[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee skipped the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday, PTI reported. However, there was no official statement about who would represent West Bengal in the meeting in the absence of the chief minister, the sources told PTI. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is likely to be present in…
[ad_1] Years ago, I read Kitne Pakistan, a novel by Hindi writer Kamleshwar that articulates the fractious, discriminatory and power-hungry tendencies of Indian society. The exodus from Murshidabad following riots in the wake of the passage of Waqf Amendment Act has again forced us to ponder whether we can ever bridge this mindset of separation….
[ad_1] A fresh controversy has erupted in West Bengal after a video surfaced allegedly showing senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh urging Hindus to keep weapons at home for self-defence. The remarks, made at a public rally in North 24 Parganas district in the wake of recent communal violence in Murshidabad, have ignited fierce criticism from…
[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday targeted the Border Security Force (BSF) for the Murshidabad unrest over the new Waqf law. At the meeting with Imams, Mamata said, âI came across news claiming role of elements from across border in Murshidabad unrest.â âIsnât it BSF’s duty to guard boundary,â she questioned. The…
[ad_1] Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday condemned Trinamool Congress MP Bapi Halder over his threat to âgouge out eyes and break handsâ during a public meeting in South 24 Parganas. Majumdar further questions what action the state police had taken against the MP. Majumdar also aimed at the protesters…
[ad_1] Cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan faced netizen’s wrath over a social media post in which he could be seen enjoying “chai ki chuski” even as the situation remained tense in several parts of West Bengal. Pathan, who is a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from West Bengal’s Baharampur, posted his pictures on Instagram with the caption: âEasy…
[ad_1] The Waqf Act will not be implemented in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee informed on Saturday in a rather long post on X (formerly Twitter). The Bengal CM urged to people in Murshidabad to not engage in âunrighteous behavior in the name of religionâ amid violent protests. TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee said âdo…
[ad_1] Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) faces an internal crisis of sorts after a spat between its Lok Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Kalyan Banerjee and other parliamentarians was out in the open on April 8. A video of a recent verbal spat between Kalyan Banerjee and a party’s woman MP, screenshots of heated exchanges…
[ad_1] Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee’s bitter altercation with a âwoman MPâ went viral after it was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by BJP leader Amit Malviya. While the 4 videos recorded secretly when a TMC disposition including Mahua Moitra and Derek O’Brien went to Election Commissioon of India (ECI), and WhatsApp chats of…
[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee’s âhum ganda dharam nahin mantaâ (I don’t follow dirty religion) remark at an Eid-Ul-Fitr event on Monday, 31 March, in Kolkata , sparked backlash from BJP, and leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. âKaun sa Dharm ganda hai Ms. Mamata Banerjee?â, the BJP…
