MPs Kirti Azad, left, and Mahua Moitra address a press conference after releasing ‘Chargesheet against BJP’, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: A political face-off has intensified in poll-bound West Bengal after Union home minister Amit Shah released the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) “chargesheet” against the ruling Trinamool Congress government, prompting a sharp counter from…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) released its own “chargesheet” against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) within hours of Union home minister Amit Shah unveiling a similar document targeting the Mamata Banerjee government. The TMC’s counter-document questioned women’s safety in BJP-ruled states and accused the party of selective outrage, setting the stage for a sharp…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday released the party’s election manifesto ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls.Speaking at the launch, Banerjee thanked the people of the state for their continued support and alleged that the BJP was attempting to gain control of West Bengal through…
NEW DELHI: The All India Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Party supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee declared that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state. The remaining three seats in the Darjeeling hills will be contested by Anit…
NEW DELHI: Political parties on Sunday welcomed the Election Commission’s poll dates announcement for 4 states and one Union Territory. West Bengal will vote in two phases starting April 23, while Kerala, Assam and Puducherry will go to the polls on April 9, and Tamil Nadu on April 23; results for all will be declared…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) while addressing a mega rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, accusing the state government of “protecting rapists”, undermining constitutional institutions and insulting President Droupadi Murmu.Bringing up Sandeshkhali and the brutality faced by a woman at…
NEW DELHI: Clashes broke out between supporters of the TMC and the BJP near Girish Park in central Kolkata on Saturday, about 5 km from the Brigade Parade Ground where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally later in the day. A police officer and a BJP leader were injured in the…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal govt over alleged “mismanagement” of an event attended by President Droupadi Murmu, accusing TMC of insulting the head of state and warning that the party’s “arrogance of power will soon be shattered”.The MHA sought a report from Bengal…
NEW DELHI: The row over venue change in President Droupadi Murmu‘s Santal event escalated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the TMC government in the state, claiming that they were against tribal communities. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP for “using” the President to “malign” the state, advising Murmu to “not indulge in…
Trinamool Congress MPs are likely to support the no-confidence motion and vote against the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.According to news agency ANI, the decision comes as per the direction of the party’s chairperson Mamata Banerjee.Earlier, TMC – one of the key constituents of the INDIA bloc – decided not to back the resolution, leading…