Why is stipend for Hindu priests less than that of Imams: Dilip Ghosh asks Mamata

Why is stipend for Hindu priests less than that of Imams: Dilip Ghosh asks Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday launched an attack on the Trinamool by questioning why its stipend for Hindu purohits every month is less than half of what it gives to imams. He also said while the stipend for imams was announced in 2012, it took almost 10 years for the state … Read more

Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal later this month

Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal later this month

KOLKATA: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of … Read more

Dilip Ghosh writes to Amit Shah over ‘security lapses’ during Nadda’s visit to Bengal

Dilip Ghosh writes to Amit Shah over ‘security lapses’ during Nadda’s visit to Bengal

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging security lapses during party national president J P Nadda’s ongoing tour of the state. Ghosh, in his letter, claimed that the “police allowed a mob of around 200 people, carrying bamboo sticks, to raise slogans, demonstrate and show black flags … Read more