Mamata conducts protest march against vandalism
5 years, 8 months ago

Mamata conducts protest march against vandalism

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday conducted a protest march against the vandalism during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in the city on Tuesday. TMC supporters who took part in the march shouted slogans against Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and condemned shattering of the bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Kolkata witnessed wide-spread violence during BJP president Amit Shah's massive roadshow Tuesday. Banerjee and several top TMC leaders have changed profile pictures of their Facebook and Twitter profiles with photo of Vidyasagar on Wednesday to protest desecration of the bust of the great social reformer.

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West Bengal: TMC holds state-wide protest against Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark
3 weeks, 2 days ago

West Bengal: TMC holds state-wide protest against Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remark

Hindustan Times  

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Mamata Banerjee calls for state-wide protests over Ambedkar issue on Dec 23
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mamata Banerjee calls for state-wide protests over Ambedkar issue on Dec 23

Hindustan Times  

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NDA, INDIA bloc MPs hold protest marches over Ambedkar issue
3 weeks, 6 days ago

NDA, INDIA bloc MPs hold protest marches over Ambedkar issue

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Dressed in blue, a colour associated with B R Ambedkar, Opposition INDIA bloc members on Thursday took out a protest march in Parliament premises demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks related to the architect of the Constitution. BJP-led NDA parliamentarians also carried out a march within Parliament premises raising slogans and carrying placards …

Suvendu Adhikari says Mamata Banerjee Police unleashing sinister toolkit to undermine protests
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Suvendu Adhikari says Mamata Banerjee Police unleashing sinister toolkit to undermine protests

Op India  

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Highways blocked, vehicles vandalised as protests over polls turn violent
1 year, 6 months ago

Highways blocked, vehicles vandalised as protests over polls turn violent

India Today  

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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 …

VHP organises protest rally demanding arrest of Ram Navami violence perpetrators
1 year, 9 months ago

VHP organises protest rally demanding arrest of Ram Navami violence perpetrators

India Today  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday organised a protest rally in Kolkata, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for Ram Navami violence in parts of West Bengal. The VHP, which has planned to organise week-long protest programmes in various parts of the state, on Monday took out the rally in Bagbazar area in north Kolkata. READ | Mamata blames …

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah
1 year, 9 months ago

'Attacks by BJP-hired goons': Bengal CM Mamata on Ram Navami violence in Howrah

India Today  

Reacting to the incidents of violence reported during the Ram Navami festivities from Howrah, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the clashes were planned by the Bharatiya Janata Party for a month. “The BJP has been planning these events for a month and they are now using these clashes to avoid the Opposition’s questions about the Adani row,” …

Mamata scared, says BJP as TMC chants 'time for India to reject them' day after violent protests
2 years, 4 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 …

'Over 200 BJP workers injured': Suvendu Adhikari on party's 'Nabanna Cholo' protest
2 years, 4 months ago

'Over 200 BJP workers injured': Suvendu Adhikari on party's 'Nabanna Cholo' protest

Hindustan Times  

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed that more than "200 workers" were injured during the party’s ‘Nabanna Cholo’ protest which turned violent in Kolkata on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Adhikari was detained in Kolkata while he was trying to visit Santragachi during the party's massive protest march to state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ over alleged corruption by the ruling Trinamool Congress government. …

Calcutta HC steps in as BJP protest in Kolkata turns violent, seeks govt report
2 years, 4 months ago

Calcutta HC steps in as BJP protest in Kolkata turns violent, seeks govt report

Hindustan Times  

Amid violent clashes between BJP workers and police on the streets of Kolkata, the Calcutta high court on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal home secretary over the BJP ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ – the massive protest march to the state secretariat - by September 19 The high court also directed the Kolkata Police to not "illegally" detain any person …

'Nabanna Abhijan': BJP Workers And Cops Face Off In Howrah Ahead Of Protest Rally Against Mamata Govt
2 years, 4 months ago

'Nabanna Abhijan': BJP Workers And Cops Face Off In Howrah Ahead Of Protest Rally Against Mamata Govt

ABP News  

Amidst the ongoing clash between the West Bengal BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress administration, the saffron party alleged on Tuesday that the Bengal Police were preventing party activists and leaders from marching to the secretariat, ANI reported. Beginning on Tuesday morning, BJP supporters from all across West Bengal arrived in Kolkata and the neighboring Howrah to participate in the …

BJP's protest march in Kolkata turns violent, police car torched; Suvendu Adhikari detained
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP's protest march in Kolkata turns violent, police car torched; Suvendu Adhikari detained

India TV News  

Highlights BJP MLA from West Bengal's Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari was detained in Kolkata. BJP's protest march in Kolkata : Bhartiya Janata Party MLA from West Bengal's Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari was detained during the Nabanna Chalo procession in Kolkata today. Earlier today, a clash broke out between BJP workers and Police outside the Raniganj railway station as workers leave for Kolkata …

Mamata Banerjee Faces Protests by Hindu Yuva Vahini During Varanasi Visit
2 years, 10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee Faces Protests by Hindu Yuva Vahini During Varanasi Visit

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced protests from Hindu Yuva Vahini during her visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency here on Wednesday, with members of the right-wing outfit waving black flags and raising slogans against her. As the convoy moved on, BJP supporters showed her black flags and raised slogans of “Mamata Banerjee wapas jao ” and “Jai …

'Follow constitutional norms': Governor tells Mamata Banerjee as TMC workers go on rampage at CBI office
3 years, 7 months ago

'Follow constitutional norms': Governor tells Mamata Banerjee as TMC workers go on rampage at CBI office

India TV News  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Monday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee over violent protests by the ruling Trinamool Congress workers outside the CBI office in Kolkata. Appeal to you to act and restore law and order.” Earlier today, Bengal ministers Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee, TMC legislator Madan Mitra, and former minister Sovan Chatterjee were arrested by the CBI …

Congress leaders celebrate Mamata Banerjee's victory while their own cadre face TMC's violence
3 years, 8 months ago

Congress leaders celebrate Mamata Banerjee's victory while their own cadre face TMC's violence

Op India  

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal today posted a tweet hailing Mamata Banerjee as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, even as Congress leaders in the state face the ire of the TMC goons following their party’s victory in the recently concluded assembly elections. A courageous grassroots leader, a modern Jhansi ki Rani, has proven that no matter what the odds, Goliaths can be …

Mamata Banerjee sitting on dharna against EC campaign ban paints a picture. Literally
3 years, 9 months ago

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

India Today  

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

Battle for Bengal: Decoding Trinamool strategy post Mamata's Nandigram injury
3 years, 10 months ago

Battle for Bengal: Decoding Trinamool strategy post Mamata's Nandigram injury

India Today  

Mamata Banerjee’s reported injury while campaigning in Nandigram has now become the talking point not only in poll-bound West Bengal but in the whole of India. Constant visits by senior Trinamool leaders, actors, and even by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar who faced “Go Back” slogans by Mamata supporters, ensured that the chief minister stays in the news. Draw parallels with 2006-07 …

TMC Supporters Protest Against 'Insult' of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at Victoria Memorial Event
3 years, 11 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 …

Hathras case: DMK's Kanimozhi detained during protest march to Raj Bhawan in Chennai
4 years, 3 months ago

Hathras case: DMK's Kanimozhi detained during protest march to Raj Bhawan in Chennai

India TV News  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi along with other leaders detained on Monday while taking out candlelight vigil in Chennai against the brutal gangrape of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras. The protest march, organized by party's women wing, started from Saidapet and heading towards the Raj Bhavan. To support the protest, hundreds of activists and DMK workers gathered …

People’s march against CAA & NRC
5 years ago

People’s march against CAA & NRC

The Hindu  

West Bengal A different tune By Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay IF the motive behind the Citizenship Act was to divide society on the basis of religion, what it managed to achieve was to unite people of different communities and social backgrounds in protest and outrage. “I would request the Prime Minister to give up his government’s stubborn attitude and concede to …

Mamata Banerjee hits Kolkata streets against CAA, administers pledge to shun violence
5 years ago

Mamata Banerjee hits Kolkata streets against CAA, administers pledge to shun violence

The Hindu  

Amid reports of road and railway blockades from different districts of south Bengal on the fourth consecutive day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit the streets to protest against the Citizenship Act. Appealing to people from every section of society to join the rally from the statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar on Red Road to Jorasanko Thakurbari, Ms. …

Mamata Banerjee unveils Vidyasagar's bust weeks after Kolkata college vandalism, slams BJP over poll-related violence
5 years, 7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee unveils Vidyasagar's bust weeks after Kolkata college vandalism, slams BJP over poll-related violence

Firstpost  

The new bust was unveiled by Mamata Banerjee at a programme held near Hare School and then transported in an open jeep to Vidyasagar College, where it was installed at the same place where the vandalised old one was placed. Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the image of the state was being tarnished and …

PM Narendra Modi vows to instal Vidyasagar statue at Kolkata college, calls TMC party of hooligans
5 years, 7 months ago

PM Narendra Modi vows to instal Vidyasagar statue at Kolkata college, calls TMC party of hooligans

India Today  

As the Opposition rallied behind Mamata Banerjee over EC ban on campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Bengal CM saying Trinamool indulged in hooliganism during Amit Shah's rally on Tuesday. Speaking at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Mau, Narendra Modi said, "We saw hooliganism by Trinamool workers again during Bhai Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata, they …

TMC-BJP violence in Kolkata: Why is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar so important to Mamata? It's Bengal identity politics at play
5 years, 8 months ago

TMC-BJP violence in Kolkata: Why is Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar so important to Mamata? It's Bengal identity politics at play

Firstpost  

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, like Subhash Chandra Bose and Rabindra Nath Tagore, is a tall figure in the history of Bengal and is the symbol of Bengali pride and Mamata and her party members did not waste any time to push the nativity line after the attacks were reported on Tuesday. The sadness of those of us who have been in …

Trinamool's 'vandalism of Vidyasagar statue' charge against BJP during Amit Shah's Kolkata roadshow fails to pass basic smell test
5 years, 8 months ago

Trinamool's 'vandalism of Vidyasagar statue' charge against BJP during Amit Shah's Kolkata roadshow fails to pass basic smell test

Firstpost  

The violence at Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday during which a statue of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, Bengal’s 19th Century educationist and social reformer, was vandalised reinforces further the notion that a change of political guard in West Bengal may be underway The violence at Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday during which a statue of Iswar Chandra …

Kolkata tense after BJP-TMC clashes, Mamata Banerjee changes Twitter photo to Vidyasagar
5 years, 8 months ago

Kolkata tense after BJP-TMC clashes, Mamata Banerjee changes Twitter photo to Vidyasagar

India Today  

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and other Trinamool Congress leaders have changed their profile pictures to Vidyasagar's image after a bust of the 19th-century social reformer was allegedly vandalised by BJP workers during clashes at Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata on Tuesday. #WestBengal pic.twitter.com/laSeN2mGzn ANI May 14, 2019 Derek said, "In the presence of Amit Shah, Vidyasagar's statue inside the …

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

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

Op India  

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

Amit Shah rally violence: Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha tells workers to 'arm themselves'; governor seeks report from Mamata
5 years, 11 months ago

Amit Shah rally violence: Bengal BJP leader Rahul Sinha tells workers to 'arm themselves'; governor seeks report from Mamata

Firstpost  

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha asked BJP supporters and workers to come armed with sticks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Bengal, in the aftermath of violence near the venue of the rally of BJP chief Amit Shah at Kanthi in East Midnapore. BJP national secretary and West Bengal leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday asked party supporters and workers …

Trinamool Mahila Congress writes to Amit Shah, seeks clarification over remark against Mamata Banerjee at public rally
5 years, 11 months ago

Trinamool Mahila Congress writes to Amit Shah, seeks clarification over remark against Mamata Banerjee at public rally

Firstpost  

BJP supporters also staged a demonstration in Kolkata, condemning the attack on the parked vehicles, used for taking audience for Amit Shah’s rally. Kolkata: West Bengal Trinamool Mahila Congress President Chandrima Bhattacharya wrote a letter to Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah over the contents of speech that he made in a public rally in East Midnapore earlier on Tuesday. …

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