BJP's Suvendu Adhikari mocks Mamata Banerjee's injury, TMC calls for protest
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari mocks Mamata Banerjee's injury, TMC calls for protest

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's senior leader and West Bengal's leader of the opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday, stoked a controversy after he apparently mocked the injury of state chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a day after suffering a gash on her forehead. BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari Read here: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers head injury during fall at home; discharged after treatment While addressing a rally in state's Khejuri, Adhikari without naming anyone said that the fall of Trinamool Congress has begun from the top level and would percolate to the grassroots levels. Read here: BJP questions how Mamata Banerjee fell in her house after doctor's clarification "@BJP4Bengal 's shameless and misogynistic leader @SuvenduWB crossed all limits of decency today by mocking the only FEMALE CM in India! Read here: Mamata Banerjee head injury: Doctor clarifies his ‘push from behind’ statement The saffron party however, raised questions over the accident and demanded a thorough probe into claims that Banerjee had a fall at her residence "due to some push from behind" leading to injuries.

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TMC to launch statewide protests over delay in implementation of anti-rape bill
4 weeks ago

TMC to launch statewide protests over delay in implementation of anti-rape bill

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: After the Trinamool Congress working committee meeting, it was decided that the party would launch a series of protests on November 30 and in the following days at various locations across the state to address the non-implementation of the anti-rape bill, Aparajita Woman and Child Bill, 2024. According to Law Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, the delay in approval has prompted …

TMC files complaint against Suvendu Adhikari for hate speech
1 month, 1 week ago

TMC files complaint against Suvendu Adhikari for hate speech

Deccan Chronicle  

The Trinamool Congress has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India against senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, accusing him of making communal and inflammatory remarks during an election rally in Taldangra on November 9.The TMC alleges that Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, violated the Model Code of Conduct by targeting the TMC, its …

Abhishek Banerjee warns BJP of TMC protest in Delhi: 'You have started, and we will end this'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Abhishek Banerjee warns BJP of TMC protest in Delhi: 'You have started, and we will end this'

India TV News  

Amid the raging protest and bandh called by the BJP, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee warned the party of a bigger protest in Delhi. The BJP has called 12-hour Bangla Bandh in the entire state against the police action on student protestors, who held the Nabanna Abhijan march to the Secretariat on Tuesday. On RG Kar rape and murder "We …

TMC supporter told she is Hindu and BJP supporter, denied residential certificate; BJP shares testimony
4 months, 4 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 …

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence
5 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal: BJP'S Suvendu Leads Sit-In Against TMC Violence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration with a group of around BJP 300 workers outside Raj Bhavan on Sunday against the post-poll violence allegedly by the Trinamul Congress in the state. Mr Adhikari however announced the plan of a new agitation by the BJP on July 21, the day when TMC holds …

BJP's Suvendu protests near Raj Bhavan, alleging voter 'disenfranchisement' in Bengal by-polls
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP's Suvendu protests near Raj Bhavan, alleging voter 'disenfranchisement' in Bengal by-polls

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress did not allow thousands of genuine voters to exercise their franchise in the recently held by-elections to four assembly seats in West Bengal. Responding to the allegations, senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said repeated rejections of BJP by the people of West Bengal in every election …

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI
6 months, 3 weeks ago

LS polls: Amid violence, Bengal records high 78% voting in phase-VI

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA : One person was killed in sporadic incidents of violence reported from various parts of West Bengal’s Kanthi, Tamluk and Bishnupur constituencies in Phase-VI of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. BJP sources said when Tudu reached a village at Garbeta, a group of around 200 Trinamool Congress activists, including women, blocked his vehicle. In Ghatal constituency, clashes erupted …

Sporadic incidents of violence reported from some areas during polling in West Bengal
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sporadic incidents of violence reported from some areas during polling in West Bengal

The Hindu  

“Scattered incidents of violence were reported from some areas in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal, where polling is under way for the sixth phase on May 25,” officials said. “The Election Commission of India has received 954 complaints until 11 a.m. from various political parties, alleging EVM malfunctions and agents being stopped from entering booths,” they said. …

TMC, BJP Spar As Derek O'Brien-Led Delegation Detained For Protest Outside EC Office In Delhi. Top Points
8 months, 2 weeks ago

TMC, BJP Spar As Derek O'Brien-Led Delegation Detained For Protest Outside EC Office In Delhi. Top Points

ABP News  

TMC Leaders Detained: The Delhi Police on Monday detained a delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders while they were on a dharna outside the Election Commission's office in the national capital, demanding that the chiefs of the CBI, NIA, ED, and Income Tax Department be changed. The BJP called the protest a "poll gimmick" and alleged that the TMC was making …

Mamata Banerjee alleges that BJP will cause riots in West Bengal on 17th April
8 months, 2 weeks 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 accuses Central agencies of asking TMC leaders to join BJP or face action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata accuses Central agencies of asking TMC leaders to join BJP or face action

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 7 alleged the Central investigating agencies were asking TMC leaders to either join the BJP or face action. Addressing an election rally in Purulia district, she alleged agencies such as the ED, CBI, NIA and the I-T Department were working as "arms" of the BJP. "The agencies are asking our leaders and …

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC's candidates list at mega Kolkata rally today

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress is set to launch its 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign with a mega rally - ‘Jana Garjan Sabha’ - at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Grounds and announce its list of 42 party candidates on Sunday. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will take the centre stage during the rally to set the …

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali: CM Mamata Banerjee reminds TMC leaders about people’s power

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sent out a message to leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress saying that if they lose the support of the people, no one would care for them, a warning issued to her own party members in the backdrop of developments in Sandeshkhali, which has been on the edge since early this …

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimics VP Dhankar again, says 'will do it a thousand times'
11 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee mimics VP Dhankar again, says 'will do it a thousand times'

Op India  

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee, whose mimicry of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar sparked outrage, mocked VP Dhankhar again on Sunday and said he will continue to do so, describing it as an “art form.” MP Banerjee stated that he would do it a thousand times and that it was his fundamental right. In a democracy, the public is the judge and …

'Trinamool said I ran away but...': Union minister vs Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata
1 year, 2 months ago

'Trinamool said I ran away but...': Union minister vs Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata

India Today  

Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti on Saturday denied Trinamool Congress's claims that she refused to meet with their delegates in New Delhi regarding Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act dues to West Bengal. At a press conference, the Union Minister said, "The TMC said that I ran away, but I waited for 2.5 hours. In response, TMC general secretary …

TMC's mega MGNREGA protest in Delhi today; 'denied' train, supporters reaching on buses. Top points
1 year, 2 months ago

TMC's mega MGNREGA protest in Delhi today; 'denied' train, supporters reaching on buses. Top points

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress is set for a showdown with the Centre with a two-day protest in New Delhi beginning on Monday over the alleged delay in the release of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to the West Bengal government. While TMC’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee reached New Delhi on …

‘TMC a rich party, should use chartered flights to send workers to Delhi’: Suvendu Adhikari
1 year, 2 months ago

‘TMC a rich party, should use chartered flights to send workers to Delhi’: Suvendu Adhikari

Hindustan Times  

Refuting the allegations made by Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee that BJP is cancelling trains so that TMC workers cannot attend protests in the national capital on Sunday, Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said that TMC is lying and Bengal ruling party should use its chartered plane to send their party workers to join protests. They …

BJP holds rally in Kolkata to protest 'irregularities' in Bengal panchayat polls
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP holds rally in Kolkata to protest 'irregularities' in Bengal panchayat polls

India Today  

The Bharat Janatiya Party held a protest march in Kolkata on Wednesday against the alleged rigging of votes by TMC workers in the recently concluded West Bengal panchayat elections. The rally from the capital city's College Square to Rani Rashmoni Avenue was led by party leaders like Leader of Opposition in the Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, former state presidents Dilip …

Lalu Yadav backed Mamata Banerjee, raised an issue with Gandhis at meet: Sources
1 year, 5 months ago

Lalu Yadav backed Mamata Banerjee, raised an issue with Gandhis at meet: Sources

India Today  

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav backed Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee in the recently held Opposition meeting in Bengaluru and asked why the West Bengal unit of the Congress party spoke against the TMC, sources told India Today. Without naming anyone, Lalu Yadav raised the issue with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and asked why the …

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

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

India TV News  

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

Suvendu Adhikari blames Trinamool for Odisha train accident, party questions his 'mental balance'
1 year, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari blames Trinamool for Odisha train accident, party questions his 'mental balance'

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday sharply reacted to the allegations by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari who had claimed the ruling TMC was responsible for the Odisha train accident. Earlier, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal State Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the TMC was behind the accident. He was speaking about TMC leader Kunal Ghosh sharing a …

Suvendu Adhikari blames Trinamool for Odisha train accident, party questions his 'mental balance'
1 year, 6 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari blames Trinamool for Odisha train accident, party questions his 'mental balance'

India Today  

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday sharply reacted to the allegations by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari who had claimed the ruling TMC was responsible for the Odisha train accident. Earlier, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal State Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the TMC was behind the accident. He was speaking about TMC leader Kunal Ghosh sharing a …

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man
1 year, 7 months ago

TMC demands Suvendu Adhikari’s arrest after his convoy’s SUV allegedly kills man

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Friday demanded the arrest of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari following Thursday’s incident in which a man died after allegedly being knocked down by a car of Adhikari’s convoy at Chandipur in East Medinipur district. People took to street to protest the death of villager who was allegedly killed after being hit by a convoy …

25 Years Of TMC: How Fight Against BJP Reshaped Mamata Banerjee’s Politics And What's Next For Party
1 year, 11 months ago

25 Years Of TMC: How Fight Against BJP Reshaped Mamata Banerjee’s Politics And What's Next For Party

ABP News  

In the 1970s, when Bengal was dominated by Leftist and socialist political ideology, the arrival of Mamata Banerjee was like a storm. Mamata Banerjee realised that the fight against the BJP was mandatory and that there was an immediate need to stop the party’s rally in Bengal. From the BJP to the media, it was believed that Mamata Banerjee would …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to take out rallies on rival turfs
2 years ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, TMC's Abhishek Banerjee to take out rallies on rival turfs

India Today  

Ahead of the panchayat elections in West Bengal next year, TMC's national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and BJP’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari are all set to take out rallies on rival turfs on Saturday. Contai is considered to be the 'home' turf of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, while Banerjee is the sitting Lok Sabha member from the Diamond Harbour …

TMC shares video of Adhikari\'s comment on Bengal minister, LoP denies making remark
2 years, 1 month ago

TMC shares video of Adhikari\'s comment on Bengal minister, LoP denies making remark

Deccan Chronicle  

KOLKATA: Amid the ongoing row over TMC minister Akhil Giri's controversial comment on President Droupadi Murmu, the party on Monday released a video where senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was heard making a remark against state minister from ST community Birbaha Hansda. Commenting on the video clip, TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh wondered whether the BJP leaders would condemn …

TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay in crosshairs of colleagues over BJP leader’s Durga puja
2 years, 2 months ago

TMC’s Sudip Bandopadhyay in crosshairs of colleagues over BJP leader’s Durga puja

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Sudip Bandopadhyay, the leader of the Trinamool Congress legislative party in the Lok Sabha, has landed in the crosshairs of at least two party legislators and his Lok Sabha colleague Saugata Roy for attending a Durga Puja held at the residence of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Kolkata. MP Saugata Roy was not invited The rumblings surfaced on …

Won't take more than 10 mins to thrash: TMC leader's warning to BJP after violent protest
2 years, 3 months ago

Won't take more than 10 mins to thrash: TMC leader's warning to BJP after violent protest

India Today  

TMC leader Madan Mitra on Sunday said that those who were involved in the violence and attacks on police during BJP's Nabanna march to the West Bengal Secretariat can be "taught a lesson in just ten minutes". Mitra, while speaking at a public meeting in his Kamarhati constituency said, "If there is an instruction from the party's higher-ups it won't …

BJP delegation meets party workers injured in protests against TMC in Kolkata
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP delegation meets party workers injured in protests against TMC in Kolkata

India Today  

A five-member delegation appointed by BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday met the party workers that were injured during the protest march against the TMC in Kolkata. The fact finding committee consisting of former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, Brijlal, Rajya Sabha MPs Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Samir Oraon, Aparajita Sarangi and Sunil Jakhar visited injured BJP …

BJP accuses TMC govt of denying Opposition legitimate right to protest
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP accuses TMC govt of denying Opposition legitimate right to protest

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress government for denying the Opposition the legitimate right to protest a day after its workers clashed with the state police during a march in Kolkata against alleged corruption. “.what we saw was atrocities and brutality…The government surpassed all limits of brutality, repression, and police torture while denying …

Mamata scared, says BJP as TMC chants 'time for India to reject them' day after violent protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Mamata scared, says BJP as TMC chants 'time for India to reject them' day after violent protests

India Today  

Kolkata and its neighborhood turned into a battleground as the Bharatiya Janata Party took to the streets over alleged corrupt practices of the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday. TIME FOR INDIA TO REJECT BJP: TMC TMC claimed that eye-witnesses saw people carrying lathis and BJP flags pelting stones and setting fire to police cars during the protest. pic.twitter.com/zH7IZnEoK1 — Abhishek Banerjee …

TMC Sweeps Polls With 134 Seats; BJP Fails to Cross Double Digits
3 years ago

TMC Sweeps Polls With 134 Seats; BJP Fails to Cross Double Digits

News 18  

Trinamool Congress leaders expressed confidence in registering landslide victory in Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections as party bags 134 seats, while Congress and BJP failed to cross double digits. Post polls, a scuffle broke out between BJP activists and the police outside the party’s headquarters here after the camp workers were stopped from taking out a protest rally. The saffron party …

Supreme Court to hear TMC's contempt plea over law & order situation in Tripura
3 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to hear TMC's contempt plea over law & order situation in Tripura

India TV News  

Highlights Tensions in Tripura increased after violent incidents in the run-up to the AMC elections TMC earlier alleged that several people sustained injuries in the attack It was alleged that people from West Bengal were brought in Tripura to create unrest The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a contempt plea of the Trinamool Congress, which claimed that the law …

West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack on convoy by TMC supporters
3 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleges attack on convoy by TMC supporters

India TV News  

Highlights Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer lodged a complaint against TMC supporters. The complaint claims that 70 TMC supporters attacked Adhikari's convoy. West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer on Monday filed a complaint at the Marishda Police Station, stating that around 70 TMC supporters attacked Adhikari's convoy. Meanwhile, slamming the Trinamool Congress over alleged violence in Tripura, Bharatiya Janata Party MP …

Bhabanipur Poll: BJP Alleges Violence, Election Rigging; TMC Denies Claims
3 years, 2 months ago

Bhabanipur Poll: BJP Alleges Violence, Election Rigging; TMC Denies Claims

News 18  

All eyes were on Bhabanipur today as people cast their vote to elect their representative, especially when one candidate is none other than West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Her nephew and TMC all-India general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, said, “The vote went well,” when he came out after casting his vote at around 4.20 pm. TMC supporters complained against BJP …

‘Drama to attract attention…’: TMC Vs BJP over Bhawanipore violence
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Drama to attract attention…’: TMC Vs BJP over Bhawanipore violence

Hindustan Times  

‘Drama to attract attention…’: TMC Vs BJP over Bhawanipore violence Hours after BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh alleged that he was attacked by TMC workers while campaigning for Bhawanipore by-poll, TMC MP Saugata Roy on Monday termed his allegations 'a drama to seek attention. Roy said that Ghosh went to an area where there is resentment against him, which …

Scuffle in Bhabanipur, BJP Alleges Attack on Dilip, TMC Claims 'Guns at Saffron Rally'
3 years, 2 months ago

Scuffle in Bhabanipur, BJP Alleges Attack on Dilip, TMC Claims 'Guns at Saffron Rally'

News 18  

On the last day of campaigning for the Bhabanipur bypoll, the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Trinamool Congress clashed in Kolkata on Monday and BJP’s former state chief Dilip Ghosh was allegedly pushed during the scuffle. Following the incident at the saffron camp’s rally in Bhabanipur’s Jadubabu Bazaar, the BJP has slammed the TMC and called the state …

TMC threatening people to socially boycott our party workers, says BJP
3 years, 6 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 …

Post-poll violence in Bengal: Centre seeks report, BJP targets Mamata
3 years, 7 months ago

Post-poll violence in Bengal: Centre seeks report, BJP targets Mamata

India TV News  

West Bengal has reported several incidents of violence following results for Assembly elections were announced on Sunday. In a tweet, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is the party's in-charge for the state, said its four workers have been killed and over 4,000 houses ransacked in incidents of post-poll result violence. Home Ministry seeks report The Home Ministry in a …

TMC supporters, Islamists threaten 'sanghis' after trends suggest TMC win in Bengal
3 years, 7 months ago

TMC supporters, Islamists threaten 'sanghis' after trends suggest TMC win in Bengal

Op India  

On Sunday, Trinamool Congress workers and rabid Islamists resorted to threatening, name-calling BJP supporters after initial trends showed a comfortable TMC victory in West Bengal. Screengrab of the Twitter post Abusive tweets by Islamists, and TMC workers metamorphose into ‘death threats’ While abusive tweets denigrating political rivals are not a new phenomenon, Islamists and TMC supporters decided to take a …

Massive crowds at TMC rallies, which mainstream media will not tell you about
3 years, 8 months ago

Massive crowds at TMC rallies, which mainstream media will not tell you about

Op India  

Amidst the rising cases of Coronavirus in the country, the political debate has now centred around large gatherings of party supporters at election rallies. Given that the 2021 West Bengal Assembly election is a bi-party contest between the ruling party TMC and BJP, the vicious lobby is conveniently ignoring Mamata Banerjee’s rallies and her ‘social responsibility’ and instead targetting only …

TMC Writes to EC, Seeks Strict Action Against BJP Leaders for 'Inflammatory' Remarks
3 years, 8 months ago

TMC Writes to EC, Seeks Strict Action Against BJP Leaders for 'Inflammatory' Remarks

News 18  

The TMC on Monday urged the Election Commission to take strict action against BJP leaders who allegedly made inflammatory remarks over the Cooch Behar firing incident that claimed the lives of ”four unarmed civilians”, shortly before the poll panel barred party supremo Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours. In a letter to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Ariz Aftab, …

EC gives Mamata Banerjee 48 hours to explain her appeal asking Muslims not to split their votes
3 years, 8 months ago

EC gives Mamata Banerjee 48 hours to explain her appeal asking Muslims not to split their votes

India Today  

The Election Commission of India on Wednesday asked Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to explain her stand on her alleged appeal for votes on communal lines. Addressing an election rally in Tarakeshwar, Hooghly on April 3, Mamata Banerjee urged the minorities "with folded hands" to not divide their votes after listening to the BJP. TMC ATTACKS EC OVER NOTICE Meanwhile, …

Sporadic Violence Reported in Third Phase of Bengal Polls
3 years, 8 months ago

Sporadic Violence Reported in Third Phase of Bengal Polls

News 18  

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported on Tuesday in some areas where voting is underway in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, even as the overall situation by and large remained peaceful with 34.71 percent turnout recorded till 11 am, officials said. Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged “blatant misuse” of central forces to “influence …

West Bengal polls: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally in Egra
3 years, 9 months ago

West Bengal polls: TMC MP Sisir Adhikari joins BJP at Amit Shah's rally in Egra

Firstpost  

Egra: Veteran TMC MP Sisir Adhikari — father of BJP heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari — joined the BJP in Egra on Sunday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other senior leaders of the party. The patriarch of the Adhikari family —which wields considerable influence in Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district — said that he had to work really …

Mamata vs Suvendu confirmed? Dilip Ghosh says Adhikari likely to contest from Nandigram
3 years, 9 months ago

Mamata vs Suvendu confirmed? Dilip Ghosh says Adhikari likely to contest from Nandigram

India Today  

With West Bengal assembly elections round the corner, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said new entrant Suvendu Adhikari is likely to contest from the Nandigram seat but they are yet to speak to him officially. Speculation over Suvendu Adhikari contesting on a BJP ticket from Nandigram arose after West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee declared she will contest the …

Suvendu Adhikari tweets video of TMC leader asking supporters to intimidate voters
3 years, 9 months ago

Suvendu Adhikari tweets video of TMC leader asking supporters to intimidate voters

India Today  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday tweeted a video of a TMC gram panchayat member asking his supporters to intimidate the voters ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. Adhikari also took a swipe at his former party, saying the TMC was unleashing violence ahead of the elections as it had understood that it won't get votes. TMC gram panchayat …

TMC Supporters Protest Against 'Insult' of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Victoria Memorial Event
3 years, 10 months ago

TMC Supporters Protest Against 'Insult' of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Victoria Memorial Event

News 18  

Trinamool Congress workers staged demonstrations in several districts of West Bengal on Sunday in protest against the "insult" of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a programme at Victoria Memorial, where she was greeted with 'Jai Shri Ram' chants. TMC supporters reportedly raised slogans against the BJP and burnt tyres on streets in Birbhum, Hooghly and West Burdwan. ALSE READ: PM …

BJP and TMC workers clash in Bengal's East Midnapore ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's Khejuri rally
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP and TMC workers clash in Bengal's East Midnapore ahead of Suvendu Adhikari's Khejuri rally

India Today  

Clashes broke out between workers of the ruling TMC and the BJP in several areas of East Midnapore district of Bengal ahead of Suvendu Adhikari’s rally in Khejuri on Tuesday. Visuals of stone-pelting by both sides during a rally attended by Union Minister Debasree Chaudhuri, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari went viral on social media. The clash …

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