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Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Echoing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of remaining silent over the threat by Pakistan's defence minister to attack Kolkata. Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had on Saturday warned that his country would respond with a strike on Kolkata to any "future misadventures" by India. "If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it ...Read More >
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged people not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP. Addressing a rally at Jalangi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with the BJP and the Left, and voting for its candidates would split non-BJP votes and benefit the saffron party. Also Read: Mamata Banerjee demands PM Modi's resignation over silence on Pakistan's 'threat' to strik ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 6 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged people not to vote for the Congress, claiming it would only strengthen the BJP. Addressing a rally at Jalangi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the TMC national general secretary alleged that the Congress has a nexus with the BJP and the Left, and voting for its candidates would split non-BJP votes and benefit the saffron party. "Did they (Congress) help you (electorate) when your name was missing from the voter list ...Read More >
Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the people of Bengal are rejecting misgovernance and rallying for a development-driven alternative. In the X post, Pradhan said, "Engaged with BJP Jhargram district's Assembly in-charges and Pravasi karyakatas sharpening our booth-level strategies and outreach. The growing strength and confidence of our cadre signal one thing clearly--people of Bengal are rej ...Read More >
Jhargram (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Ahead of West Bengal assembly polls, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that the people of Bengal are rejecting misgovernance and rallying for a development-driven alternative. In the X post, Pradhan said, "Engaged with BJP Jhargram district's Assembly in-charges and Pravasi karyakatas sharpening our booth-level strategies and outreach. The growing strength and confidence of our cadre signal one thing clearly--people of Bengal are rej ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 5 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said his party is providing all assistance to genuine voters whose names do not feature in the suppplementary lists of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal in order to ensure their voting rights. Banerjee, who was addressing a poll rally at Satgachia in South 24 Parganas district, said while in a democracy, the people decide about government formation, the BJP and the Election Commission has created a situation where the "g ...Read More >
KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday broke her silence on the Bhabanipur incident, claiming it was a 'planned attack'. The remarks came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) suspended one deputy commissioner (DC) and three other officers, including an officer-in-charge (OC) of Kolkata Police, in connection with clashes between the ruling party and opposition BJP during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the Bhabanipur As ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Trinamool Congress on Sunday escalated its poll campaign in Purba Bardhaman, vowing a decisive electoral rejection of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections. At a janasabha, Abhishek Banerjee introduced the party's 'Maa-Mati-Manush' candidates and appealed for support to oust "Bangla-Birodhi, Bohiragoto Zamindars" from Bengal. "Purba Bardhaman is ready to respond to BJP in the only language they understand. The power ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 5 (PTI) Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the Narendra Modi government of blocking the state's dues for the past five years to make the poor people of West Bengal starve for voting the TMC to power in successive assembly polls. Addressing an election rally at Raina in Purba Bardhaman district in support of the party's candidate Mandira Dolui, the TMC national general secretary said that if he is not speaking the truth, let the BJP counter him with ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 5 (ANI): Positioning Communist Party of India (Marxist) as an alternative to the two major political parties in West Bengal, CPI(M) leader Biman Bose accused the TMC of "anarchy" and the BJP of creating divisions among people as political tensions heighten ahead of the elections. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Bose said, "We are against the TMC because it spreads anarchy, and we are against the BJP because they work to create divisions among the common people. ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its list of star campaigners for Phase I of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, featuring top party leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The list includes key names such as Subrata Bakshi, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, Kalyan Banerjee, Dr Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Dr Shashi Panja, Snehasis Chakraborty, Birbaha Hansda, ac ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its list of star campaigners for Phase I of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, featuring top party leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and AITC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. The list includes key names such as Subrata Bakshi, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Firhad Hakim, Aroop Biswas, Kalyan Banerjee, Dr Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Dr Shashi Panja, Snehasis Chakraborty, Birbaha Hansda, ac ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party's candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district. "The BJP candidate's infamy in this Assembly is well known. From attacking Trinamool workers during Rath Yatra to beating up his own party leaders, there are all kinds of allegations against him. Voting for the BJ ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called upon voters to halt polling wherever instances of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunction are reported during the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state later this month. She also urged voters to resist any alleged attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prevent genuine voters from reaching polling stations by using Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel. "The BJP mig ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that if Muslims are bad, then leaders should also question their own conduct when meeting the leaders of Muslim-majority countries, adding that such differences are not made during international engagements. While addressing the public gathering She said, "If Muslims are really bad, I ask them when the Prime Minister of the country goes to Saudi Arabia and the President of the country, whatever comes in the ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday released its much-awaited list of star campaigners for the first phase of the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections. The list features top leaders of the party, headlined by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Other prominent leaders included in the star campaigners' list for Phase I are senior ministers and party heavyweights such as Firhad Hakim, Subrata Bakshi, ...Read More >
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee fiercely criticises the BJP's 'double engine' governance model in West Bengal, accusing them of misusing democratic institutions and fueling communal tensions for political gain. Photograph: Shrikant Singh/ANI PhotoKey PointsAbhishek Banerjee accuses the BJP of misusing democratic institutions and the Election Commission to manipulate elections in West Bengal.Banerjee alleges the BJP is recruiting local agents to incite communal discord and divide votes in Bengal.Ba ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord". In a play of words, he said in a social media post that the people of Bengal will choose a government that is of the people, by the people, and for the people and not a dispensation that is "off the people, buy the people, and far fr ...Read More >
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: West Bengal is moving towards the state assembly polls that are about to be held in coming days. As of now, the political scenario has become highly aggressive. The two phases of elections will take place on April 23 and April 29 for all 294 seats in West Bengal. As the BJP and TMC continue to compete intensely for power, certain constituencies in West Bengal have become crucial battlefields for the poll results. Bhabanipur: The Chief Minister's Political Fo ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) Attacking the BJP over its "double engine" pitch, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that while its one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions, the other runs on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord". Banerjee said Bengal will choose a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. "Double Engine this, Double Engine that. You know what BJP's real Double Engine is? One engine runs on misusing demo ...Read More >
The political battle has intensified in West Bengal ahead of the assembly polls in April. The Election Commission of India had announced earlier that voting in the Bengal elections will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. The first phase in the state will cover 152 constituencies, and the second phase will cover 142 seats. The battle, largely, will be between the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), to stake claim of the CM seat. Since the announcement o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday said his party will stand by people whose names are found deleted after the publication of supplementary electoral rolls and alleged attempts to deprive genuine voters of their rights. Alleging "sustained pressure" by the BJP on the Election Commission to delete names of genuine voters and include those from other states through Form 6, the TMC national general secretary said, "We have to be on guard 24x7 to foil the bid to depr ...Read More >
New Delhi: The crucial two-phased West Bengal Assembly elections will be held on April 23 and 29, and the results will be out on May 4. The battlefield is ready and political heat is building up. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will cross swords and fight a pitched battle on most of the seats. Several constituencies are emerging as key battlegrounds that could sway the balance of power in favour of either party. The first phase of the elections will cov ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 3 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday accused the Narendra Modi government of causing hardships to people through "mishandling" of issues such as LPG supply, demonetisation, SIR hearings and the lockdown. Addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia district in support of party candidate Arjun Mahato from Joypur Assembly seat, Banerjee alleged that prices of essential commodities have risen sharply under the present dispensation. "Prices of LPG cylinders h ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Police on Thursday registered an FIR against several people, including two TMC councillors, for allegedly assembling unlawfully and defying police instructions near the state election office here, a senior officer said. "An FIR has been lodged against multiple people for unlawful assembly and disobedience of police directions," a senior officer said. The complaint names six prominent individuals, including Ward 36 councillor Sachin Singh and Ward 32 councillor Shanti Ranja ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties for the Assembly polls. Addressing an election rally at Taldangra in West Bengal's Bankura district, the TMC national general secretary said, "Keeping the BJP is like living with an ulcer, removing it is like curing cancer," urging voters to reject the saffron party. Banerjee claimed that individuals discarded by the TMC were b ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties for the Assembly polls. Addressing an election rally at Taldangra in West Bengal's Bankura district, the TMC national general secretary said, "Keeping the BJP is like living with an ulcer, removing it is like curing cancer," urging voters to reject the saffron party. Banerjee claimed that individuals discarded by th ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is reportedly dissatisfied with Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand, who is alleged to have failed to effectively handle demonstrations held in front of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office in the city. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition BJP have been holding repeated demonstrations since Monday outside the newly shifted office of the West Bengal CEO at the Shipping Corporation of India building on Strand Ro ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties for the Assembly polls. Addressing an election rally at Taldangra in West Bengal's Bankura district, the TMC national general secretary said, "Keeping the BJP is like living with an ulcer, removing it is like curing cancer," urging voters to reject the saffron party. Banerjee claimed that individuals discarded by th ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that a change in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency of South Kolkata would automatically translate into a change of regime in West Bengal. In Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against the leader of the opposition, Suvendu Adhikari. Addressing a gathering during a roadshow at Bhabanipur ahead of the filing of nomination by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, HM Shah said, ...Read More >
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