New Delhi: Rift within the INDIA bloc seems to be growing over Congress’ charge of EVM tampering in the recently held assembly elections of Haryana and Maharashtra. After National Conference’s Omar Abdullah, another ally Trinamool too has targeted Congress for its allegations. Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee, who is also party chief Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, said … Read more
NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday staged a protest and also a mock ‘interview’ over the the Adani issue to corner the BJP-led NDA government. Wearing masks, two opposition MPs impersonated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and billionaire Gautam Adani, responding to questions posed by Rahul Gandhi.When Rahul Gandhi asked … Read more
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar has supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement expressing her willingness to take charge of the INDIA bloc. Talking to reporters in Kolhapur on Saturday, Pawar said the Trinamool Congress chief is a capable leader and has the right to show her intent to head the … Read more
Trinamool Congress on Tuesday demanded that the external affairs minister spell out in Parliament India’s stand on violence in Bangladesh against members of the minority Hindu community. Raising the matter in the Lok Sabha, Trinamool leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay also echoed party chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s demand that India approach the United Nations … Read more
Kolkata: Giving a clarion call to bring a change of power in West Bengal, Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that infiltration in the state will stop completely if the BJP comes to power in 2026. “Bengal is a bordering state and there is state-sponsored infiltration here. Only solution to bring Bengal out … Read more
Kolkata: Former BJP Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly got bail on Thursday afternoon from a local court in Kolkata, after she was arrested on Thursday morning and taken to Lalbazar Kolkata Police headquarters. Ganguly had staged night-long dharna on Wednesday in the premises of Bansdroni Police Station demanding arrest of the excavator driver and the … Read more
Junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital watch the live proceedings of Supreme Court on the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. (PTI) The incident has also revealed a widening fissure within the Trinamool Congress, with national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee withdrawing from routine political activities during probably the toughest turmoil the … Read more
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Friday lodged a police complaint against Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim’s officer on special duty (OSD) Kalicharan Bandopadhyay, accusing him of extorting money in the name of Banerjee. According to officials at Banerjee’s office, the complaint was filed at the Shakespeare Sarani Police Station … Read more
Reported By: Madhuparna Das Last Updated: September 11, 2024, 07:00 IST Trinamool Congress MP Jawhar Sircar resigned from his parliamentary post on Sunday. (PTI File) The recent rebellion is not just a political hiccup, but a reflection of growing discontent among the TMC leaders who feel that the party’s priorities have shifted from governance to … Read more
Trinamool Congress MP Jawhar Sircar resigned from his parliamentary post on Sunday. (File Image: PTI) Speaking exclusively to News18, Sircar said that the Mamata government had taken several “wrong administrative decisions” in the rape and murder case and at this juncture, he felt he should leave the party. Trinamool Congress MP Jawhar Sircar on Sunday … Read more
