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New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Rajya Sabha member Kapil Sibal on Saturday cited examples of five voters who were allegedly registered both in West Bengal and Bihar to take a swipe at the BJP, saying the party is only 'atmanirbhar' in elections when the Election Commission is supporting it. Sibal's allegations come days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to include illegal voters from NDA-ruled Bihar, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh in the electoral rolls of ...Read More >
Malda: Addressing a public rally, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warned people not to trust BJP leaders with poll promises, especially with bank account numbers, since they will take away the money they receive from the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, a popular direct benefit transfer program for women beneficiaries in the state. "I know a lot of money comes in during elections. Mothers and sisters, stay alert - the BJP people will come to your homes in the name of the West Bengal governme ...Read More >
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday asserted that a "storm, a tsunami of the people" is set to sweep the TMC from power on election day. Addressing supporters, Adhikari said, "The people will uproot and throw them (TMC) out, root and all. As soon as our government is formed, we will withdraw all fake cases against the BJP in the first cabinet meeting. The BJP government will give Rs 5,000 as a fighte ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing electoral battle in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, on Saturday, hit out at the Congress, with the BJP alleging that Congress is acting as the ruling party's 'B-team'. The Trinamool Congress hit out at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for his remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The Assembly election in West Bengal is scheduled to be held in two phases, April 23 and 29. BJP Spokesperson ...Read More >
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday held a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh for the upcoming assembly elections in Kharagpur Sadar constituency. Speaking to ANI, CM Rekha Gupta said, "This time, the people of Bengal have resolved to uproot and throw out this (Trinamool Congress) government, and the enthusiasm among the people here indicates that Mamata Banerjee will be ousted and this time a Modi government will be formed. ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday visited the office of the Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) and later investigated the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office in Kaliachowk, Malda. The probe was related to the gherao of seven judicial officers that took place on April 1. A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district on Wed ...Read More >
Malda, Apr 4 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that while the real culprits behind the violence and gherao of judicial officers in Malda district's Mothabari have escaped, the NIA is picking up innocent local people and harassing them. Addressing an election rally at Manikchak in Malda, she urged the gathering not to approach judicial officers scrutinising 'under adjudication' cases post-SIR, instead submit applications before tribunals for re-inclusion of nam ...Read More >
A Kolkata-based Indologist said fish occupies a civilisational space in West Bengal. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Fish has become a key political symbol in West Bengal's assembly elections, linking food to identity * TMC accuses BJP of threatening Bengali culture by promoting vegetarianism and Hindi dominance * BJP candidates campaign with fish to counter allegations of being anti-fish and anti-Bengali culture Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To ...Read More >
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday held a roadshow in support of BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh for the upcoming assembly elections in Kharagpur Sadar constituency. Speaking to ANI, CM Rekha Gupta said, "This time, the people of Bengal have resolved to uproot and throw out this (Trinamool Congress) government, and the enthusiasm among the people here indicates that Mamata Banerjee will be ousted and this time a Modi government will be formed. ...Read More >
Murshidabad: Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, during his election campaign in Murshidabad, alleged that he was attacked by TMC workers while canvassing in the Berhampore Assembly constituency. Chowdhury, who was earlier an MP from Behrampore, said he had raised concerns with the administration over security arrangements during the ongoing election campaign. Earlier on Thursday, he expressed strong confidence in securing public support in Berhampore, saying his long-standi ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday visited the office of the Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) and later investigated the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office in Kaliachowk, Malda. The probe was related to the gherao of seven judicial officers that took place on April 1. A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district on Wed ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has begun probing the harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda district, will focus in its first preliminary report on whether the incident was driven by spontaneous public anger or was a pre-planned attempt to derail the ongoing judicial adjudication process. The agency's initial findings, to be submitted to the Supreme Court next week, sources say, will focus on whether the incident was a ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday demanded a CBI investigation into the recent Malda incident. He accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of making statements that incite unrest and said statistics over the past three years show minorities have suffered under Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. Also Read | 'Nothing Left in the Left, Detached from People': Rahul Gandhi Targets CM Pinarayi Vijayan, PM Narendra Modi in Ker ...Read More >
Kolkata Police on Friday registered two cases following a complaint by the Election Commission of India over chaos outside a nomination centre, where senior Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP candidates filed their papers a day earlier amid clashes and alleged slogan-shouting by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers. "Two cases were registered against unidentified people at the Alipore and Kalighat police stations," a police officer said, requesting anonymity. After addressing a rally at Hazra, ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday demanded a CBI investigation into the recent Malda incident. He accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of making statements that incite unrest and said statistics over the past three years show minorities have suffered under Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said, "The Chief Minister is shifting stance and now, turning under pressure. Her statements are ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the run-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of voter intimidation, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair". BJP's Information Technology Cell Chief and the party's central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, posted on X, "Another TMC goon, Hafijul Molla Pradhan of Deuli I Gram Panchayat, who was threatening voters, has been arrested and necessary legal action is being ...Read More >
Murshidabad: Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, during his election campaign in Murshidabad, alleged that he was attacked by TMC workers while canvassing in the Berhampore Assembly constituency. Chowdhury, who was earlier an MP from Behrampore, said he had raised concerns with the administration over security arrangements during the ongoing election campaign. Also Read: West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Baharampur poll battle hinges on religious divide, with Congress vet ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, during his election campaign in Murshidabad, alleged that he was attacked by TMC workers while canvassing in the Berhampore Assembly constituency. Chowdhury, who was earlier an MP from Behrampore, said he had raised concerns with the administration over security arrangements during the ongoing election campaign. Also Read | PSEB Result 2026 Soon at pseb.ac.in, How to Check Class 5, 8 Scores ...Read More >
Kharagpur (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Kharagpur Sadar assembly constituency, Dilip Ghosh, on Saturday expressed serious concern over the law and order situation in West Bengal, citing recent violent incidents that have drawn nationwide attention. Speaking to ANI, Kharagpur Sadar BJP candidate Dilip Ghosh said, "The kind of incidents happening in Bengal are a matter of concern for people across the country...Mamata Banerjee said that people ar ...Read More >
Ratna Debnath on the Panihati campaign trail. Shortly after 8am, Ratna Debnath greets BJP workers as she enters the party office in Bengal's Panihati, and readies for another day of door-to-door campaigning before the April election. To the rest of India, however, she is the mother of 'Abhaya', the 31-year-old junior doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024. Look at Ratna and it seem as if she still hasn't stopped crying. But she has a ...Read More >
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday, during his election campaign in Murshidabad, alleged that he was attacked by TMC workers while canvassing in the Berhampore Assembly constituency. Chowdhury, who was earlier an MP from Behrampore, said he had raised concerns with the administration over security arrangements during the ongoing election campaign. Earlier on Thursday, he expressed strong confidence in securing public support ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that the recent violence in Malda was a "pre-planned experiment" sponsored by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said the main accused, Mofakkerul Islam, has been seen with top TMC leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, and claimed that the ruling party is politicising institutions and promoting political violence. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, "It was a pre-planned experiment sponsor ...Read More >
New Delhi: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Delhi reached Kaliachak in Bengal's Malda on Friday following the Election Commission of India's orders to investigate the mob siege at a block development officer's (BDO) office the night before that held seven judicial officers hostage for hours and attracted the ire of the Supreme Court. The 20-member NIA team reached Mothabari in the afternoon in 12 cars kept at the Kolkata airport - about 315 km away - hours after the state Crimina ...Read More >
Patna, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Minister Ramkripal Yadav, reacting to the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) decision to remove MP Raghav Chadha as the party's Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, on Saturday said that the party's national Convenor Arvind Kejriwal wants to keep his party workers and leaders under control "like slaves". "Raghav Chadha has not said anything wrong. Everyone has heard it; the whole world has heard it. But I don't know what problem Arvind Kejriwal is facing. If anyone expre ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that the recent violence in Malda was a "pre-planned experiment" sponsored by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said the main accused, Mofakkerul Islam, has been seen with top TMC leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, and claimed that the ruling party is politicising institutions and promoting political violence. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, "It was a pre-pla ...Read More >
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday summoned TMC leader Debasish Kumar, who is also the party candidate from Rashbehari in South Kolkata, for questioning in connection with a land-grabbing case for the second time in one week. Kumar was seen entering the Enforcement Directorate office in CGO complex around 11:30 am. The outgoing MLA of the Rashbehari constituency, Kumar, is also a member of Mayor in Council of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). According to sources, the ED had recently co ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The TMC sought the immediate removal of the returning officer for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in West Bengal, alleging he has a proximity with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. In a representation submitted to Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Friday, the ruling party raised objections to the appointment of RO for the Bhabanipur seat in southern Kolkata. The party alleged that the returning officer has a "documented and close association" with Adhikari, who is cont ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, has directed the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Kolkata Police Commissioner, and other senior officials to ensure that elections in West Bengal are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and impartial manner. The instructions also apply to Divisional Commissioners, ADGPs, IGs, District Magistrates, Commissioners of Police, SSPs, and SPs. The Election Comm ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) The TMC sought the immediate removal of the returning officer for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in West Bengal, alleging he has proximity with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari. In a representation submitted to Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Friday, the ruling party raised objections to the appointment of RO for the Bhabanipur seat in southern Kolkata. The party alleged that the returning officer has a "documented and close association" with Adhikari, w ...Read More >
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