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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reiterated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a way to exclude voters from the voting list and deprive them of their voting rights. He said that if the voting rights of genuine voters are snatched in West Bengal then one lakh people will gherao the office of the Election Commission of India in New Delhi. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Abhishek Banerjee said, "Chief Election Commi ...Read More >
Kolkata: Following the Supreme Court order, which upheld the Calcutta High Court's June 18 order directing the Centre to release Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) funds to West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leadership in West Bengal calls it "victory". The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by the Central government challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court directing the prospective implementation of the MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal from August 1. ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court verdict allowing the prospective implementation of MGNREGA in West Bengal from August 1 this year is a "supreme blow" to the Centre and a victory for the poor people of the state. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Centre's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order, which directed that MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), the 100-day job guarantee scheme, be impleme ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calling it a "historic victory for the people of Bengal", Trinamool on Monday hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of a petition by the Centre challenging the Calcutta High Court's order to resume MGNREGA in the state after over three years. TMC said the SC order on the 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme was a "democratic slap on the face of those who believed Bengal could be bullied, coerced or silenced".TMC national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee pos ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee performed Kali Puja at her Kalighat residence here on Monday night, a tradition she has followed for over four decades, senior Trinamool Congress leaders said. Clad in a cotton saree, Banerjee took part in the rituals while her nephew and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee participated in a yagna in front of the idol of the goddess. Large crowds gathered outside her residence to catch a glimpse of the celebrations. ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership on Friday took a significant step towards politically rehabilitating former cabinet minister and Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who quit the party in 2018 and joined BJP a year later, making him the chairperson of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).Chatterjee, once considered close to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee and is fondly called Kanan by her, is the first non-bureaucrat chairperson of NKDA since its inception in 2009.The Friday app ...Read More >
AICC general secretary Ghulam Ahmed Mir (left), Congress state chief Subhankar Sarkar (second from right) and chairman of Congress SIR committee Prasenjit Bose (right) along with other leaders at a news meet at Bidhan Bhavan on Saturday The Telegraph The Congress, which had trained its guns on the BJP in Bihar over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, is now set to hold the Trinamool Congress to scrutiny in Bengal. Both the Congress and the Trinamool Congress are constituen ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership on Friday took a significant step towards politically rehabilitating former cabinet minister and Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who quit the party in 2018 and joined BJP a year later, making him the chairperson of New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).Chatterjee, once considered close to Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee and is fondly called Kanan by her, is the first non-bureaucrat chairperson of NKDA since its inception in 2009.The Friday app ...Read More >
New Delhi: Faced with heavy criticism and court battles over Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission now plans to effect significant changes in the SIR approach, mainly to reduce voter stress. Document requirements, deletion from draft electoral rolls on non-submission and short deadlines to do so were key concerns that arose in the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar and all three are likely to see the EC bring in more flexibility, ET has gathered. The EC has been holdin ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 16: Amid indications that the notification for Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will be released soon, the Trinamool Congress has decided to go all out against the exercise with a mega rally in Kolkata soon after the current festive season is over with Kali Puja, Diwali and Bhai Photo (Bhai Dhuj). Sources in the Trinamool Congress said that the proposed mega anti-SIR rally in Kolkata is likely to be conducted in the first week of Novemb ...Read More >
As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposition parties, including the Trinamul Congress, CPI-M-led Left Front, and Congress, have raised questions over the "hasty implementation" of the exercise ahead of next year's Assembly polls. As the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (CEO) office fast-tracks the booth mapping process under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), opposit ...Read More >
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A student from Odisha, studying at a private medical college in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, was raped allegedly by some men on Friday, October 10. The incident occurred outside the private medical college campus in Durgapur when the second-year student went out with a friend to fetch some food, a police officer said. The survivor, from Jaleswar in Odisha, is undergoing treatment at the college hospital and gave her statement to the police, an officer said. A ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 8 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the spike in airfares from Bagdogra in the aftermath of the flood and landslides in the northern part of the state, calling it "discriminatory", and questioned why the state was being treated "unfairly" during a humanitarian crisis. Banerjee who returned from north Bengal during the day said that next week she will again visit the region affected by natural disaster that claimed at least 32 lives. She alleg ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 3 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of releasing water "recklessly and without prior intimation" to the state government, and slammed the central PSU for what she termed a "deliberate ploy" to create a flood-like situation in south Bengal districts during the Durga Puja festivities. The central PSU, however, denied the charge, saying that discharges were capped at around 70,000 cusecs, well below the 1.3 lakh cus ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 2 (PTI) West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid their tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 156th birth anniversary. Describing Gandhi as a great leader whose name would forever be etched in golden letters in the pages of history, Banerjee recalled the profound teachings of peace, non-violence of the Father of the Nation. "Mahatma Gandhi, the great leader of our country, his name will be written in golden letters on the p ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 29 (ANI): BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul on Monday criticised the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and TMC president Abhishek Banerjee for not congratulating India win against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Commenting on India victory in the Asia Cup, Paul said that neither Rahul Gandhi nor Abhishek Banerjee had uttered a single word about their country win in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. She claimed that the match results have caused both leaders considerable pain. Those ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 29 (ANI): BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul on Monday criticised the Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and TMC president Abhishek Banerjee for not "congratulating" India's win against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. Commenting on India's victory in the Asia Cup, Paul said that neither Rahul Gandhi nor Abhishek Banerjee had uttered a single word about their country's win in the Asia Cup final on Sunday. She claimed that the match's results have caused both leaders considerable pai ...Read More >
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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has quashed the Union government's deportation orders against two migrant worker families from West Bengal, directing that six individuals pushed into Bangladesh earlier this year be brought back to India within four weeks. A division bench of Justices Reetobroto Mitra and Tapabrata Chakraborty, while hearing two habeas corpus petitions, held that the authorities had "acted in hot haste" and "admittedly did not follow" the Union home ministry's May 2 guidelines ...Read More >
Mamata, TMC leaders invoke 'Bangla-asmita' & recall vandalism of Vidyasagar statue in 2019 UNION HOME Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, which this year carries a military-themed tribute titled 'Operation Sindoor.' Addressing the gathering after performing the rituals, Shah linked regional aspirations to a national development narrative and said he prayed for a government that would build a "Sonar Bangla", (Golden Bengal) a prosperou ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 26 (PTI) The Telangana government on Friday said it aims to attract Rs 1 lakh crore in investments in the aerospace industry over the next five years. According to a press release, State Industries Minister Sridhar Babu chaired a special meeting at the secretariat with leading representatives from the aerospace sector, engaging in in-depth discussions on the future of aerospace development in the state. ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court on Friday (September 26, 2025) directed repatriation of six people from two families hailing from West Bengal's Birbhum, who were pushed into Bangladesh. A Division Bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobrata Mitra gave this direction while deciding two writ petitions filed by Bhodu Sheikh and Amir Khan. Bhodu Sheikh sought repatriation of his daughter Sunali Khatun Sheikh, his son-in-law Danish Sheikh and minor grandson, while Amir Khan sought ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 26 (PTI) TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah's 'Sonar Bangla' pitch, questioning the BJP-led Centre over alleged dues of Rs 2 lakh-crore to West Bengal. Taking strong exception to Shah's comments made earlier in the day during a Durga Puja inauguration, Banerjee said the saffron camp should first explain why the state's legitimate funds are being withheld. "First, you should ask Amit Shah - when will you release Rs 2 ...Read More >
Kolkata: Praying Goddess Durga for formation of a new government, which will reestablish 'Sonar Bangla' following 2026 assembly polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated a Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square, which has been designed on the theme of "Operation Sindoor", following Pahalgam terror attack and paying tribute to the Indian Army. Shah, after inaugurating the "Operation Sindoor" themed Durga puja and offering prayers to Goddess Durga, said, "I have prayed to Godd ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal's love affair with football offers fertile ground for political messaging. And the parties furrow it well for planting their seeds of propaganda. With Assembly elections due next year, West Bengal's principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken the field, while the state's sports ministry is organising its own tournament. Though top leaders are not donning football boots themselves, they did kick off respective tournaments on Thursday, ...Read More >
Bhopal: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing from September 23, an all-party meeting was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday at his official residence, where a formal resolution to ensure the full 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been unanimously adopted, marking a decisive shift in the state's legal and administrative posture. Backed by all major parties, the resolution affirms that the remaining 13% of the quota, on top of the 14% already impleme ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress' Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said that it was his party MPs who forced Union Home Minister Amit Shah to sit in the fourth row and present the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill in Parliament. Addressing the foundation day event of his party's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Banerjee said, "They brought a Bill to change the Constitution at midnight thinking they will pass it. They thought the country is their property and they c ...Read More >
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the BJP, accusing it of using the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to "select voters" instead of letting people elect governments, and warned that any attempt to delete legitimate voters will be met with protests in New Delhi. He alleged that the saffron party was trying to "snatch away the voting rights of Bengalis" ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, but asserted that the state's ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 20 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned a constitutional amendment bill pertaining to the removal of a prime minister, CMs and ministers after being arrested for criminal charges, alleging that it will "end" the democratic era in India forever. Banerjee, in a post on X, also claimed that the amendment bill is a step "more than a super-Emergency" and will "finish" independence of the country's judiciary. The remarks came as Union Minister Amit Sha ...Read More >
BJP's Malviya said that Sonia's name appeared in the voter list three years before she officially became an Indian citizen. BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya hit out at the opposition's protest over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and alleged that former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi herself "violated" electoral law back in the 1980s. In a detailed post on X, along with a photocopy of an extract from the electoral rolls of 1980, Malviya said that Sonia's name appeared in the voter list ...Read More >
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