More than a week after NHRC final report was submitted in Calcutta High Court, which slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress party for post-poll violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied all allegations about post-poll violence in the state. She reiterated that no post-poll violence happened in Bengal and whatever cases happened in … Read more
Several Trinamool Congress MPs will cycle to Parliament on Monday to protest against the rise in prices of fuel and other commodities, the party said. The party MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will hold the protest at 10:15 am. They will also hold a dharna at Vijay Chowk. The All India Trinamool … Read more
Alapan Bandyopadhyay, by all accounts, is the last person one would imagine in the middle of a political controversy. In a state known for its sharply contested, at times violent, political space, the former West Bengal chief secretary seemed to possess the skills to not just stay out of trouble, but also endear himself to … Read more
The National Commission for Women has sent a notice to the Director General of Police, West Bengal to appear before it in person on May 31 with complete action taken reports on incidents of alleged violence against women in the state after assembly polls. The NCW had set up an inquiry committee while taking suo … Read more
Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress has retained West Bengal, delivering a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party which had made wresting the state its main target in this round of assembly elections. Trinamool won 215 seats and decimated the Left Front and Congress. The BJP, which had won almost half the number of Lok … Read more
Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a dig at TMC boss Mamata Banerjee, sought to know if she would contest the polls from another seat, implying her loss in Nandigram is imminent, the ruling camp in Bengal clarified that she harboured no such intention. Sporadic incidents of violence, allegations of booth capturing and clashes … Read more
KOLKATA: Birbhum TMC MP Satabdi Roy, who called a truce with the party last night after a brief rebellion that triggered speculations of her flight to the BJP, said on Saturday that those having problems should discuss the issues with the party instead of looking for other options. Roy, an actor-turned-politician and a leading face … Read more
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