Mamata Banerjee said she will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the Aadhaar cards of SC, ST and minority people of the state are being deactivated ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Attacking the BJP government at the Centre, she alleged that the Aadhaar…
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee doubled down on her claim that the BJP is behind the massive controversy over sexual exploitation allegations from Sandeshkhali. Her detractors, she alleged, are making a “mountain out of a molehill”. Speaking at an event in Birbhum, the Chief Minister doubled down on detractors and said the incident was…
NEW DELHI: Jadavpur MP Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday handed over her resignation to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and said she wants to quit politics. The Trinamool MP alleged that she faced a lot of obstacles in the party and accused local leaders of creating hurdles for her.“Politics is not my cup of tea. I…
Amid a political storm over the alleged sexual harassment of women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she has “never allowed injustice” and accused the BJP of inciting trouble on the island in North 24 Parganas district. “I have never allowed injustice in my life. I sent (representatives of) the state…
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday challenged the Congress to take on the BJP in the Hindi heartland States even as she expressed doubt in its ability to secure “even 40 seats” in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Ms. Banerjee’s remarks followed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s assertion that discussions…
Mamata Banerjee pledged to unite regional parties after polls. Kolkata: The Congress’ optimism of clinching a seat-sharing deal with the TMC to resolve the stalemate in the opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal was spurned as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her intention of uniting regional parties after elections to strategise government formation at the…
Mamata Banerjee claimed that the state’s dues amount to Rs 7,000 crore (File) Malda/ Baharampur, West Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would sit on dharna from February 2 if the BJP-led government at the Centre does not clear the state’s dues. Speaking at an official function in Malda, Mamata…
COOCH BEHAR: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the Border Security Force (BSF) was planning to issue separate identity cards to residents of border areas, and asked people not to accept the same, or else they will “fall into the NRC trap” and get thrown out of the country.“Tell them (BSF)…
“We held multiple discussions with senior Congress leadership,” he said (File) Diamond Harbour (West Bengal): Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday attributed the differences in opposition bloc INDIA in West Bengal to the Congress party’s failure to finalise seat-sharing arrangements. Mr Banerjee highlighted that despite repeated reminders over the last seven months,…
Mamata Banerjee said that Trinamool will initiate a massive protest if Centre does not clear the funds. Kolkata: West Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday gave the Centre a seven-day ultimatum to clear all dues failing which the party would launch a massive protest. Ms Banerjee made these remarks during a programme…
