Dilip Ghosh demands CBI probe into ‘attack’ on Mamata Banerjee, says ‘drama’ won’t yield results this time

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BJP’s West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday demanded a CBI probe into the alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying that it needs to be seen whether the incident was a “well-scripted drama” to garner votes. Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said that the people of the state have seen such “drama” earlier … Read more

Will go to Kolkata, urge farmers to defeat BJP in polls, but will not support any party: Rakesh Tikait

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Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said he will go to Kolkata this week to urge farmers to defeat the BJP in the West Bengal Assembly elections, but claimed he is not supporting any political party. Farmers are distressed, and election will be discussed with them, Tikait said, adding that he is … Read more

Why Mamata Banerjee’s decision to contest from Nandigram is steeped in political symbolism

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In a country where sad, nondescript, and decrepit towns are strewn across the countryscape, the impending assembly elections in West Bengal proclaims Nandigram’s second tryst with history, but with a difference. Time was when this little-known town became nationally known and featured regularly in political discussions. Although few could successfully mark it on the state’s … Read more

Commotion at Bengal BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra’ rally in Hooghly district

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BJP’s ‘Parivartan Yatra‘ rally on Tuesday witnessed commotion when it was passing by a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office at Uttarpara in Hooghly district. Activists of the TMC blocked G T Road as the rally neared its office leading to arguments between the workers of the ruling party and the BJP, police said. A timely … Read more

In election year, BJP eyes new turf, Congress and others look at retaining strength

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With the Election Commission announcing the dates for upcoming assembly polls for four states and one Union Territory, the crucial battle of 2021 has officially begun. In 2016, the BJP had worked hard and won Assam, which opened the gate for the party in the northeast. This time, the party has put all its might … Read more

TMC, others question 8-phase polls in Bengal; BJP welcomes EC decision

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Many Opposition parties including the Trinamool Congress Friday questioned the need for a eight-phase election in West Bengal even as BJP leaders welcomed the Election Commission’s decision and said anti-social elements need to be controlled for peaceful polls. The EC announced that voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27 and continue till … Read more

West Bengal: CBI, ED conduct joint raids at different places in coal scam

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Investigation agencies CBI and Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted joint raids at various places in West Bengal in connection with the multi-crore coal pilferage scam, sources in them said. CBI sources said its sleuths raided the official and residential premises of businessman Randhir Kumar Barnwal in Kolkata. ED sources said the agency has started searches … Read more

Mamata writes to PM to help Bengal get corona vaccines for people before polls

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Seeking to reach out to voters, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his help to procure COVID-19 vaccines so that she can make them available to the people before the upcoming assembly elections free of cost. A rapid vaccination programme is needed immediately for the interests … Read more

CBI at Abhishek Banerjee’s residence to examine his wife in coal pilferage case

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A CBI team visited the residence of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday to examine his wife Rujira in the coal pilferage case, officials said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the residence of her nephew Abhishek in south Kolkata’s Harish Mukherjee Road minutes before the CBI team landed there. The CBI’s visit to Abhishek’s … Read more

View: Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not a winning card, so why use it?

View: Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not a winning card, so why use it?

BJP should change the course of its campaign in West Bengal if it wants to increase its vote share in the state. Synopsis Last time BJP announced implementing CAA, defeat for the party in the Delhi assembly elections followed. Having won all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi in the May 2019 elections on the ‘Sabka … Read more