New Delhi: The situation in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali sparked a war of words between the ruling and opposition parties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging atrocities against women there and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of fomenting trouble in the area. The Sandeshkhali area has been witnessing unrest for over 10 days…
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…
Mr Banerjee also unveiled the party’s slogan for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Kolkata: The political wrangling over the allegations of women being harassed in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali loomed large over a Trinamool Congress meeting to prepare for the Lok Sabha polls, with senior party leader Abhishek Banerjee claiming that the issue is a conspiracy…
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…
Bengal Governor said locals want a Special Task Force to probe into their allegations. Kolkata: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has submitted a report to the Ministry of Home Affairs, blaming the law enforcers for working hand in glove with “rowdy elements” in Sandeshkhali where women have been protesting against alleged atrocities by the…
KOLKATA: Bengal governorCV Ananda Boseurged state govt on Wednesday to establish a SIT and conduct a judicial inquiry into the Sandeshkhali violence, while emphasising the arrest of “gang leaders” and their “henchmen”, and advocating for ex gratia to victims. He suggested state women’s commission address the matter appropriately. “Take strict action against erring enforcement officials,…
KOLKATA: Bengal governorCV Ananda Boseurged state govt on Wednesday to establish a SIT and conduct a judicial inquiry into the Sandeshkhali violence, while emphasising the arrest of “gang leaders” and their “henchmen”, and advocating for ex gratia to victims. He suggested state women’s commission address the matter appropriately. “Take strict action against erring enforcement officials,…
The Trinamool Congress has accused the BJP of wanting to cause trouble. Sandeshkhali: Amid a political firestorm between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP over claims of sexual assault by aides of a strongman from the ruling party in Sandeshkhali, NDTV spoke to some of the women, who said they are “living in fear”. Conversations…
