India needs oppn that is not afraid of ruling party; Mamata should be PM: Swamy

India needs oppn that is not afraid of ruling party; Mamata should be PM: Swamy

[ad_1] Kolkata: Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Subramanian Swamy said on Tuesday that the country needs a genuine opposition which is not afraid of the ruling party. Describing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee as someone who cannot be “blackmailed”, he said she should be the prime minister of … Read more

Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP pointing out Tagore stood for secular vision

Mamata Banerjee attacks BJP pointing out Tagore stood for secular vision

[ad_1] Kolkata: Even as a controversy broke out over what political rivals saw as an attempt to usurp the legacy of national poet Rabindranath Tagore by the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a speech here on Tuesday to mark the Nobel Laurette’s birth anniversary pointedly spoke about his secular vision and his … Read more

Legal notice to Mamata Banerjee for comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’

Legal notice to Mamata Banerjee for comments on ‘The Kashmir Files’

[ad_1] TMC chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (File Photo) Kolkata: Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Tuesday informed that he had sent a legal notice to the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee for her alleged derogatory comments about the film ‘The Kashmir Files’ directed by him. Agnihotri announced this through a Twitter message, … Read more

Efforts on to evacuate Bengal people stranded in strife-torn Manipur: Mamata

Efforts on to evacuate Bengal people stranded in strife-torn Manipur: Mamata

[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said efforts are underway to evacuate people of the state stranded in violence-hit Manipur. Expressing concern over the violent clashes in the northeastern state, which have claimed the lives of 54 people, Banerjee urged Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi to monitor the situation and make … Read more

Avoid cross-voting among opposition parties in 2024: Mamata Banerjee

Avoid cross-voting among opposition parties in 2024: Mamata Banerjee

[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. (File photo/ANI) Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday once again emphasised that the anti-BJP forces in the country should avoid cross-voting among themselves in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls to prevent the saffron camp taking the benefit … Read more

Will never allow NRC in Bengal: Mamata

Will never allow NRC in Bengal: Mamata

[ad_1] Mamata Banerjee (PTI Photo) Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday maintained that she would “never allow” implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state. “No one has to worry about citizenship. That (NRC) won’t happen here (in West Bengal). I am the guarantor,” Banerjee said at an administrative … Read more

Urge PM Modi and Amit Shah to restore peace in Manipur: Mamata

Urge PM Modi and Amit Shah to restore peace in Manipur: Mamata

[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed concern over the situation in violence-torn Manipur, and urged the prime minister and home minister to take steps to restore peace in the northeastern state. The Trinamool Congress supremo also urged the people of Manipur to stay calm … Read more

Mamata Banerjee calls for unity of all anti-BJP forces ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mamata Banerjee calls for unity of all anti-BJP forces ahead of Lok Sabha polls

[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday gave a call to all non-BJP forces in the country to unite in order to bring about a change in the central regime in the Lok Sabha polls scheduled next year. On competition of the second year of her third term as Chief Minister, Banerjee … Read more

Despite Nitish’s meeting with Mamata, Oppn tie-up unlikely in Bengal

Despite Nitish’s meeting with Mamata, Oppn tie-up unlikely in Bengal

[ad_1] Kolkata: The crucial meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her counterpart in Bihar, Nitish Kumar on April 24 to pave way for a grand anti-BJP alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll has prompted certain questions to float around in the political circles of the state. The first question is whether … Read more

BJP-backed goons from Bihar behind Kaliyaganj violence: Mamata

BJP-backed goons from Bihar behind Kaliyaganj violence: Mamata

[ad_1] Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Wednesday that the violence in Kaliyaganj in North Dinajpur district on Tuesday was triggered by BJP-backed goons who came from Bihar. Parts of Kaliyaganj turned into a virtual battlefield on Tuesday following violent protests by the locals against the death of a 17-year-old girl in … Read more