Political

22 Jun

Dhankhar: Alarming situation in Bengal

editor0 CommentsPoliticalJagdeep Dhankhar, state government, Trinamul Congress, west bengal

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today said that he had not seen “such post-poll violence after Independence” as he has been seeing in Bengal of late. Talking to reporters at the Bagdogra Airport here upon his arrival today, Mr Dhankhar said: “Such post-poll violence was not seen after Independence. The situation of West Bengal is alarming. Administration is not taking any action.” “Denying fundamental rights is the axe to grind democracy. No proper action was taken in the last seven weeks. People are in no position to discuss the present situation out of fear. Has administration reached out to those…

22 Jun

BJP MP Sanghmitra Maurya demands action against TMC leader

editor0 CommentsPoliticalBJP, Nusrat Jahan

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sanghmitra Maurya has described TMC MP Nusrat Jahan's membership of the House as "non-est". In a letter addressed to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Maura referred to Jahan's 'contradictory' remarks concerning her marital status to demand that the matter be referred to the Ethics Committee for a detailed "investigation for her illegal and ethical conduct". The Badaun MP said that appropriate action should be taken against the actor-turned-politician. Jahan is a Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Basirhat. "An appropriate action be intimated under relevant rules of Lok Sabha procedure and/ or the matter be referred…