West Bengal Governor targets police over NIA arrests, calls approach to law and order ‘ostrich stance’
4 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal Governor targets police over NIA arrests, calls approach to law and order ‘ostrich stance’

India TV News  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that the state has become "home to illegal bomb-making" and the administration cannot escape its accountability for the "alarming decline" in law and order. His comments came after the National Investigation Agency arrested nine terrorists associated with a Pakistan- "State has become home to illegal bomb making that has the potential to unsettle democracy. The governor alleged the state director general of police is distanced far from reality and his "ostrich stance" is "very disturbing". ".DGP on this alarming affairs @MamataOfficial to me ''West Bengal police firmly adheres to the path laid down by law.

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Arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal triggers political bickering
2 days, 16 hours ago

Arrest of terror suspects in West Bengal triggers political bickering

The Hindu  

The arrest of a suspected member of a terror outfit in West Bengal on Sunday once again triggered the debate about whether the State is turning out to be a safe haven for extremist elements. On Sunday, a suspected member of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Mujahideen in Kashmir was arrested in a joint operation by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the …

Mamata Banerjee cracks down on corruption in Bengal Police: Don't spare anyone
1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee cracks down on corruption in Bengal Police: Don't spare anyone

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday pulled up the state's top cop over allegations of corruption in the lower ranks of the police force. In a meeting with the top officials of the state, Banerjee directed West Bengal's Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar, that no official or political leader, facing corruption charges, should be spared from legal …

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

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

India Today  

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

Morning briefing: Bengal CM reacts to MEA statement over Bangladesh; details about Rahul Gandhi's new address, and more
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Morning briefing: Bengal CM reacts to MEA statement over Bangladesh; details about Rahul Gandhi's new address, and more

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at the Ministry of External Affairs for objecting to her ‘shelter offer’ to people from violence-hit Bangladesh. Dig deeper West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Bungalow No 5, Sunehri Bagh Road is set to be Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's new residential address as the house …

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

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

India TV News  

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

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal BJP seeks governors’ intervention after post-poll violence reports

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Incidents of post-poll violence poured in from several pockets of West Bengal, including Asansol, Howrah, Bhangar, Ghatal, Konnanar, Basirhat, Jhargram and Kolkata. A BJP office allegedly set on fire amid post-poll violence in West Bengal In most of the alleged incidents, it was the Bharatiya Janata Party workers who said that they were targeted and their houses and shops …

'Modi Ki Guarantee Is About Putting All Oppn Leaders In Jail After June 4': CM Mamata Banerjee Tears Into BJP
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Modi Ki Guarantee Is About Putting All Oppn Leaders In Jail After June 4': CM Mamata Banerjee Tears Into BJP

ABP News  

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to combat corruption post-June 4, stating that the BJP's "Modi ki Guarantee" implies a crackdown on opposition leaders after the elections. Continuing her criticism of central agencies, CM Banerjee accused the National Investigation Agency of conducting operations in Bhupatinagar, Purba Medinipur district, without informing local police. …

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

NIA arrest ISIS members hiding in West Bengal for one month
8 months, 1 week ago

NIA arrest ISIS members hiding in West Bengal for one month

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Two suspected ISIS members, who had directly carried out the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru on March 1 and were on the run since then with a Rs 10 lakh cash bounty on them, were arrested by the National Investigation Agency in a joint operation with the West Bengal police from a hotel at popular beach town Digha in …

Mamata attacks BJP for ‘propaganda’ over arrest of Bengaluru Cafe blast suspects
8 months, 1 week 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 …

'Surgical strikes' by central agencies must to curb anti-national activities in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Surgical strikes' by central agencies must to curb anti-national activities in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh believes that under the TMC regime, West Bengal is sitting on a ticking time bomb and security and central agencies need to conduct "surgical strikes" to curb anti-national activities in the bordering state. The former state BJP president said, "There exists an anti-national chain in West Bengal, encompassing not only terror modules but also …

NIA moves Calcutta HC against WB police summons
8 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA moves Calcutta HC against WB police summons

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday after two of its officers got summons from the West Bengal police for questioning in the case of the violent mob attack on the central agency team during its raid and arrest of two Trinamul Congress workers at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore last week in a 2022 crude …

Nexus between goons and leaders: Bengal Governor after attack on NIA team | Exclusive
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Nexus between goons and leaders: Bengal Governor after attack on NIA team | Exclusive

India Today  

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, in an exclusive interview with India Today TV, responded to the attack on a team of the National Investigation Agency in East Medinipur district and said "violence is a potent factor" in the state's election scenario. "Certain pockets have an unholy nexus between politicians, the bureaucrats and the criminals," said the Governor, adding that goons …

Mamata Banerjee's big claim after NIA team attacked in Bengal's East Midnapore, BJP hits back
8 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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

West Bengal govt taking action in Sandeshkhali: TMC leaders

New Indian Express  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Bengal Police mulls action against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, shares video of him calling cop 'Khalistani'
10 months ago

Bengal Police mulls action against BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, shares video of him calling cop 'Khalistani'

India TV News  

The West Bengal Police is planning to take stern legal action against the Bharatiya Janata Party leader who allegedly called an IPS officer, who was deputed at Dhamakhali, a 'Khalistani'. On X West Bengal Police said, "We, the West Bengal Police fraternity, are outraged to share this video, where one of our own officers was called ‘Khalistani’ by the state's …

West Bengal: 285 police inspectors transferred in massive reshuffle in state
10 months, 4 weeks ago

West Bengal: 285 police inspectors transferred in massive reshuffle in state

India TV News  

West Bengal news: West Bengal authorities have transferred at least 285 inspector-ranking officers across the state ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The West Bengal government on December 27 appointed former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar as the state's new Director General and Inspector General of Police. "The Governor is pleased to order that Shri Rajeev Kumar, IPS, Principal …

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose condemns attack on ED officials, calls it 'ghastly'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose condemns attack on ED officials, calls it 'ghastly'

India TV News  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday condemned the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas during a raid. He also stated that Bengal is not a banana republic and the government should stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy. Earlier, a few ED officers were assaulted and their vehicles were damaged allegedly by supporters …

Top news of October 31, 2023: Apple warns Opposition MPs about ‘state-sponsored’ attacks on their iPhones; Chandrababu Naidu walks out of jail after 52 days in custody, and more
1 year, 1 month ago

Top news of October 31, 2023: Apple warns Opposition MPs about ‘state-sponsored’ attacks on their iPhones; Chandrababu Naidu walks out of jail after 52 days in custody, and more

The Hindu  

Apple warns Opposition MPs about ‘state- At least seven Opposition Members of Parliament have said that they received a warning from Apple that “state- We will keep raising our voice: Rahul Gandhi on iPhone warning to Opposition MPs “Earlier, I used to think that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was most powerful, followed by Adani and Amit Shah. “The moment we …

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

West Bengal Violence Governor Reaches Murshidabad District Before Rural Polls

ABP News  

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

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury
1 year, 5 months ago

Mamata government complicit in Bengal violence, alleges Sitaram Yechury

The Hindu  

Days after the joint Opposition meeting, General Secretary of Communist Party of India Sitaram Yechury attacked All India Trinamool Congress party alleging that the State administration is complicit in the political violence that has killed 10 persons during the ongoing panchayat elections. His comments come days after the two parties sat across each other in the joint Opposition meeting held …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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

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

India TV News  

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

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

"What is the govt hiding?", NGO's fact-finding team stopped from visiting violence-hit Hooghly
1 year, 8 months ago

"What is the govt hiding?", NGO's fact-finding team stopped from visiting violence-hit Hooghly

India TV News  

West Bengal: A six-member 'fact-finding' team of an NGO was stopped to visit the violence-hit areas of Hooghly district on Saturday. However, the team took swipe at the West Bengal government and asked "What is the government hiding?". Retired Patna High Court judge L Narasimha Reddy was leading the team The 'fact-finding' team, led by retired Patna High Court judge …

West Bengal violence: Internet services remain suspended, prohibitory order still in force in Hooghly's Rishra
1 year, 8 months ago

West Bengal violence: Internet services remain suspended, prohibitory order still in force in Hooghly's Rishra

India TV News  

West Bengal violence: Amid heavy deployment of the police force in the violence-hit Hooghly district in West Bengal, the internet services continue to remain suspended and the prohibitory order was still in force in Rishra town. Police arrest several people The police officer also said that several people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Sunday's violence. Bengal governor …

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

Bengal violence: Amit Shah speaks to governor, BJP chief

Deccan Chronicle  

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

West Bengal governor condemns attack on Union minister’s convoy
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal governor condemns attack on Union minister’s convoy

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday condemned the attack on the convoy of Union minister of state for home, Nisith Pramanik, in Cooch Behar on Saturday and said “anti-social elements which try to take law into their hands will be dealt with sternly”. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose. According to a statement issued by Raj Bhavan, the …

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

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

India Today  

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

West Bengal: NIA Files Chargesheet Against 14 Accused In Ekbalpore Violence Case
1 year, 11 months ago

West Bengal: NIA Files Chargesheet Against 14 Accused In Ekbalpore Violence Case

ABP News  

The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against 14 people in a case about the clash between members of two communities in West Bengal last year, an official said on Sunday, as reported by the news agency PTI. The case was initially registered at the Ekbalpore Police Station on October 10, 2022, and it was re-registered by the NIA …

17 locations raided in West Bengal by NIA for anti-Hindu violence in October 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

17 locations raided in West Bengal by NIA for anti-Hindu violence in October 2022

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday carried out searches at 17 locations in West Bengal in connection with the Ekbalpore-Mominpur clashes that occurred in the state on October 9 last year, sources said. Taking into cognizance the allegations of vandalism and damage of property during the clashes, the NIA re-registered the case in October last year and initiated a probe …

CM Mamata Banerjee urges people to ensure name in voters' list to avoid detention under NRC
2 years, 1 month ago

CM Mamata Banerjee urges people to ensure name in voters' list to avoid detention under NRC

India TV News  

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned the people of West Bengal, especially those having their original roots in erstwhile East Bengal presently Bangladesh, to get their names checked in the electoral rolls to avoid any kind of detention under the garb of National Register of Citizens. Otherwise, you might be sent to the detention camps under the garb of NRC," …

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal Rampage: Is TMC Government Sowing the Seeds of India’s Partition in 21st Century? - News18

News 18  

On October 9, Hindu households were ransacked, vehicles razed, and shops torched by the so-called oppressed Muslim minority in Mominpur, Dompara, and areas of West Bengal’s Ekbalpur, Kolkata over desecration of their flag. Consequently, the West Bengal Police imposed section 144 for two days in the Ekbalpur region of the state for two days starting October 10. The Calcutta High …

Jolt to Mamata Banerjee: Anti-terror agency NIA gets orders from MHA to probe Mominpur violence
2 years, 2 months ago

Jolt to Mamata Banerjee: Anti-terror agency NIA gets orders from MHA to probe Mominpur violence

Firstpost  

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Mominpur area on 9 October as two communities clashed after religious flags put up for Milad un-Nabi were allegedly torn. Several vehicles were allegedly vandalised and people pelted stones Kolkata: In a big jolt for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Union Home Ministry has order the National Investigation Agency to probe into violence …

Violence-Hit Bengal is a Ticking Islamist Bomb, But Mamata Banerjee Remains in Denial - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Violence-Hit Bengal is a Ticking Islamist Bomb, But Mamata Banerjee Remains in Denial - News18

News 18  

Footage of violence in a particular area of Kolkata was all over national television and social media on Monday. Former Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Swapan Dasgupta tweeted, “The rampaging mob violence… in the Kidderpore-Mominpur region of Kolkata… stems from the distorted empowerment resulting from a belief that one community is above the law.” This has been a rallying …

GhoseSpot | Mamata government may be in denial, but West Bengal is a ticking Islamist bomb
2 years, 2 months ago

GhoseSpot | Mamata government may be in denial, but West Bengal is a ticking Islamist bomb

Firstpost  

A cursory look at the religious and ethnic composition of the state would indicate the change not only at the macro-level but within specific geographic pockets Footage of violence in a particular area of Kolkata was all over national television and social media on Monday. Former Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Swapan Dasgupta tweeted, “The rampaging mob violence… in …

Mamata Banerjee threatens to launch probe against central govt officials in Bengal
2 years, 3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee threatens to launch probe against central govt officials in Bengal

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit out against the Centre over the increasing cases of raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate in the state and threatened to launch a probe against central government officials stationed in Bengal. Addressing a rally of her party's student wing, Mamata Banerjee said, "I also have cases …

Bengal: Fresh Clash Between Police And Protestors In Howrah. BJP MP Urges Amit Shah To Deploy Central Forces
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengal: Fresh Clash Between Police And Protestors In Howrah. BJP MP Urges Amit Shah To Deploy Central Forces

ABP News  

New Delhi: Fresh clash broke out between the police and a group of protesters at Panchla Bazaar in West Bengal's Howrah on Saturday. Police used tear gas shells to disperse the crowd as protesters pelt stones after yesterday's Violent protests over controversial remarks of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Police use tear gas shells to disperse them as protesters pelt …

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29
2 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal post-poll violence | Lawyers' group to meet President Ram Nath Kovind; take out protest march on April 29

The Hindu  

A delegation of 10 advocates, who are part of an association named 'Lawyers for Justice', said on April 27 they will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on April 29 to demand justice for the victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal last year. Addressing a press conference, the association's convener Kabir Shankar Bose said a candle light tribute march has …

Armed With Law & Order Situation as Weapon, BJP Gears Up for Bengal Battle 2.0 But TMC Isn't Worried
2 years, 8 months ago

Armed With Law & Order Situation as Weapon, BJP Gears Up for Bengal Battle 2.0 But TMC Isn't Worried

News 18  

The electoral battle may be over in Bengal but the BJP is sharpening its claws once again to corner Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and this time, their latest weapon is the failing law and order situation in the state. Mamata Banerjee should resign.” The BJP is also keen that Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has sought a report on the …

Bengal Arson: Centre seeks report in 72 hours, BJP asks for Mamata Banerjee's resignation
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengal Arson: Centre seeks report in 72 hours, BJP asks for Mamata Banerjee's resignation

India Today  

Hours after nearly a dozen houses were set ablaze in Bengal’s Birbhum district, killing at least eight people, the Home Ministry has sought a report on the incident of arson within 72 hours. Joint Secretary-level officers of the Home Ministry will visit Bengal soon, Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar said after meeting Amit Shah, and called for the immediate resignation …

Mamata Banerjee asks West Bengal govt officials to defy Governor
2 years, 10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee asks West Bengal govt officials to defy Governor

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sent out a stern message to her government's bureaucrats not to work under the instructions of governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and political pressure of the BJP and reminded them of their present attachment. At an administrative review meeting, Ms Banerjee looked for K Amarnath, a young IPS officer posted as superintendent of …

Nothing will deter me from constitutional path, says WB Guv over CM's accusations
2 years, 10 months ago

Nothing will deter me from constitutional path, says WB Guv over CM's accusations

India Today  

Nothing will deter me from the constitutional path, said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday after chief minister Mamata Banerjee criticised him at a Trinamool Congress meeting during the day without naming him. Mamata Banerjee on Monday had blocked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's Twitter account and also accused the Governor of "tapping phones" and "threatening" the chief secretary and DGP. …

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says chief secy doesn't answer his calls, govt officers don't follow law
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says chief secy doesn't answer his calls, govt officers don't follow law

India Today  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday lashed out at the state bureaucrats, saying they don't follow the law and don't know "what the governor's house can do". Speaking to media after paying homage to Dr BR Ambedkar at his statue in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, Jagdeep Dhankhar said, "I have tried a lot that everyone works according …

Mamata Tells PM about Governor Questioning Bengal Govt Recruitments, Dhankhar Says CM 'Factually Wrong'
2 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Tells PM about Governor Questioning Bengal Govt Recruitments, Dhankhar Says CM 'Factually Wrong'

News 18  

The protracted standoff between Mamata Banerjee and Jagdeep Dhankhar continues as the West Bengal chief minister told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that the governor kept asking about “transparency” in recruitments made by the state government. pic.twitter.com/c3E77nAe1t— Governor West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar January 7, 2022 Such misrepresentation by CM @MamataOfficial @PMOIndia @narendramodi not expected.The communication referred to be made …

Bengal Governor Demands Records From CM Mamata Banerjee Over Pegasus Probe Panel
3 years ago

Bengal Governor Demands Records From CM Mamata Banerjee Over Pegasus Probe Panel

News 18  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday invoked Article 167 of the Constitution to get all the records and proceedings of the Pegasus Inquiry Commission which was set by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in July. The two-member inquiry commission to get into the allegations of spying on politicians, judges, journalists and government officials using an Israeli spyware Pegasus was set …

Punjab and Bengal Assemblies passing a resolution against BSF jurisdiction is petty politicisation of national security
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab and Bengal Assemblies passing a resolution against BSF jurisdiction is petty politicisation of national security

Firstpost  

No state government can override a Central legislation passed by Parliament; there are enough remedies already available in case any state feels there is any irregularity in the Central Act Recently, the Punjab and West Bengal Assemblies passed a resolution rejecting the Central government’s notification concerning the extension of the Border Security Force jurisdiction in the respective states. According to …

Situation Due to Post-poll Violence in Bengal Alarming, Mamata's 'Ostrich-like' Stance Unacceptable: Guv
3 years, 6 months ago

Situation Due to Post-poll Violence in Bengal Alarming, Mamata's 'Ostrich-like' Stance Unacceptable: Guv

News 18  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Monday called the situation arising out of the alleged post-poll violence in the state as “alarming and worrisome” and questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her “ostrich-like” stance on the issue. Dhankhar, who embarked on a week-long visit to North Bengal earlier in the day, slammed the state government for how it dealt with complaints …

Governor Dhankhar calls situation in Bengal 'alarming', questions Mamata for 'ostrich-like stance'
3 years, 6 months ago

Governor Dhankhar calls situation in Bengal 'alarming', questions Mamata for 'ostrich-like stance'

India TV News  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday came out all guns blazing against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her "ostrich-like stance" on the situation arising out of the alleged post-poll violence in the state. Dhankhar, who embarked ona week-long visit to North Bengal earlier in the day, termed the situation in the state "alarming and worrisome". His visit also comes …

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