‘India robbed in the name of achche din’: Rahul, Mamata attack Modi’s demonetisation move
8 years, 3 months ago

‘India robbed in the name of achche din’: Rahul, Mamata attack Modi’s demonetisation move

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre for its demonetisation exercise, asking when the cash crunch situation triggered by the move will improve. Congress vice-president Gandhi, who has of late been unsparing in his attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also questioned the motive behind the Centre’s decision to ban Rs 500 and Rs 1000 banknotes. Soon after the Opposition’s press conference, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a counter-offensive on Banerjee and Gandhi. He said PM Modi had stressed time and again that the people of the country were supporting the note ban move, and asked whether this could be the reason behind the Opposition’s discomfort.

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Mamata blames Congress, AAP for BJP’s Delhi victory, rules out alliance for 2026
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mamata blames Congress, AAP for BJP’s Delhi victory, rules out alliance for 2026

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chairperson and West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress for failure of the opposition to win election in Delhi and Haryana and ruled out the possibility of having any alliance with the Congress for 2026 Bengal assembly polls. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee also sent a strong …

View: Why the BJP victory in Delhi bodes well for the Capital
1 month, 3 weeks ago

View: Why the BJP victory in Delhi bodes well for the Capital

Hindustan Times  

The return of BJP to power in NCT of Delhi after 27 years is perhaps the best news for the Capital's citizens as the double-engine government promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ensure accountability of all government and local bodies for the next five years. BJP’s expected electoral victory in Delhi The results clearly show that Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP …

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side
3 months, 1 week ago

INDIA irked: Why Mamata Banerjee eyes Rahul Gandhi's job, with Sharad Pawar, Lalu Prasad Yadav on her side

India Today  

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, a coalition heralded as the most promising Opposition front to counter the BJP’s political dominance, is now riddled with fractures that seem to be growing deeper by the day. Rahul’s repeated attacks on Savarkar, a highly polarising figure, drew sharp criticism from the Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Thackeray, and the Nationalist Congress Party, …

Mamata Banerjee claims Ram Navami clash was ‘pre-planned’: ‘DIG of Murshidabad…’
11 months, 1 week 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 …

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal
1 year, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee attacks Congress-CPI(M) tie-up, says 'won't share single seat' in West Bengal

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Amid the Congress party's efforts to mollify the Trinamool Congress leadership for an alliance in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee attacked the Mallikarjun Kharge-led party on Wednesday, saying their alliance with the CPI will strengthen the Bharatiya Janata Party. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee said she would never be able …

Trinamool blames Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for INDIA row, says he belittles Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 2 months ago

Trinamool blames Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for INDIA row, says he belittles Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee declared that the Trinamool Congress will contest the general elections alone, her party has squarely blamed Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the fiasco. TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Thursday said Chowdhury speaks the language of the Bharatiya Janata Party and regularly hosts press briefings to "belittle" Mamata Banerjee. Indian …

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress
1 year, 4 months ago

‘INDIA Bloc Has No Mission, No Vision’: BJP lampoons Opposition alliance as Nitish Kumar blasts Congress

Firstpost  

The BJP lampooning came in the wake of statements by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar since Thursday he vented frustration with Congress for ignoring the alliance goals. After Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar lambasted Congress for ignoring INDI Alliance for the sake of the upcoming five state elections, BJP took a dig at the Opposition unity bloc, calling it devoid of …

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | It's not just about Rahul: The stakes are far bigger
2 years ago

Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | It's not just about Rahul: The stakes are far bigger

Deccan Chronicle  

The breath-taking alacrity with which Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla moved to disqualify Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the House makes it obvious that the BJP has concluded that his continuance as a Member of Parliament is hazardous to its political fortunes. This criticism stung the BJP sharply — so much so that critical references in Rahul Gandhi’s speech were …

BJP is making Rahul Gandhi a ‘hero’, says Mamata Banerjee
2 years ago

BJP is making Rahul Gandhi a ‘hero’, says Mamata Banerjee

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to shift attention from current issues by making Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a “hero” and stalling Parliament proceedings over his comments in the UK. Speaking to TMC workers over the phone at an internal meeting in the Murshidabad district, Banerjee also claimed that Congress had failed …

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes
2 years ago

BJP deliberately trying to make a hero out of Rahul Gandhi, says Mamata; Congress rebukes

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that it is trying to make a hero out of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and to project him as the face of the opposition. "Our party supremo, while addressing our internal meeting over the phone, said the BJP is deliberately trying to make a hero out of …

25 Years Of TMC: How Fight Against BJP Reshaped Mamata Banerjee’s Politics And What's Next For Party
2 years, 2 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 …

India opposition’s ‘unity march’ against hate reaches New Delhi
2 years, 3 months ago

India opposition’s ‘unity march’ against hate reaches New Delhi

Al Jazeera  

The cross-country march enters the capital where Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi’s BJP for ‘spreading Hindu-Muslim hatred’. Tens of thousands of people have joined Gandhi’s “Unite India March” against “hate and division”, which aims to turn the Congress party’s fortunes around after its drubbing by the Bharatiya Janata Party in two successive national elections. Gandhi’s mother and former Congress …

Divide and Rule Has Created a Situation Where India is `Not Fine': Mamata
2 years, 10 months ago

Divide and Rule Has Created a Situation Where India is `Not Fine': Mamata

News 18  

Lamenting that the policy of divide and rule and politics of isolation have created a situation where the country is not fine, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked people to unite to change the situation. Participating in Eid-ul-Fitr prayers held on a rain-drenched Red Road here, the chief minister appealed to the people to fight against the …

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mocks Mamata Banerjee's letter for united opposition
3 years ago

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury mocks Mamata Banerjee's letter for united opposition

Op India  

Hours after West Bengal CM shot out a letter to all her non-BJP counterparts and other opposition leaders to unite in the ‘fight against BJP’, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal CM calling her an untrustworthy person. Mocking Mamata Banerjee’s letter the Congress leader said, “WB CM Mamata Ji …

Mamata Banerjee's advice to Congress after its election flop show
3 years ago

Mamata Banerjee's advice to Congress after its election flop show

Hindustan Times  

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that if the Congress wanted the opposition to unite - to fight the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election - it had to be positive and patient. The Trinamool chief cautioned the Congress against aggression and dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the results of yesterday's assembly elections had decided …

Congress retaliates to 'no UPA' barb, set to launch all-out attack against Mamata Banerjee
3 years, 3 months ago

Congress retaliates to 'no UPA' barb, set to launch all-out attack against Mamata Banerjee

Firstpost  

This comes in the wake of the West Bengal chief minister taking a swipe at the Congress during her meet with NCP chief Sharad Pawar, where she declared “there is no UPA now” New Delhi: As several leaders from its fold joined the Trinamool Congress in the last few months, Congress has now decided to launch an all-out attack on …

Mamata Banerjee, not Rahul Gandhi, face of opposition against Modi: TMC
3 years, 6 months ago

Mamata Banerjee, not Rahul Gandhi, face of opposition against Modi: TMC

India TV News  

The bonhomie between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress on Friday hit choppy waters after the TMC claimed that party supremo Mamata Banerjee, and not Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, has emerged as the face of the opposition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I have known Rahul Gandhi for a long time, but I must say he has failed to emerge …

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP
3 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP

The Hindu  

In the run-up to the 2021 Assembly election in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had stated that the fight to oust the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre would begin with the West Bengal election. In a fight that was largely perceived as a direct contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee, the West …

Mamata addressed her farewell rally, TMC govt will be ousted democratically
4 years, 8 months ago

Mamata addressed her farewell rally, TMC govt will be ousted democratically

Live Mint  

Mocking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Martyrs' Day event as her "farewell rally", the BJP on Tuesday rejected as "baseless" her allegation that the Centre was plotting to topple her government and said it will get ousted "democratically". The BJP doesn't need to destabilise her government, as the TMC will anyway lose the assembly elections in 2021, West Bengal …

While Rahul Gandhi supports Mamata, WB Congress President rules out any possibility of alliance with TMC
6 years, 1 month ago

While Rahul Gandhi supports Mamata, WB Congress President rules out any possibility of alliance with TMC

Op India  

Days after the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee held a mega-rally to show a strength of unity among opposition parties, the mask of the superficial solidarity is off as the West Bengal state unit of Congress has expressed its strong disapproval of allying with Mamata Banerjee’s party. The disillusionment among West Bengal Congress was evident when the state unit of …

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?
6 years, 1 month 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 …

In face off with Centre, Mamata Banerjee vows to continue 'Satyagraha' to 'save' country, its Constitution
6 years, 1 month ago

In face off with Centre, Mamata Banerjee vows to continue 'Satyagraha' to 'save' country, its Constitution

Firstpost  

Mamata Banerjee said she was getting calls from politicians, including former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who began a sit-in protest over the CBI’s attempt to question the Kolkata Police chief in connection …

United India rally more to do with Mamata Banerjee's PM ambitions than catapulting non-BJP front at Centre
6 years, 2 months ago

United India rally more to do with Mamata Banerjee's PM ambitions than catapulting non-BJP front at Centre

Firstpost  

Mamata Banerjee’s grand gala show at best is likely to end up as yet another photo opportunity for those who are critical of Narendra Modi for their own specific reasons than a common cause The Congress top leadership is conspicuous by their absence at the United India rally in Kolkata. This is why regional parties like the Trinamool Congress and …

Mamata Banerjee's rally a platform for Opposition show of strength; leaders stress need to oust BJP from Centre
6 years, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's rally a platform for Opposition show of strength; leaders stress need to oust BJP from Centre

Firstpost  

At the United India Rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee said the Opposition would decide on its candidate for the prime minister’s post after the Lok Sabha election. “Modi may not be corrupt personally, but he is letting his friends have all privileges.” Deve Gowda calls for Opposition manifesto Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said with the general elections close …

Mamata Banerjee rally: TMC chief says BJP's days at Centre are numbered, Opposition to decide PM candidate after polls
6 years, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee rally: TMC chief says BJP's days at Centre are numbered, Opposition to decide PM candidate after polls

Firstpost  

Issuing a war cry “Delhi mein sarkar badal do”, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the “expiry date” of the Modi government is over and a united Opposition will win the upcoming general elections. Kolkata: Issuing a war cry “Delhi mein sarkar badal do”, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the “expiry date” of …

Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata rally updates: Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of disappointing masses; Farooq Abdullah bats for EVM-free polls
6 years, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata rally updates: Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of disappointing masses; Farooq Abdullah bats for EVM-free polls

Firstpost  

2:18 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter The Narendra Modi paradox: If PM’s exit is inevitable, why the show of Opposition strength? Arun Shourie, former Union minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s cabinet, said the country is disillusioned with the Narendra Modi government and is ready to throw him out. Speaking at the United India Rally organised by Mamata Banerjee, Shourie, a virulent …

Mamata Banerjee pitches herself as national leader with Kolkata rally, but keeping Opposition united will be tricky
6 years, 2 months ago

Mamata Banerjee pitches herself as national leader with Kolkata rally, but keeping Opposition united will be tricky

Firstpost  

For a host of reasons, Mamata Banerjee’s “United India Rally” in Kolkata is as much a show strength for the Opposition allies as it is for the nation at large. The Bangla Congress was subsequently subsumed in the fire of the Naxalbari movement that had engulfed Bengal then, and Ajoy Mukherjee faded into the sunset, while the younger lot like …

Anti-Modi alliance is also anti-people, says PM as oppn meets in Kolkata
6 years, 2 months ago

Anti-Modi alliance is also anti-people, says PM as oppn meets in Kolkata

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the target of sharp attacks at Mamata Banerjee’s rally in Kolkata, ran down the effort of opposition leaders to gang up against him. All of them haven’t come together yet but they are already negotiating their share in the spoils of power,” PM Modi said even as the Kolkata rally was underway. Watch: ‘Mahagathbandhan’ …

BJP dubs Mamata Banerjee ‘U-turn didi’ for changing stand on NRC
6 years, 7 months ago

BJP dubs Mamata Banerjee ‘U-turn didi’ for changing stand on NRC

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party launched a no-holds-barred attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, calling her “U-turn didi” for changing her stand on the National Register of Citizens in Assam and said it would expose the “anti-national” stand of the Trinamool Congress chief at a rally in Kolkata on August 11. Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief Poonam Mahajan said …

'Achche din' only when Congress returns to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi
8 years, 2 months ago

'Achche din' only when Congress returns to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress scion Rahul Gandhi was at his sarcastic and rhetorical best on Wednesday as he launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision, packing in snide remarks his love for yoga and yet an “inability” to do the simplest of asanas, the padmasana. Mr Gandhi, who returned from his 10-day New Year break on Tuesday, …

Rahul Gandhi is obsessed while Mamata is biased on demonetisation: BJP
8 years, 3 months ago

Rahul Gandhi is obsessed while Mamata is biased on demonetisation: BJP

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday said that Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s seeking a reply from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the government’s demonetisation drive is ridiculous and that he is obsessed with demonetisation. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during their joint press conference on demonetisation issue in New Delhi on December …

On campaign trail in West Bengal, Rahul launches twin attack on Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi
8 years, 11 months ago

On campaign trail in West Bengal, Rahul launches twin attack on Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi

India TV News  

On campaign trail in West Bengal, Rahul launches twin attack on Mamata Banerjee, Narendra Modi Rahul Gandhi today launched a two-pronged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targetting the former with corruption and unemployment; and the latter over the BJP's past alliance with the Trinamool Congress in We Shyampur: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today …

Mamata celebrates AAP victory on social media
10 years, 1 month ago

Mamata celebrates AAP victory on social media

The Hindu  

As it became clear that the Aam Aadmi Party was heading for a landslide victory in Delhi, one person who went on a tweeting spree was West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is facing a Lok Sabha and Assembly by-poll in 72 hours in the State, where her key rival is the Bharatiya Janata Party. Between 9.26 a.m. and …

In Bengal, Mamata threatens to 'rock Delhi' as Modi says he will deport Bangladeshi migrants
10 years, 10 months ago

In Bengal, Mamata threatens to 'rock Delhi' as Modi says he will deport Bangladeshi migrants

India TV News  

She pointed out that during undivided India and Bengal people came here from other parts to live and said Modi was unnecessarily creating a rift between Bengali and non-Bengalis. "I have never seen politics at such a low," the West Bengal chief minister said addressing a poll rally here in Nadia district where election will be held in the last …

Congress Colluding With Left, Says Mamata
13 years, 2 months ago

Congress Colluding With Left, Says Mamata

India TV News  

Kolkata, Jan 3: As the Congress in West Bengal today threatened to intensify its agitation over the proposed renaming of Indira Bhavan at Salt Lake, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee alleged the Congress was colluding with the CPI to attack her party. Our party men are being attacked at places like Keshpur and Garbeta,” Banerjee said while reacting to protest-agitations …

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