. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the violence in Shaktipur town during …

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims Ram Navami clashes ‘pre-planned’ by BJP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claims Ram Navami clashes ‘pre-planned’ by BJP

Live Mint  

West Bengal Ram Navami clashes: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee Thursday blamed Bharatiya Janata Party for ‘instigating’ violence during the Ram Navami celebrations in the state's Murshidabad district. The DIG of Murshidabad was removed a day ahead of Ram Navami so that you can carry out violence,” she said at an election rally in the …

Mamata Banerjee claims Ram Navami clash was ‘pre-planned’: ‘DIG of Murshidabad…’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee claims Ram Navami clash was ‘pre-planned’: ‘DIG of Murshidabad…’

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party instigated violence during Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal's Murshidabad district. The DIG of Murshidabad was removed a day ahead of Ram Navami so that you can carry out violence," Mamata Banerjee was quoted by PTI as saying. Meanwhile, Suvendu Adikhari, the Leader of Opposition in …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari blames Mamata Banerjee for Bengal's Ram Navami clashes: ‘Miscreants assured…'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari blames Mamata Banerjee for Bengal's Ram Navami clashes: ‘Miscreants assured…'

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal's leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday blamed Mamata Banerjee for the clashes during Wednesday's Ram Navami processions in West Bengal's Murshidabad that left four people injured. Suvendu Adhikari blamed Mamata Banerjee for the Ram Navami clashes in West Bengal's Murshidabad. “The Ram Navami Processions were disrupted and attacked at various places across the State of West Bengal, …

Ram Navami: Peaceful Celebrations in West Bengal Amid Tight Security
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram Navami: Peaceful Celebrations in West Bengal Amid Tight Security

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Ram Navami celebration remained peaceful by and large in West Bengal this time unlike last year. Leaders of both the sides, ruling Trinamul Congress and opposition BJP, attended the rallies of the Hindu festival with participants shouting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan on Wednesday under tight security arrangements by the police in the city and districts. In Howrah, TMC MP …

Election Commission is working on the BJP’s instructions: Mamata
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission is working on the BJP’s instructions: Mamata

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Monday ordered the removal of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of Murshidabad range in West Bengal over violence in the district and the officer’s alleged “lack of supervision” to immediately prevent more incidents, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to accuse the poll body of working on the instructions of the Bharatiya Janata Party. …

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Arrest of Bengaluru blast accused from West Bengal triggers war of words between Trinamool Congress and BJP

The Hindu  

The arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case from West Bengal on Friday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls triggered a war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the State. Within hours of the arrest of the two accused, Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taahaa, from a hotel in …

Mamata attacks BJP for ‘propaganda’ over arrest of Bengaluru Cafe blast suspects
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Mamata attacks BJP for ‘propaganda’ over arrest of Bengaluru Cafe blast suspects

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for “propaganda” following the arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru Rameswaram Cafe blast case, maintaining the state police caught them in two hours. “NIA detains two chief suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast, bomber Mussavir Hussain Shazib and accomplice Abdul Matheen Ahmed Taha, from Kolkata. West …

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April
9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April

Op India  

On Sunday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party will “riot” two days before the first phase of Lok Sabha voting on 19th April in the state. Voting is on 19 April and they will riot on 17 April.” #WATCH | Purulia: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says, "Hold rallies and meetings but do …

Mamata Banerjee downplays attack on NIA by TMC supporters, compares high intensity blast with chocolate bombs
9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee downplays attack on NIA by TMC supporters, compares high intensity blast with chocolate bombs

Op India  

Hours after supporters of a TMC leader launched an unprovoked attack on a National Investigation Agency agency team in Bhupatinagar village in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee gave a clean chit to the attackers. While speaking about the matter during a public meeting in Balurghat, she claimed, “They are trying to beat us with CBI, …

Mamata Banerjee's big claim after NIA team attacked in Bengal's East Midnapore, BJP hits back
9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's big claim after NIA team attacked in Bengal's East Midnapore, BJP hits back

Hindustan Times  

A fresh political row has erupted in West Bengal after a vehicle carrying National Investigation Agency officials was on Saturday attacked by villagers at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district, where they had gone to investigate a 2022 bomb blast case in which three persons were killed. Hours after the incident, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused NIA officials of …

TMC goons attack Union Minister Nisith Pramanik in West Bengal
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC goons attack Union Minister Nisith Pramanik in West Bengal

Op India  

On Tuesday, West Bengal’s cabinet minister Trinamool Congress Party’s leader Udayan Guha and his supporters allegedly attacked Union Minister of States Nisith Pramanik in Dinhata of West Bengal. BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya posted from his X handle, “TMC goons attack Union Minister and BJP’s Coochbehar candidate Nishith Pramanik. Udayan Guha, minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet, lead the gang …

'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 …

West Bengal: Clashes erupt between police and BJP workers in Barrackpore
11 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: Clashes erupt between police and BJP workers in Barrackpore

Op India  

On January 29, clashes ensued between Bharatiya Janata Party supporters and local police in Barrackpore, West Bengal, during the law violation program led by State BJP President Sukanta Majumdar. Suvendu Adhikari, BJP leader and LoP in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly alleges that the use of water cannons against BJP workers in Barrackpore was directed by CM Mamata Banerjee. #WATCH …

Didi Slams BJP After Delhi Police Lifts TMC Stir
1 year, 3 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 …

West Bengal: Politics at play after firecracker factory explosion in North 24 Parganas, BJP demands NIA probe
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Politics at play after firecracker factory explosion in North 24 Parganas, BJP demands NIA probe

India TV News  

An explosion at an illegal firecrackers factory in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Sunday in which eight people lost their lives, triggered political blame game in the state. The explosion took place around 8.30 am at the factory in Nilgunj's Moshpole within Duttapukur police station limits, around 30km north of Kolkata, they said. TMC hits back at BJP …

Supreme Court setback for Bengal government over probe in Ram Navami violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court setback for Bengal government over probe in Ram Navami violence

India Today  

In a major setback for the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favour of transferring the investigation of cases related to the Ram Navami violence in the state to the National Investigation Agency, upholding the Calcutta High Court's decision. The Supreme Court rejected the Bengal government's petition opposing the inclusion of the NIA in …

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, …

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks
1 year, 5 months ago

'Where was BJP's fact-finding team when Manipur was burning?' Mamata Banerjee attacks

India TV News  

West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing on the Bharatiya Janata Party as a BJP's fact-finding team has arrived here to probe the panchayat poll violence. Banerjee announced compensation amount Mamata Banerjee announced compensation amounts for those who lost their lives in the recent violence that erupted during the West Bengal Panchayat Polls. We will not …

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence
1 year, 6 months ago

All Quiet on the 'West Bengal' Front: The Congress's Dilemma over Panchayat Poll Violence

News 18  

Silence can be powerful. But in case of the West Bengal panchayat poll violence, it is reflecting the dilemma within the Congress. While the fight over the poll violence is largely between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress, too, claimed their party workers have been assaulted in state Congress president and leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan …

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again
1 year, 6 months ago

Violence continues in Bengal, several areas to vote again

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal state election commission ordered repolling on Monday at 697 booths in 19 districts where voting for the rural elections has been declared void, a notification, seen by HT, said hours after a meeting of the commission on Sunday evening during which it took stock of vote-tampering and violence across the state. While the Trinamool Congress government continued …

Bengal On Fire; Guns Brandished, Vehicles Torched As Nearly Two Dozen Die In Violence | Top Updates
1 year, 6 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 …

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence
1 year, 6 months ago

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Dulali Karjee and her son Chiranjit were looking forward to exercise their franchise, along with friends and neighbours, in Bhagni village in Cooch Behar on Saturday, but the day brought a lifetime of grief for the 64-year-old woman instead as her son was among the 18 people killed in widespread violence that marred the West Bengal panchayat elections. He died …

War-like situation: BJP shares videos of goons brandishing gun, fleeing with ballot box in Bengal
1 year, 6 months ago

War-like situation: BJP shares videos of goons brandishing gun, fleeing with ballot box in Bengal

Hindustan Times  

As many as 11 people were killed in election-related violence in West Bengal since midnight as voting was underway for the three-tier panchayat polls in the state on Saturday. In a video, shared by the BJP, a man can be purportedly seen running with a ballot box during the West Bengal panchayat poll. Among those killed were six TMC members, …

In Bengal, BJP leader's 'Russia-Ukraine' jab on clashes with Trinamool workers
1 year, 6 months ago

In Bengal, BJP leader's 'Russia-Ukraine' jab on clashes with Trinamool workers

Hindustan Times  

Violence continues in Bengal ahead of panchayat elections which are scheduled to be held on July 8. “The way bombs are being hurled at BJP workers, it seems that we are in Russia or Ukraine,” BJP leader Agnimitra Paul told PTI. The court order had come on separate pleas filed by leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP and …

BJP trying to create violence in West Bengal in lines of Manipur: CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 7 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. …

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal
1 year, 8 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the violence that broke out in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations. Earlier this month, the Calcutta High Court sought an action taken report from the West Bengal government on the clashes during the Ram Navami …

Were Ram Navami clashes in West Bengal orchestrated for political ends?
1 year, 8 months ago

Were Ram Navami clashes in West Bengal orchestrated for political ends?

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 18, 2023 16:48 IST - 10 MINS READ The recent communal clashes in West Bengal during Ram Navami hardly came as a surprise. Though localised, the repeated occurrences of clashes between two communities are a disturbing indication that not just religion, but communal disharmony may have also become a part and parcel of mainstream politics in Bengal, …

Mamata blames BJP for Ram Navami violence in Bengal, says rally taken out deliberately
1 year, 9 months ago

Mamata blames BJP for Ram Navami violence in Bengal, says rally taken out deliberately

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday held the Bharatiya Janata Party responsible for the violence that erupted in the state during and after Ram Navami celebrations. Addressing a public gathering on Monday, Mamata Banerjee said, “All the accused, who incited violence in Howrah on Ram Navami, were from outside Bengal. “In the meeting with the police officials, the …

Calcutta HC orders Bengal government to get central forces for Hanuman Jayanti
1 year, 9 months ago

Calcutta HC orders Bengal government to get central forces for Hanuman Jayanti

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday ordered the West Bengal government to seek the assistance of central police forces to ensure peace on Thursday, observing that an additional and sessions judge in Hooghly failed to get requisite security for his family when clashes over Ram Navami processions broke out in the district last week. The bench also reviewed a …

West Bengal violence: Home Ministry seeks report
1 year, 9 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 …

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt
1 year, 9 months ago

Ram Navami Violence: MHA Seeks Detailed Report From Mamata Banerjee Govt

News 18  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on violence that broke out between two groups when a Ram Navami procession was taken out in Howrah city in the state last week, ANI reported. In light of recent incidents of violence in West Bengal’s Hooghly and Rishra, CM Mamata Banerjee blamed the BJP …

Mamata accuses BJP of inciting communal violence in West Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

Mamata accuses BJP of inciting communal violence in West Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of triggering the communal violence over the Ram Navami rally in Hooghly, after Howrah, where prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC are in force, while Internet services have been suspended at Rishra with the arrest of 12 persons since Sunday night following the fresh clashes. An angry Trinamul …

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