West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee has stated that any decision regarding her successor will be made collectively by the party leadership, rather than by her personally. In an exclusive interview with a Bengali news channel News 18 Bangla, Ms Banerjee dismissed notions of individual dominance, asserting, , “I am not the … Read more
The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, an International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk, and the escalation of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh have sparked strong reactions from Indian leaders, who have called for immediate action by the Narendra Modi government and international organizations. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated on Thursday that … Read more
On Thursday night, the West Bengal government closed the Dibrugarh checkpoint, which caused big trucks from Jharkhand to form a line that stretched from Barakar Bridge to Maithon on NH-19. According to the information, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the sealing of the interstate border for three days. West Bengal Chief Minister … Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent a “fifth and final” invitation to protesting doctors for talks at her residence in Kolkata, even as the deadlock between the two sides over the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder continues. The doctors have been invited for a meeting at 5 pm. “This is the fifth and final time we … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that 29 people had died due to the disruption of health services in the state due to protests over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Mamata Banerjee further announced compensation of Rs 2 lakh … Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stood up by junior doctors who were invited at the state secretariat for a meeting today, in an emotive speech said she was not enamoured of the top post in the state and was ready to step down “in the interest of the people”. Assuring the doctors that no action … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today questioned the status of the CBI’s probe into the rape-murder of a doctor in a Kolkata hospital, asking “where is justice” in response to the BJP’s attack. Addressing a public event to mark the foundation day of Trinamool Congress’s students’ wing, the Chief Minister said she met the … Read more
The Trinamool Congress defended West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee amid calls for her resignation, describing the opposition’s demands as “patriarchal.” The TMC also questioned why male chief ministers do not face comparable scrutiny when horrible crimes occur in their states. “There have been so many incidents in so many places. Why the demand for … Read more
The BJP on Thursday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the vandalism at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where junior doctors were on cease work protesting the alleged rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee last week. The hooliganism that took place in the early hours of … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is upset over being left out of the consultation on key decisions between India and Bangladesh during the neighbouring country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit, sources have told NDTV. She is upset because her government’s views on critical issues have not been taken into consideration before making the announcements … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the Calcutta high court’s verdict that struck down the OBC status granted to “77 classes” in West Bengal, was a “tight slap” to the Opposition’s INDIA bloc. Meanwhile, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she would not accept the verdict, and her government might move the Supreme Court against … Read more
The Calcutta High Court has cancelled all certificates to Other Backward Classes issued in Bengal since 2011 under the Trinamool Congress administration, calling them “illegal”. This, however, would not affect the people currently holding jobs or seats in educational institutions or made applications with caste certificates, the court said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said … Read more
The electoral panel has stopped High Court judge-turned-politician Abhijit Gangopadhyay from campaigning for 24 hours due to misogynistic statements directed at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Election Commission of India (EC) has stated that candidates contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections should avoid from making remarks that constitute an assault on anyone’s personal … Read more
In anticipation of the election, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party have engaged in a traditional political slugfest following the arrest of two major suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case, which was traced from Bengaluru to Bengal’s East Midnapore district. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at an election rally in Dinhata … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hit out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), accusing her of misleading people. “We have passed the CAA law. Mamata didi is misleading the people of Bengal. She is saying that if you apply for CAA, you will lose your citizenship. … Read more