West Bengal's affidavit in SC exposes how Muslims managed to get on OBC list
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal's affidavit in SC exposes how Muslims managed to get on OBC list

Op India  

A major reservation row broke out in West Bengal after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government included the Muslim community in the Other Backward Class quota without due diligence, only to cater to her party’s minority vote bank. The Khotta Muslim community applied on 13th November 2009 and they were made part of the OBC list by the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes recommended on the same day. The court also took issue with the West Bengal government-appointed Commission’s negligence in failing to execute a thorough investigation to ascertain the degree of social deprivation of the groups admitted into the OBC category. Additionally, the Calcutta High Court noted that by passing the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012 and eliminating the Commission’s involvement in the process of identifying new OBCs, the West Bengal government had engaged in a “fraud on the Constitutional power of the State.” The erudite judges further emphasized how the Commission disregarded constitutional provisions in order to classify Muslims as OBCs. The 77 groups were further divided into OBC A and OBC B categories by the Mamata Banerjee government, which also passed the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012.

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West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes
2 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal informs Supreme Court of fresh exercise to identify Backward Classes

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the State’s Backward Classes Commission is embarking on a fresh exercise to identify Socially and Educationally Backward Communities who warrant inclusion in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The State had appealed the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court judgment striking down its policy to include several castes, …

West Bengal OBC Classification Issue : State Commission Conducting Fresh Exercise To Identify Backward Classes; Supreme Court Posts Matter To July
2 weeks, 1 day ago

West Bengal OBC Classification Issue : State Commission Conducting Fresh Exercise To Identify Backward Classes; Supreme Court Posts Matter To July

Live Law  

In the matter involving a challenge to the quashing of the Other Backward Classes classification of 77 communities in West Bengal, the state government told the Supreme Court today that the exercise for identification of OBCs in the state will be conducted afresh and completed in about 3 months.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih was dealing with …

WB govt starts survey amid legal battle over HC order on OBC status
3 weeks, 4 days ago

WB govt starts survey amid legal battle over HC order on OBC status

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has initiated a survey on Saturday to assess the economic conditions of the state’s other backward class communities amid a legal battle over the Calcutta High Court’s 2024 order revoking the OBC status of 77 Muslim communities, officials aware of the developments said. The Calcutta High Court in May 2024 scrapped OBC certificates awarded to …

BJP Misleading on BC Status of Muslims: Shabbir Ali
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP Misleading on BC Status of Muslims: Shabbir Ali

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Government adviser Mohammed Ali Shabbir accused the BJP of misleading the public by falsely claiming that the Congress government had included Muslims in the BC category through the recent caste survey. Shabbir Ali pointed out that Muslim communities had been recognised as OBCs for decades in several states under both Congress and BJP-led governments. Shabbir Ali further accused the …

BJP misleading people on Muslim OBC status for political gains: Shabbir Ali
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

BJP misleading people on Muslim OBC status for political gains: Shabbir Ali

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Advisor to the Telangana Government for SC, ST, OBC, and Minorities, Mohammed Ali Shabbir, accused the BJP of misleading the people by falsely alleging that the Congress government in Telangana had newly included Muslims in the OBC category through the recent socio-economic, education, employment, political, and caste survey. Shabbir Ali backed his argument with historical reports and government records …

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal OBC case: Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Calcutta HC order in January

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010 to January 28 and 29. The high court last year struck down the Other Backward Classes status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010, holding …

Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal Govt's Plea Against Cancellations Of OBC Classifications On January 28 & 29
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court To Hear West Bengal Govt's Plea Against Cancellations Of OBC Classifications On January 28 & 29

Live Law  

In August last year, a bench led by former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while issuing notice on the State's appeal, had asked it to file an affidavit explaining the process followed for the classification of 77 communities as OBCs : the nature of the survey; whether there was a lack of consultation with the backward classes commission in …

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court postpones hearing on West Bengal OBC status case to January 28-29

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has deferred its hearing on petitions challenging the Calcutta High Court's ruling that annulled the Other Backward Classes status granted to several castes in West Bengal since 2010. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the West Bengal government, also made submissions regarding the implications of the High Court’s ruling. On May 22, 2023, the Calcutta High Court struck …

Mamata Banerjee's 'lollipop' jab over Bangladesh leader's 'occupy Bengal' claim
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee's 'lollipop' jab over Bangladesh leader's 'occupy Bengal' claim

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday spoke about the attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, urging all communities in the state to maintain peace and avoid any provocation. Addressing the West Bengal state Assembly, she also reacted sharply to a recent remark by a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the country has legitimate rights over Bengal, Bihar, …

Supreme Court to hear West Bengal's OBC reservation case involving 77 communities on January 7
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court to hear West Bengal's OBC reservation case involving 77 communities on January 7

India TV News  

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear the West Bengal government's plea challenging a Calcutta High Court verdict that removed the Other Backward Classes status for 77 communities in the state. Included in this list of 77 communities as eligible for OBC status was issued by the Government of West Bengal but declared unconstitutional by the Calcutta High …

Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh's territorial claims including Bengal: Will we have lollipop?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh's territorial claims including Bengal: Will we have lollipop?

India TV News  

In a fiery speech in the West Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee responded to provocative remarks made by Bangladeshi politicians who claimed their country had legitimate territorial rights over parts of India, including Bengal, Bihar, and Odisha. Banerjee, not one to shy away from stirring words, quipped, “When external forces come to occupy Indian land, would Indians be handed …

West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal OBC case: Reservation can't be on basis of religion, says SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Reservation cannot be on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court observed on Monday while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the Calcutta High Court verdict that struck down the OBC status of several castes in West Bengal granted since 2010. The pleas, including the one filed by the West Bengal government, challenging the high court's May 22 …

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities
4 months, 1 week ago

SC to consider relief to Bengal for allowing reservation to 77 OBC communities

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, which is hearing the West Bengal government’s appeal against the high court’s decision to cancel its order to include 77 communities in the state’s list of other backward classes, has agreed to decide whether these communities can be permitted to receive quota benefits this year as an interim measure. The top court was hearing an …

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC
6 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal seeks urgent hearing of reservation case in SC

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought an urgent hearing of its pending appeal against a Calcutta High Court decision striking down the inclusion of several castes, largely Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. Chandrachud, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for West Bengal, said the appointments to the public services of the State were held up due …

Bengal Governor attacks Mamata Banarjee for 'incomplete' anti-rape bill submission
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengal Governor attacks Mamata Banarjee for 'incomplete' anti-rape bill submission

India Today  

The Mamata Banerjee administration faced criticism from West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose for “failing to send” a technical report along with the recently passed anti-rape bill, a document necessary for his assent to the legislation, an official said. "The governor criticised the state administration for failing to attach the technical report along with the Aparajita Bill. As per the …

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court
7 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal seeks time to respond to replies filed in OBC status case in Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought time to reply to the responses filed by litigants in a case pertaining to the Calcutta High Court verdict striking down the OBC status of several castes, mostly Muslim groups, in the state for granting reservation in public sector jobs and admissions in state-run educational institutes. West Bengal seeks time to …

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court
7 months, 1 week ago

Seeking Stay Of HC Judgment Scrapping OBC Classifications, West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The West Bengal Government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was seeking stay of the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of seventy seven communities as Other Backward Classes.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing the State, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today at 2 PM when the Court assembled after. The West …

Supreme Court gives West Bengal ‘opportunity’ to explain inclusion of 77 castes in its OBC List
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court gives West Bengal ‘opportunity’ to explain inclusion of 77 castes in its OBC List

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 5 gave the West Bengal government an “opportunity” to justify the reason for including 77 castes, largely Muslim communities, in the State’s Other Backward Classes List. The order follows an appeal by the State against a May 22 judgment of the Calcutta High Court striking down the inclusion of several of these castes in the …

SC directs West Bengal govt to explain designation of 77 communities as OBCs
7 months, 4 weeks ago

SC directs West Bengal govt to explain designation of 77 communities as OBCs

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal government to provide a detailed explanation for its decision to designate 77 communities, the majority of which are Muslims, as Other Backward Classes, clarifying that the state will have to adduce data on the social backwardness and inadequacy of representation of the designated communities. The directive by a bench, led by …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On West Bengal Govt Plea Against HC Judgement Quashing OBC Classification Of 77 Communities

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against the Calcutta High Court's judgment which quashed the classification of 77 communities as Other Backward Classes given under the West Bengal Backward Classes Act, 2012 and. The Supreme Court today, issued notice in a petition filed by the State of West Bengal against …

'Constitutional transgression': Bengal Raj Bhavan objects to Mamata's Bangladesh vow
8 months, 1 week ago

'Constitutional transgression': Bengal Raj Bhavan objects to Mamata's Bangladesh vow

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has sought a report from chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her statement that she would offer shelter to the ‘helpless people’ from Bangladesh, which has been witnessing violent student-led protests against reservations in its civil services, the Raj Bhavan has said. In a post on X, the Raj Bhavan Media Cell reminded the West …

Bengal govt sets up committee to review new criminal laws
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal govt sets up committee to review new criminal laws

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The West Bengal government has set up a seven-member committee headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta high court to review the three new criminal laws. “The state government is pleased hereby to constitute a committee for reviewing the said criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023,” …

West Bengal governor seeks white paper from CM Mamata Banerjee on State finances
9 months ago

West Bengal governor seeks white paper from CM Mamata Banerjee on State finances

The Hindu  

Amid the ongoing stand-off between Raj Bhavan and West Bengal government, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has called upon Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to table a white paper on the State’s financial situation. “Considering the grave nature of the economic scenario in the State, the Governor calls upon the Chief Minister, upon the authority vested in him under Article 167 of …

Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?
10 months ago

Calcutta HC Cancels 5L Muslim OBC Certificates. Can Mamata Take Advantage?

The Quint  

It is strange how nobody is talking about the immediate fallout of the Calcutta High Court’s decision to cancel an estimated half a million Other Backward Classes certificates — issued mostly to Muslims — by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal since 2012 and the preceding Left Front regime. While Mamata has announced from the …

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?
10 months ago

Can Mamata’s Aggressive Stitch In Time Over Muslim OBC Quota Save ‘The Nine’ Going To Polls In Last Phase?

News 18  

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee faces a critical test in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. The seventh phase comes amid three significant Calcutta High Court rulings, including the cancellation of the Muslim OBC quota, which may have a “mixed" bearing on her support base. MAMATA’S ASSERTION While Hindu OBC …

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups
10 months ago

PM Modi lashes out at 'fraud' committed by TMC govt by granting OBC status to only Muslim groups

Op India  

Days after the Calcutta High Court cancelled an estimated 5 lakh Other Backward Classes certificates issued mostly to Muslims by the West Bengal government since 2010, PM Modi has hit out at the ruling TMC government. But what is even more unfortunate is that for vote bank politics, now they are also abusing the judiciary…This situation cannot be acceptable under …

Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life in Last Leg of Elections
10 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC’s OBC Order Gives BJP’s ‘Muslim Quota’ Charge a New Lease of Life in Last Leg of Elections

News 18  

The Bharatiya Janata Party started its Lok Sabha election campaign with the ‘Muslim Quota’ charge that may have been a Karnataka issue, but was advertised by the party across India to make a case for appeasement politics against the Congress and INDIA bloc. With just two phases of the elections left, the BJP’s campaign has got a fresh lease of …

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal
10 months, 1 week ago

'One More Proof Of...': BJP Slams Mamata Over HC Order Cancelling OBC Certificates In Bengal

ABP News  

A day after the Calcutta High Court cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, the Bharatiya Janata Party slammed state CM Mamata Banerjee and the I.N.D.I.A bloc saying that Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, and other leaders of the opposition alliance are shredding the constitution. The Calcutta High Court has also cancelled OBC certificates issued In West …

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice
10 months, 1 week ago

Narendra Modi calls Calcutta HC verdict on Muslim quota 'tight slap'; Mamata Banerjee warns BJP of ₹1000 crore notice

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court's verdict that struck down the OBC status granted to "77 classes" in West Bengal, was a “tight slap” to the Opposition's INDIA bloc. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting supporting Trinamool Congress candidate from Dum Dum seat, Sougata Ray. Because the West Bengal government issued …

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
10 months, 1 week ago

Will not accept Calcutta HC order scrapping OBC status of several classes in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 22 asserted that she “will not accept” the Calcutta High Court order scrapping the OBC status of several classes in the State. Addressing an election rally at Khardah under the Dumdum Lok Sabha constituency, Ms. Banerjee said the OBC reservation would continue in the State, as the Bill concerned was passed within …

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates
10 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court cancels five lakh OBC certificates

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued in West Bengal since 2010. The court further observed, “Citizens from the 77 classes and 37 classes struck down above, who are already in the service of the State, or have already availed the benefit of reservation or have succeeded in any selection process in the State, …

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it
10 months, 1 week ago

Calcutta HC cancels all OBC certificates issued by Bengal govt after 2010, Mamata says won't accept it

India TV News  

West Bengal: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday cancelled all Other Backward Classes certificates issued after 2010 by the West Bengal government. This won't impact people who have got jobs due to OBC reservation after 2010 or the recruitment process is going on. According to the West Bengal Backward Classes Commission Act 1993, a new list of OBCs will be …

Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal's Bishnupur
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal's Bishnupur

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lambasted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday over her remarks over ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. “In their desperation, TMC leaders have started hurling abuses at prestigious organisations like ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission, and Bharat Sevashram Sangha. Earlier in the Purulia rally also the PM made a similar mention saying, “Modi said the …

'Islamisation of India': CM Yogi on Congress-led Karnataka govt move to include Muslims in OBC category
11 months, 1 week ago

'Islamisation of India': CM Yogi on Congress-led Karnataka govt move to include Muslims in OBC category

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has slammed the Congress-led government in Karnataka for proposing to include all castes and communities of Muslims in Other Backward Classes saying it's very unfortunate and an attempt at 'Islamisation of India'. So, be it Justice Verma committee report or Sachar Committee Report - they were all attempts by Congress …

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rejects TMC govt plea, allows BJP mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rejects TMC govt plea, allows BJP mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court has allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party to hold a mega rally in Kolkata's Victoria House in Esplanade on November 29, dismissing a plea filed by the Trinamool Congress government to block the demonstration that will also include an address by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The bench also observed that processions, rallies and meetings are a …

Backward Classes Commission notice to WB over inclusion of 87 castes in Central OBC list
1 year, 5 months ago

Backward Classes Commission notice to WB over inclusion of 87 castes in Central OBC list

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Backward Classes has now issued notice to the West Bengal government asking it to furnish all required documentation for the proposal to include 87 castes in the State to the Central List of Other Backward Classes, saying among other things, that the State had so far been unable to show documents on genealogy of Hindu caste …

Mamata vs Governor? West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to observe Poila Baisakh as Bengal Day
1 year, 6 months ago

Mamata vs Governor? West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to observe Poila Baisakh as Bengal Day

India TV News  

In a significant development, the West Bengal assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to observe Polia Baisakh - Bengali New Year Day - as the state day. Sixty-two MLAs from the BJP, which wants to observe June 20, the day the Bengal assembly voted in favour of partition, as the state day, voted against it while the lone ISF MLA …

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Am I in Bengal or Bangladesh?’: NCBC Head Says Muslims Castes in State OBC List ‘Lop-Sided’

News 18  

The issue is not with Muslims, but how their castes have increased over time, National Commission for Backward Classes chairman Hansraj Gangaram Ahir told News18 as the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP of communalising the situation ahead of Panchayat polls. From 2011 till now, more Muslim castes have been added, making it a total of …

Will never allow NRC in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 10 months ago

Will never allow NRC in West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government will neither implement the National Register of Citizens nor let the Centre do it, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday at an administrative meeting for Malda and Murshidabad, the districts where Muslims comprise a majority of the population. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee “They have again sent a letter regarding NRC, although not naming …

West Bengal's Law And Order Situation is a Ticking Time Bomb - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal's Law And Order Situation is a Ticking Time Bomb - News18

News 18  

Last week, the Calcutta High Court mandated the National Investigative Agency to look into the incidents of communal violence that occurred during Ram Navami celebrations in Howrah and other areas of West Bengal. There is no denying that Banerjee is not the first politician and TMC is not the first political party to appease minorities in West Bengal politics. However, …

Ready to give my life but won't let country get divided: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Eid
1 year, 11 months ago

Ready to give my life but won't let country get divided: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Eid

India Today  

"I promise today on Eid, I am ready to give my life, but I will not let the country divide," said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday while addressing a gathering for Eid-ul-Fitr in Kolkata. She alleged that there are some people who "want to create divides in the country" but "we want peace in Bengal." Those who …

Mamata Banerjee claims Aadhaar verification a plot to implement CAA, NRC in Bengal
1 year, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee claims Aadhaar verification a plot to implement CAA, NRC in Bengal

Op India  

On Monday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resorted to fear-mongering after the Centre sought assistance from the State government in identifying illegal Aadhar cardholders. Mamata Banerjee alleged that those whose Aadhar cards are found ‘incomplete’ would be declared non-citizens and dispatched to detention camps. “I am directed to refer to ongoing exercise for verification/ updation of illegal Aadhaar cards …

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics
2 years ago

Why Muslims of Bengal Are Becoming Disenchanted With Trinamool Politics

ABP News  

For the ruling Trinamool Congress and its supremo Mamata Banerjee, the third term in West Bengal, which began in May 2021, is proving to be a tough one. Giving electoral prominence to BJP turncoats like Babul Supriyo, walking a soft Hindutva line, growing violence against minorities and increasing corruption charges against the Mamata Banerjee government are among the several reasons …

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rules state govt has no power to appoint VCs, quashes 29 appointments
2 years ago

West Bengal: Calcutta HC rules state govt has no power to appoint VCs, quashes 29 appointments

Op India  

Coming as a big blow to Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, the Calcutta HC on March 14, 2023, ruled that the State has no right to appoint, re-appoint, or extend the tenures of Vice Chancellors. Hearing a public interest litigation challenging amendments made to the law by the state govt in 2012 to 2014, a division bench comprising of …

CM Mamata Banerjee urges people to ensure name in voters' list to avoid detention under NRC
2 years, 4 months 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, 5 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 …

An Islamic cleric reminded Mamata Banerjee that Muslims made her CM
2 years, 9 months ago

An Islamic cleric reminded Mamata Banerjee that Muslims made her CM

Op India  

West Bengal saw large scale violent protests by Muslims against the comments of Prophet Mohammed by Nupur Sharma for the last three days. Following the Jumma Namaz on Friday, an Islamic cleric was seen reminding the West Bengal Chief Minister of the role played by the Muslims in electing her to the Office of the Chief Minister. “I want to …

'Muslim appeasement on its peak in West Bengal', says Locket Chatterjee
2 years, 10 months ago

'Muslim appeasement on its peak in West Bengal', says Locket Chatterjee

Op India  

Locket Chatterjee, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s MP from Hooghly in West Bengal, has been vocal about the violence perpetrated by Trinamool Congress goons in West Bengal. Locket Chatterjee, who is currently serving as the General Secretary of the Bengal BJP, had also been the chief of the party’s women’s cell in the state. Question: Before the 2021 assembly elections in …

Mamata Banerjee asks West Bengal govt officials to defy Governor
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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