Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Feb 05 episode: Rajat Sharma on why Mamata should not throttle democracy by denying permissions for BJP's public meetings
6 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat Feb 05 episode: Rajat Sharma on why Mamata should not throttle democracy by denying permissions for BJP's public meetings

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's government refused permission to UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath's helicopter to land in Bankura on Tuesday, and the BJP rally had to be cancelled. Denying permission to hold public meetings amounts to throttling the democratic aspirations of the people, that too, by a leader who is herself crying hoarse over "Save Democracy" slogan. Every political party has the right to hold public meetings, and Mamata Banerjee must know that she would herself campaign using chopper during the Lok Sabha poll in BJP-ruled states. Watch the full episode here: Aaj Ki Baat: Monday to Friday, 9 PM India’s Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath’ was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.

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Assembly Elections: Shah Says PM Will Amend Waqf Act, Congress Blames BJP For Delay In Rahul's Chopper Takeoff
4 months, 1 week ago

Assembly Elections: Shah Says PM Will Amend Waqf Act, Congress Blames BJP For Delay In Rahul's Chopper Takeoff

News 18  

Maharashtra Election: No MNS Or Shiv Sena Rally At Shivaji Park On November 17 Neither the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena nor the Shiv Sena headed by his estranged cousin Uddhav Thackeray would hold a rally at Shivaji Park here on November 17. 'Reeks Of BJP’s Intention': KC Venugopal On Delay In Rahul Gandhi’s Chopper Takeoff In Jharkhand Blaming the …

Jharkhand Elections: Rahul Gandhi’s chopper delay sparks political sabotage allegations. ‘Not acceptable,’ says Congress
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4 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Elections: Rahul Gandhi’s chopper delay sparks political sabotage allegations. ‘Not acceptable,’ says Congress

Live Mint  

Congress Member of Parliament and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's helicopter was unable to take off for some time from Jharkhand's Godda awaiting clearance from Air Traffic Control. Many leaders in the Congress party cried foul and alleged that the delay was a calculated move to disrupt Gandhi's campaign schedule in the poll-bound state. Some leaders pointed …

Mamata threatening Hindu religious organisation for her vote bank says Modi
10 months ago

Mamata threatening Hindu religious organisation for her vote bank says Modi

The Hindu  

Accusing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of threatening Hindu religious organisations like Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Ramakrishna Mission and ISCKON, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that the Chief Minister is indulging in such acts to “appease her vote bank under pressure from Muslim fundamentalists”. The Prime Minister made the remarks at election meetings in …

Rahul Gandhi appeals to ‘save democracy’; Tharoor-Chandrasekhar row heats up
11 months, 1 week ago

Rahul Gandhi appeals to ‘save democracy’; Tharoor-Chandrasekhar row heats up

Hindustan Times  

In the 2019 elections, the Congress party’s NYAY scheme failed to appeal voters. ‘Saving democracy’ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the upcoming Lok Sabha elections were a contest between the “poor and 22-25 billionaires” of the country, and a battle to save the country’s democracy. At his first rally in Anupgarh in Bikaner Lok Sabha constituency, Gandhi said, …

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha polls in December 2023: Mamata Banerjee
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP may conduct Lok Sabha polls in December 2023: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. The chief minister also blamed some people engaged in “unlawful activities” for the illegal firecracker factory blasts that have occurred in the state. The BJP has …

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP may go for Lok Sabha polls in December 2023, says Mamata

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on August 28 said that the BJP might conduct the Lok Sabha polls in December itself, claiming that all choppers have been booked by the saffron party for campaigning. Ms. Banerjee, who was speaking at a TMC youth wing rally, cautioned that a third term for the BJP would ensure the nation faces an …

'Rahul Gandhi Speaks For Democracy': Sachin Pilot Alleges BJP Plot Against Disqualified Congress MP
1 year, 8 months ago

'Rahul Gandhi Speaks For Democracy': Sachin Pilot Alleges BJP Plot Against Disqualified Congress MP

ABP News  

Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said that the BJP has hatched a plot against former Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi as he “fearlessly speaks for democracy”. The 2019 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi returned to focus, with the Gujarat High Court last week upholding the sessions court's conviction as "just, proper, and legal". After the Gujarat HC's judgment, …

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari puts lock on election office after Bengal poll violence

India Today  

In a symbolic protest against the violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, locked the gate of the State Election Commission office in Kolkata. This protest came after BJP leader Adhikari's meeting with Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, where he had expressed his discontent with the violence that took place in several parts of the …

Bengal panchayat polls: BSF 'threatening' voters in border areas, alleges Mamata; Force responds
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengal panchayat polls: BSF 'threatening' voters in border areas, alleges Mamata; Force responds

India TV News  

Mamata's massive allegations against BSF: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the Border Security Force is ‘threatening voters’ in the bordering areas of the state not to cast their votes at the ‘behest of the saffron camp’ and asked the police to keep an eye on their moves. Mamata takes a potshot at BJP The TMC …

Mamata Assures Support To Kejriwal In Fight Against Central Ordinance
1 year, 10 months ago

Mamata Assures Support To Kejriwal In Fight Against Central Ordinance

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday assured her counterpart from Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, that her party would support him in his fight against the Central ordinance to control appointments and transfer of bureaucrats in the city state. Banerjee told newspersons, "We support AAP in the fight against the Central ordinance.Request all parties not to vote for BJP's …

What's behind Mamata Banerjee's change of heart for PM Modi | OPINION
2 years, 6 months ago

What's behind Mamata Banerjee's change of heart for PM Modi | OPINION

India Today  

Multiple anti-BJP leaders have harboured dreams of becoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s challenger. If AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal surpassed his own party’s expectations and retook Delhi in 2020 against the combined might of the BJP’s big two, Mamata Banerjee of the TMC did the same the next year in West Bengal, humbling many psephologists who had projected a lotus bloom powered …

Ahead of presidential poll, Mamata Banerjee to meet non-BJP CMs on June 15
2 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of presidential poll, Mamata Banerjee to meet non-BJP CMs on June 15

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to all the non-BJP chief ministers and leaders of parties ahead of the presidential election. Banerjee has written to 22 political leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, …

Mamata calls non-BJP CMs\' meet on Centre\'s interference
2 years, 11 months ago

Mamata calls non-BJP CMs\' meet on Centre\'s interference

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: Amid the CBI's probe in the massacre in West Bengal's Birbhum, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has written to non-BJP chief ministers and other Opposition leaders to commit to the cause of a unified and principled Opposition that will unitedly fight the saffron party and make way for the "government that the country deserves". Accusing the BJP of "interferences" …

Mamata pitches again for united Opposition against BJP: 'Meet to discuss a way forward'
2 years, 11 months ago

Mamata pitches again for united Opposition against BJP: 'Meet to discuss a way forward'

India TV News  

Highlights Urging again to come together to fight BJP, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to Opposition leaders BJP government at the Centre used central agencies to target opposition leaders: CM She called on all "progressive forces" to join hands to fight the "oppressive BJP regime" Urging again to come together to fight the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee …

Will visit Delhi more often: Mamata Banerjee says national capital tour was successful
3 years, 7 months ago

Will visit Delhi more often: Mamata Banerjee says national capital tour was successful

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was on an elaborate Delhi tour in which she met the top Opposition leaders, said that democracy must survive at all costs and her meetings with Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi were good. Our slogan is 'Save Democracy, Save Country',” said Mamata Banerjee on Friday, before concluding her Delhi visit. Mamata Banerjee, who …

At Trinamool martyrs’ day celebration Mamata Banerjee asks opposition parties to form an alliance now to overthrow the BJP at the Centre in 2024
3 years, 8 months ago

At Trinamool martyrs’ day celebration Mamata Banerjee asks opposition parties to form an alliance now to overthrow the BJP at the Centre in 2024

The Hindu  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for a coalition of parties to end the Bharatiya Janata Party rule at the Centre. Addressing the party’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally virtually on July 21, Mamata Banerjee trained her guns on the Pegasus controversy and urged leaders of political parties opposed to the BJP to come together. We have only one interest …

Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore: Derek O'Brien
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee will not campaign in Kolkata anymore: Derek O'Brien

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not campaign any further in Kolkata, said All India Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien in a tweet on Sunday night. #BengalElection2021 #Covid — Derek O'Brien | ' April 18, 2021 Earlier today, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stated that he had suspended all his scheduled poll rallies in West Bengal on account of the …

Bengal polls: Efforts on to stop me from campaigning, says Mamata after end of ban on canvassing
3 years, 11 months ago

Bengal polls: Efforts on to stop me from campaigning, says Mamata after end of ban on canvassing

India TV News  

Minutes after the 24-hour ban on canvassing ended, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that efforts are on to stop her from campaigning and asserted she is a street fighter and won't be cowed down by the "intimidation tactics" of the BJP. Banerjee, who earlier in the day had conducted a 3.5-hour long dharna against the EC's …

Mamata camps at Nandigram booth, calls up Governor claiming TMC voters barred from voting
3 years, 11 months ago

Mamata camps at Nandigram booth, calls up Governor claiming TMC voters barred from voting

India Today  

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was seen leading a major showdown in Nandigram where she seated herself outside a polling booth while the TMC accused the central forces of stopping voters from casting their votes in the high-stakes battle against Suvendu Adhikari. Mamata calls Governor Dhankhar Soon, Mamata Banerjee was seen dialling up Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to complain about the …

Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata's 'dharna' in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam
3 years, 11 months ago

Assembly polls: Phase 2 voting ends amid violence, Mamata's 'dharna' in Bengal; high woman turnout in Assam

India Today  

More than 1 crore people voted to elect candidates across 30 seats in Bengal and 39 seats in Assam respectively as the second phase of voting in the 2021 Assembly elections took place on Thursday. There are voters from a particular community at that booth who are doing this," says BJP's Suvendu Adhikari pic.twitter.com/gMsENDDnA5 — ANI April 1, 2021 The …

'He's an Expert in Making Announcements During Polls': Kamal Nath Takes Jibe at MP CM Shivraj Chouhan
3 years, 11 months ago

'He's an Expert in Making Announcements During Polls': Kamal Nath Takes Jibe at MP CM Shivraj Chouhan

News 18  

Calling him an “expert in making announcements”, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Thursday took a potshot at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and said that anyone can make the BJP leader announce anything when elections are around. “He is an expert in making announcement during elections,” said Nath while addressing a public rally for Madhya Pradesh by-polls …

BJP moves EC against Mamata Banerjee, says she is appealing for votes on communal lines
3 years, 11 months ago

BJP moves EC against Mamata Banerjee, says she is appealing for votes on communal lines

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has filed a complaint with the Election Commission accusing Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of seeking votes by appealing to people on communal lines. Referring to a speech made by Mamata Banerjee in East Midnapore on Wednesday, the BJP said, "Contents of the video reveal that Mamata Banerjee has intentionally, with …

BJP leaders lure voters with bagful of cash during polls, but are absent during crisis: Mamata Banerjee
4 years ago

BJP leaders lure voters with bagful of cash during polls, but are absent during crisis: Mamata Banerjee

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday admitted that the relief doled out after Cyclone Amphan by her government might have missed out "one or two" beneficiaries. Addressing a rally in Paschim Medinipur, Mamata Banerjee alleged that BJP leaders "arrive here in choppers and planes from outside with bagful of cash to lure voters and loot votes" just ahead …

Bengal polls 2021: Asaduddin Owaisi slams Mamata Banerjee after denial of police permission for rally
4 years, 1 month ago

Bengal polls 2021: Asaduddin Owaisi slams Mamata Banerjee after denial of police permission for rally

India TV News  

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed the Mamata Banerjee administration for refusing persmission to hold an election rally in Kolkata. Owaisi asked when permission can be granted to the BJP and TMC leaders for organising rallies, why cannot he hold a rally in the state. According to AIMIM, Owaisi was scheduled to kick off the party's campaign ahead of the …

Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal
4 years, 4 months ago

Why BJP is not the only challenge Mamata Banerjee faces in Bengal

India Today  

The West Bengal Assembly election is less than six months away. Prashant Kishor, who earned the reputation of turning around an election with his victorious association with the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha polls and severe drubbing of the BJP in 2015 Bihar election, entered the TMC scheme of things after the 2019 Lok Sabha election jolt to Mamata Banerjee's …

'Will remove Shaheen Bagh protesters, mosques on state land': West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma's poll promise
5 years, 1 month ago

'Will remove Shaheen Bagh protesters, mosques on state land': West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma's poll promise

Firstpost  

The sit-in protests, mainly led by women, at South East Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh have been held for more than a month in opposition to the CAA – which will grant citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees from three neighbouring countries – the NRC and the National Population Register. West Delhi BJP MP Parvesh Verma on Monday delivered a speech expressing his …

Helicopter row: Mamata Banerjee can write to me if she has issues, says Bengal governor
5 years, 4 months ago

Helicopter row: Mamata Banerjee can write to me if she has issues, says Bengal governor

India Today  

A day after West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankar of running a 'parallel administration' in her state, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Thursday refused permission for a chopper to travel to Farakka in Murshidabad district, making it the second such denial by the state government in past week. The state government, however, questioned the …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat June 10 episode: President's Rule in West Bengal is not the solution
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat June 10 episode: President's Rule in West Bengal is not the solution

India TV News  

Violent clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress supporters have been taking place in West Bengal with frightening regularity both during and after the Lok Sabha elections. There have been demands from BJP circles to impose Central rule in the state, but the Centre is unwilling to allow Mamata Banerjee to gain any political advantage. Clearly, Mamata Banerjee has learnt this …

Lok Sabha Election results: Narendra Modi makes big dent in Bengal as Mamata Banerjee pays for pandering to minorities
5 years, 10 months ago

Lok Sabha Election results: Narendra Modi makes big dent in Bengal as Mamata Banerjee pays for pandering to minorities

Firstpost  

“No Congress, no Bam, zor se bolo Jai Sri Ram.” That’s the slogan reverberating in West Bengal where the BJP is poised to bag 16-odd seats. But the impact of this “minor” incident was felt afterwards when none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled this event and chanted “Jai Sri Ram” at a public rally held after the incident, …

Election 2019: BJP Leaders Approach Bengal Governor After Tumult over Roadshow Violence
5 years, 10 months ago

Election 2019: BJP Leaders Approach Bengal Governor After Tumult over Roadshow Violence

News 18  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday prohibited all campaigning in the nine Lok Sabha seats set to go to polls in West Bengal on May 19. A day after the Trinamool Congress and BJP workers clashed in West Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee organised a roadshow in Kolkata to protest against the violence and vandalism during Amit …

As Bengal govt mocks MCC by denying BJP leaders permission to hold rallies, EC's silence raises questions over its intentions
5 years, 10 months ago

As Bengal govt mocks MCC by denying BJP leaders permission to hold rallies, EC's silence raises questions over its intentions

Firstpost  

One of the most important reason for imposing Model Code of Conduct during elections is that the party in power cannot misuse the state machinery for its benefit, something the West Bengal govt has mocked many times in the recent past India for its vast cultural and geographical diversity has often been referred to as the “Republic of many small …

Mamata Bnerjee denies permission to Amit Shah rally in Jadavpur
5 years, 10 months ago

Mamata Bnerjee denies permission to Amit Shah rally in Jadavpur

Op India  

BJP President Amit Shah’ rally in West Bengal’s Jadavpur area, in the run-up to the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, stood cancelled, as he was denied permission to hold the rally. #Correction BJP sources: Party President Amit Shah denied permission to hold rally* in Jadavpur, also denied permission to land chopper. In January this year, in her attempt to …

Election 2019: Congress to Complain to EC After Shivraj 'Threatened' Chhindwara Collector
5 years, 11 months ago

Election 2019: Congress to Complain to EC After Shivraj 'Threatened' Chhindwara Collector

News 18  

Election 2019: Hinting at an alleged conspiracy behind denying his chopper permission to land, former Madhya Pradesh chief minister warned the “sycophant” collector of dire consequence once BJP comes to power. A week after getting EC notice for using an expletive against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, BJP’s Himachal Pradesh chief Satpal Singh Satti has made another controversial comment. Addressing a …

Mamata Banerjee no 'saviour of democracy'; browbeating of filmmakers, poll violence serve to debunk claim
5 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee no 'saviour of democracy'; browbeating of filmmakers, poll violence serve to debunk claim

Firstpost  

Mamata Banerjee frequently claims that she is “fighting to save democracy.” However, the situation in the state run by her tells a different story. On Thursday, the apex court criticised the West Bengal Police and fined the Mamata Banerjee government Rs 20 lakh as “compensation” to producers of the Bengali film Bhobishyoter Bhoot —a satirical take on the goings-on in …

Why Mamata is playing the Hindu card against Modi
5 years, 11 months ago

Why Mamata is playing the Hindu card against Modi

Firstpost  

The Bengal chief minister has spared no occasion to throw punches at the BJP, even daring the PM and Amit Shah to compete with her in shloka recitation A day before the festival of colours, dressed in her trademark white tant sari, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee walked up to a cluster of television cameras and wished “Holi mubarak” …

BJP seeks Kolkata police permission for 'Save Democracy' sit-in at same spot where Mamata Banerjee held dharna last week
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP seeks Kolkata police permission for 'Save Democracy' sit-in at same spot where Mamata Banerjee held dharna last week

Firstpost  

BJP has already sent a letter to the city police seeking permission for the dharna at the Metro Channel in the heart of the city between 21 ans 23 February, party’s state general secretary Sayantan Basu said on Monday Kolkata: The BJP’s West Bengal unit has sought permission from the Kolkata Police to conduct a dharna later this month at …

Chopper politics: BJP hits out at Mamata Banerjee after party bigwigs denied landing permission in Bengal
6 years, 1 month ago

Chopper politics: BJP hits out at Mamata Banerjee after party bigwigs denied landing permission in Bengal

India TV News  

After some of the top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were denied landing permission in West Bengal, the party leaders accused on Wednesday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of purposefully preventing saffron party leaders from holding rallies in the state. The BJP has alleged its president Amit Shah, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and former chief …

Denied permission to land chopper, Yogi Adityanath heads to Purulia rally venue on road; suspected TMC workers block route to event
6 years, 1 month ago

Denied permission to land chopper, Yogi Adityanath heads to Purulia rally venue on road; suspected TMC workers block route to event

Firstpost  

In a bid to hamper Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s rally in West Bengal’s Purulia, Trinamool Congress workers on Tuesday blocked the road to the district and raised slogans against him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an apparent bid to hamper Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s rally in West Bengal’s Purulia on Tuesday, miscreants, believed to be …

How is the khauf?' BJP taunts Mamata as Adityanath plans Bengal road trip
6 years, 1 month ago

How is the khauf?' BJP taunts Mamata as Adityanath plans Bengal road trip

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Two days after being denied landing permission in West Bengal’s South Dinjapur district for addressing public rally, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has decided to take the road to Bengal. “Due to TMC’s decision to deny landing permission to Adityanath on Sunday, it has been decided that he would travel to West Bengal by road. West Bengal Chief …

Mamata’s democracy: After Yogi Adityanath, Shivraj Chouhan and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also denied permission to hold rallies in Bengal
6 years, 1 month ago

Mamata’s democracy: After Yogi Adityanath, Shivraj Chouhan and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also denied permission to hold rallies in Bengal

Op India  

Amid the political chaos ensuing in the state of West Bengal, in yet another attempt to impede political rallies of Bhartiya Janta Party, BJP leaders Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Shahnawz Hussain have also been denied permission to land helicopters in the state. On February 3, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanth had to call of his two scheduled public rallies …

Denied permission to land chopper, Yogi Adityanath hits the road this time for Bengal rally
6 years, 1 month ago

Denied permission to land chopper, Yogi Adityanath hits the road this time for Bengal rally

India Today  

After being denied permission to land chopper in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district on Sunday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will be making one more attempt to reach the state via road this time. In his address, the UP CM had slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said her Trinamool Congress government in the state "can suppress …

Mamata Banerjee's dharna not first ploy to earn political mileage; challenge to Centre reminiscent of Singur, Nandigram movements
6 years, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee's dharna not first ploy to earn political mileage; challenge to Centre reminiscent of Singur, Nandigram movements

Firstpost  

Previously, Mamata has registered landslide victories in Assembly elections on the back of her strong protests ans mobilised agitations. For instance, Mamata’s comeback in 2011 West Benegal elections against the long-ruling Left government, rode on the successes of the anti-land acquisition movements in Nandigram and Singur in 2006, albeit with tacit Maoist backing at play. Similarly, in 2008 at Singur, …

Mamata vs CBI: Is Bengal chief minister really 'saving democracy' or undermining it to save her political career?
6 years, 1 month ago

Mamata vs CBI: Is Bengal chief minister really 'saving democracy' or undermining it to save her political career?

Firstpost  

Mamata Banerjee has accused the Centre of attempting a “constitutional coup” against the West Bengal government and has sat on an “indefinite dharna” ostensibly against the “Gabbar-style” attitude of the CBI and the Narendra Modi government. One of the more serious charges Mamata levelled against the Centre was that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was “giving instructions” to the CBI …

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 …

After being denied to enter West Bengal by Mamata government, Yogi Adityanath addresses rally via telephone
6 years, 1 month ago

After being denied to enter West Bengal by Mamata government, Yogi Adityanath addresses rally via telephone

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed a public rally at Balurghat in West Bengal’s district of South Dinajpur by telephone, after he was denied permission to address a public rally by Trinamool Congress government of the state. in a democracy, the way it’s being done in West Bengal.The way Bengal’s admn is functioning as the workers of TMC, should …

BJP holds protest in West Bengal's South Dinajpur after govt denies Yogi Adityanath permission to land chopper
6 years, 1 month ago

BJP holds protest in West Bengal's South Dinajpur after govt denies Yogi Adityanath permission to land chopper

Firstpost  

Yogi Adityanath and state BJP president Dilip Ghosh were scheduled to address two “Ganatantra Bacaho Rallies” at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district and Raiganj in North Dinajpur district. The chopper war in West Bengal aggravated Sunday as BJP workers staged a protest outside the South Dinajpur district magistrate’s house alleging that the Mamata Banerjee administration denied permission to Yogi Adityanath’s …

Citizenship Bill, controlled aggression, attack on Mamata: Narendra Modi’s twin rallies reveal BJP’s Bengal strategy
6 years, 1 month ago

Citizenship Bill, controlled aggression, attack on Mamata: Narendra Modi’s twin rallies reveal BJP’s Bengal strategy

Firstpost  

While all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal could provide an equally intriguing battle. Modi may address another rally in Jalpaiguri on Friday, Singh may visit Chinsurah while Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath may address four rallies in the next few days. It knows that in Mamata it has a powerful regional …

West Bengal government denies permission for UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally in the state
6 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal government denies permission for UP CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally in the state

Op India  

In yet another attempt to impede political rallies of Bharatiya Janta Party in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress-led government of the state has now denied permission to UP CM Yogi Aditiynath’s rally, which was scheduled to be organised today. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office: The permission for the CM Yogi Adityanath’s rally in West Bengal today has been declined by the …

PM Modi to Kickstart BJP's Poll Campaign in Bengal With Two Rallies Today
6 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi to Kickstart BJP's Poll Campaign in Bengal With Two Rallies Today

News 18  

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start BJP’s campaign in West Bengal on Saturday for the coming Lok Sabha election with rallies in the border district of North 24 Parganas and the industrial town of Durgapur, party sources said. Matuas with an estimated population of 30 lakh in West Bengal have influence in at least five Lok Sabha seats …

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