BJP leader Dilip Ghosh meets West Bengal CM Mamata at Digha Jagannath temple, draws party ire

BJP leader Dilip Ghosh meets West Bengal CM Mamata at Digha Jagannath temple, draws party ire

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh during the inauguration of Jagannath temple, at Digha in East Medinipur on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday (April 30, 2025) met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Digha Jagannath temple, … Read more

‘They want to divide us’: Mamata attacks BJP, RSS, urges people to maintain peace

‘They want to divide us’: Mamata attacks BJP, RSS, urges people to maintain peace

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: PTI Alleging that the BJP and the RSS initiated a “vicious false campaign” in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (April 19, 2025) urged the people to maintain peace, and stated that the majority and the minority communities must take care of each other. Referring … Read more

Bengal anti-Waqf protests: Mamata Banerjee meets 40 Imams, appeals for peace

Bengal anti-Waqf protests: Mamata Banerjee meets 40 Imams, appeals for peace

Amid anti-Waqf protests, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met several Imams at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium. Banerjee assured the imams that she was with them and also urged them to ensure that peace prevails in their respective localities. A total of 40 prominent imams were present, including Furfura Sharif’s Toha Siddique, AIMPLB’s … Read more

All parties should abide by Constitution, Trinamool is fighting for Waqf properties, says Mamata

All parties should abide by Constitution, Trinamool is fighting for Waqf properties, says Mamata

Urging all political parties to abide by the Constitution, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee said her party members are fighting for the Waqf properties and said that the “jumla party” wants to divide the people.  | Photo Credit: ANI Urging all political parties to abide by the Constitution, West Bengal … Read more

‘I am Brahmin and a proud Hindu,’ says Mamata, refuting Opposition’s allegations of ‘minority appeasement’

‘I am Brahmin and a proud Hindu,’ says Mamata, refuting Opposition’s allegations of ‘minority appeasement’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the Budget Session of State Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata on February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Refuting allegations of “minority appeasement”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly … Read more

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions silence of Centre over U.S. deportees being chained

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions silence of Centre over U.S. deportees being chained

File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday (February 18, 2025), questioned the silence of the Union government over deportees from the U.S. being brought back to the country in chains. “The Prime Minister should have protested against it. The deportees could … Read more

Mamata calls for unity of hills and plains; focuses on development in north Bengal

Mamata calls for unity of hills and plains; focuses on development in north Bengal

Mamata Banerjee. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a three-day visit to the Darjeeling hills. In a public address on Wednesday (November 13, 2024), she called for the unity of people of the hills and the plains amidst slogans of “Jay Gorkha, Jay Bangla” and called for people of … Read more

Kolkata doctor’s death: Probe can be handed over to independent agency if family desires, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata doctor’s death: Probe can be handed over to independent agency if family desires, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI With protests erupting across medical colleges in West Bengal over the alleged rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday (August 10, 2024) said that she has no hesitation in handing … Read more

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s ‘insult’ at NITI Aayog meeting doesn’t suit democratic norms: Sanjay Raut

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s ‘insult’ at NITI Aayog meeting doesn’t suit democratic norms: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut said the “insult” of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is not good for democracy. File | Photo Credit: PTI Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on July 28 said the “insult” of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the NITI Aayog meeting held in New Delhi a day … Read more