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04 Sep

Bengal BJP MLA Soumen Roy joins TMC

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalBJP, TMC

On the day the bypolls dates in West Bengal were announced by the Election Commission, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Soumen Roy on Saturday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The BJP MLA from Kaliaganj was earlier a member of the TMC. "BJP MLA Soumen Roy is rejoining us for the development of Bengal and North Bengal," TMC leader Partha Chatterjee said. "He wants to keep the culture and heritage of Bengal intact," he added. With Soumen Roy joining the TMC, the BJP's tally in the state assembly has come down to 71. In the last four weeks, four BJP…

17 Aug

BJP’s Dilip Ghosh, Suvendu Adhikari Arrested In Kolkata Over Covid Rules

editor0 CommentsWest BengalBJP, kolkata, TMC

Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Dilip Ghosh and Suvendu Adhikari were detained on Monday for reportedly organising an event in Kolkata in violation of Covid-19 norms. They were taken to the police headquarters in Lal Bazar and eventually released, PTI reported. The BJP had organised a demonstration in Kolkata, called “Save West Bengal Day”, to counter the Trinamool Congress’ ‘‘Khela Hobe Divas”, PTI reported. West Bengal’s ruling party marked the ‘‘Khela Hobe Divas” to commemorate 16 people who were killed in a stampede at a stadium Kolkata in 1980. As a tribute to them, the West Bengal government organised football matches…

16 Aug

Former Congress MP Sushmita Dev Quits Party, To Join Trinamool Congress

editor0 CommentsPoliticalIndian National Congress, TMC

Former MP and the Congress’ women’s wing chief Sushmita Dev has resigned from the party, ANI reported on Monday. In a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi, dated August 15, Dev did not mention any reason for her decision. Dev, however, said that she was going to begin “a new chapter in my life of public services”. She also updated her Twitter bio which now describes her as a former member of the Congress. Meanwhile, she is likely to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later in the day amid speculations that she might join the Trinamool Congress, reported…

03 Aug

PM Modi slams TMC MP Derek O’Brien over his ‘papri chat’ tweet.

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPM Modi, TMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took strong exception to a tweet from Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien. The Rajya Sabha MP had on Monday criticised the Union government for rushing to pass bills in Parliament without any debate. "In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill. Passing legislation or making papri chaat!" Derek O'Brien had tweeted along with a chart of the bills passed during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Talking to reporters after the BJP Parliamentary party meeting, which was attended by PM Narendra Modi,…

02 Jul

Bengal post-poll violence: People were dying, govt in denial mode

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, Political, West BengalMamata Banerjee, TMC, west bengal

In a major embarrassment to the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court has instructed the police to register all the cases pertaining to post-poll violence in the state. The Calcutta HC, after reading the National Human Rights Commission report on post-poll violence, has directed the police to register cases in all matters which have either been reported to it or have been placed before NHRC or any other authority/Commission, get statements of victims recorded under Section 164 of CrPC. Acknowledging the violence, the HC also finds Mamta Banerjee Government on the wrong foot and in denial mode,…

12 Jun

Mukul Roy rejoins TMC along with Son Subhrangshu Roy

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBJP, INDIA, Mukul Roy, politicians, TMC, west bengal

In a dramatic turn of events, Mukul Roy rejoined the All India Trinamool Congress on Friday. Known to be the lieutenant of Mamata Banerjee, Roy had left the TMC four years ago over alleged disagreements with the party's top leadership. After leaving TMC, Mukul Roy was serving as the National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He played an active role in BJP's campaign for the recently concluded Bengal assembly elections. Addressing the media, Roy said, "I have joined TMC today. In the present circumstances, no one will stay in Bharatiya Janata Party." He said that…

03 Jun

PM Modi’s call to Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy creates political buzz.

editor0 CommentsNorth EastNarendra Modi, The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), TMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up state BJP leader Mukul Roy and enquired about the health of his wife who is in a critical condition and is undergoing treatment in a private hospital. The two-minute conversation between Modi and Roy has triggered political speculation because it came after TMC leader and MP Abhiskek Banerjee made a surprise visit to the hospital on Wednesday evening. Sources in BJP said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Roy at around 10.30 a.m. and enquired about the health of his wife. He also assured all possible assistance to the BJP national vice-president. Though…

21 May

House Arrest For 2 Bengal Ministers, 2 Leaders: High Court In Bribe Case

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCalcutta High Court, TMC

The Calcutta High Court on Friday denied interim bail for all four Bengal politicians - including two ministers - in jail after being arrested by the CBI earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.All four will now be placed under house arrest, the court ruled. The order was passed shortly after a difference of opinion split the two-member bench - acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal ordered house arrest but Justice Arijit Banerjee ordered interim bail. Now, a larger bench will be constituted which will hear the matter,” Manishankar Chatterjee, the lawyer for Subrata Mukherjee, said. “Meanwhile, the four…

18 May

Narada case: Four TMC personnel arrested by CBI

editor0 CommentsNorth EastINDIA, Mamta banerjee, Narada case, POLITICS, TMC, west bengal

The face-off between the Centre and the state in the wake of the election results deepened Monday with the CBI arresting two ministers in the West Bengal government and two other Trinamool Congress leaders in the five-year-old Narada sting operation case. They were granted interim bail by the court of the Special CBI Judge (1) that was stayed by the Calcutta High Court which frowned on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dharna at the CBI office earlier in the day. Transport and Housing Minister Firhad Hakim; Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee; MLA and former minister Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan…

17 May

Four TMC leaders, who were arrested by CBI in Narada bribery case, granted bail

editor0 CommentsNorth EastPOLITICS, TMC

Four political heavyweights, including two ministers of the ruling Trinamool Congress government and a party MLA, were on Monday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation ( CBI) in the Narada sting operation case and were granted interim bail in the evening. Senior Ministers Subrata Mukherjee and Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra and former Minister and former Kolkata Municipal Corporation mayor who recently quit the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sovan Chatterjee, were all picked up from their residences in the early hours of the day and brought to the CBI headquarters at Nizam Palace in south Kolkata. The four of…