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Kolkata: An all party meeting took place at the state election commission office with West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal. After the meeting the representatives of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and CPI (M) said that they have questioned the authority of Election Commission of India (ECI) to determine the citizenship status of any individual. Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said, "TMC will not sit quiet if any genuine voters name is deleted. We will protest at the nationa ...Read More >
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Congress MP Imran Masood on Tuesday refuted the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Phase-2, which will be conducted across 12 states and Union Territories, alleging that the Election Commission is constantly decreasing its credibility. "The Election Commission is constantly decreasing its credibility... It is very unfortunate if the credibility of the institution that is supposed to protect democracy is questioned in this manner," Masood said. T ...Read More >
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, Oct 28 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee charged the BJP with spreading fear over the National Register of Citizens on Tuesday, hours after the alleged suicide of a man near Kolkata, who reportedly left behind a note blaming the NRC for his death. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Muralidhar Sharma said after visiting the spot that 57-year-old Pradeep Kar was found hanging at his residence in Panihati in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday morning. A suicide note was found in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
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 >
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is listed as a voter in both Bihar and West Bengal. This dual registration is against electoral law. The Election Commission acknowledges such duplications are common. A recent revision in Bihar removed over six lakh duplicate entries. Kishor's party is contesting elections in Bihar. Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor figures in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal, an election official said on Tuesday. Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is co ...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 >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Assembly elections expected in West Bengal by May-June next year, every move made by Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee will be under public scrutiny. Thus, the large-scale bureaucratic reshuffle carried out by her government hours before the Election Commission announced the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the country, is suspected to be linked with the upcoming polls. As is the ongoing organisational ...Read More >
Patna: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor landed in a controversy on Tuesday when it came to light that he was allegedly registered as a voter in his home state of Bihar as well as adjoining West Bengal. According to official records, Kishor is enrolled as a voter in West Bengal at 121, Kalighat Road, the address of the Trinamool Congress headquarters in Kolkata's Bhabanipur assembly constituency, which is Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's seat, an election in West Bengal sai ...Read More >
Kolkata: Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor figures in the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal, an election official said on Tuesday. Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party is contesting the assembly elections in Bihar. According to official records, Kishor is enrolled as a voter in West Bengal at 121, Kalighat Road, the address of the Trinamool Congress headquarters in Kolkata's Bhabanipur assembly constituency, which is Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's seat, he said. ...Read More >
Patna: Prashant Kishor, poll strategist turned politician whose Jan Suraaj Party is contesting the Bihar Assembly polls, has reportedly had his name enrolled in the voter lists of two states - West Bengal and Bihar. In West Bengal, Kishor's address is listed as 121 Kalighat Road, which houses the Trinamool Congress office in Bhabanipur, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's constituency. Kishor had previously served as a political consultant for the TMC during the 2021 Assembly elections in the stat ...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 >
Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): Accusing the Trinamool Congress of opposing policies in the national interest, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday expressed confidence in the Election Commission of India (ECI), stating that the body is doing its work without any partiality. Ghosh noted that none of the political parties registered any official complaints with the ECI against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and emphasised that no genuine vot ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced to conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader and State Minister Shashi Panja said that her party would fight within the purview of the Constitution and law if the voting right of any genuine voter is snatched. Speaking to reporters, Shashi Panja said, "On behalf of th ...Read More >
East Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], October 28 (ANI): The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that West Bengal might face President's rule if the voter list and the elections are not carried out in time here as several leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress continue to oppose the Special Intensive Revision exercise in West Bengal. "If a government isn't formed by 5 May, then President's rule will automatically be imposed in West Bengal. Preparin ...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 >
NEW DELHI, Oct 27: The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories between November and February, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The states and Union Territories are: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and ...Read More >
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. In one of the largest reshuffles on a single day, 67 IAS and 460 West Bengal Civil Services (Executive) officers were transferred, according to a slew of notifications issued by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms (P&AR) Department. The transfer notifications were dated October 24, even as they were upl ...Read More >
THANE: 'Aapla Dawakhana', an ambitious project implemented by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to provide free healthcare services to the urban poor in Thane, has been shut down since August. The staff members, including nurses, housekeeping, etc., have not received their salaries for the past six months. A delegation of Aapla Dawakhana staff met Thane MLA Sanjay Kelkar on Friday to share their grievances and sought his intervention. Many of these 40 clinics branded as "Vandaniya Balasaheb ...Read More >
Thane: The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided to pay the pending salaries of doctors and staff working under the 'Aapla Dawakhana' initiative using the Rs 2.89 crore bank guarantee and withheld dues of the private operator. Municipal commissioner Saurabh Rao has instructed the civic health department to use these funds to prevent disruption in healthcare services.Deputy municipal commissioner (health) Umesh Birari, said the civic body took the step after the contractor stopped operati ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya has drawn severe flak from several quarters for saying that the two Australian women cricketers, victims of sexual assault by a man in Indore, should also share the blame for their ordeal. Even as the shocking incident rattled the cricket world as well as the sports lovers in the country, BJP veteran Mr. Vijayvargiya's controversial statement on it has triggered fresh outrage with several senior political leaders condemning him for his 'disgr ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Supreme Court's order to the Centre on Monday to restart the 100-day job scheme in West Bengal has come as a shot in the arm of Trinamul Congress ahead of the Assembly Election next year. Welcoming the SC judgment, the TMC took a swipe at the BJP for not releasing the funds over the last three years. It said, "The Supreme Court's clear and unequivocal verdict marks the end of an unjust and politically motivated financial blockade. By withholding MGNREGA funds for over three years, ...Read More >
Thane, Oct 27 (PTI) The civic body in Maharashtra's Thane on Monday said that the contractor responsible for operating the 'Apla Dawakhana' clinics had "closed shop abruptly", and had not paid wages for the staff since April. The Thane Municipal Corporation's clarification has come after local BJP MLA Sanjay Kelkar last week demanded that the civic authorities take action against the contractor for shutting down clinics and not paying wages to the employees. Nurses and other employees of Apla ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Election Commission will conduct phase two of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 12 states and Union Territories between November and February, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday. The states and Union Territories are: the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Among these, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The dates for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for states where Assembly polls are scheduled next year, including West Bengal, are expected to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday. The ECI has convened a press conference at 4.30 p.m. at its headquarters in New Delhi, where the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is likely to announce the names of the states where the exercise will be conducted in the immediate phase. Although the SIR w ...Read More >
Kolkata: With the four-week deadline to bring back Sunali Khatun and five others from Bangladesh ending on Friday, their families have decided to move the Calcutta High Court on Oct 27 seeking implementation of its order. On the other hand, the six appeared before a Bangladesh court on Thursday where the charge sheet on their illegal entry was submitted.A Calcutta HC division bench of justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra had on Sept 26 directed authorities to bring back Khat ...Read More >
Thane: The Thane Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested two more individuals -- Mandar Gawade and Sandeep Pawaskar -- in connection with the escalating bribery case involving suspended Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) deputy municipal commissioner Shankar Patole. Investigators suggest this could unravel a larger political-bureaucratic nexus operating within the civic body.Sources have hinted at the involvement of political intermediaries and influence peddlers in what was initially seen as a rou ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP neta and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said Indian Muslims don't have to worry about the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Speaking at Vijay Sankalp Sabha at Gangarampur in South Dinajpur, Majumdar said, "Indian Muslims have been citizens of the country and will continue to remain so. This is a guarantee from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP is a secular party. Others want to divide Hindus and Muslims on religious lines. We don't believe in that.""There ...Read More >
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