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BJP MP urges CM to scale up Lakshmir Bhandar money for women

Senior BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato, a member of the Parliamentary Committee for home affairs, has written today to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to increase the monthly assistance under the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme to Rs 2,000.

BJP leader upset over MLA fund utilisation

Visibly upset, BJP’s Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh, who is also the chief whip of the Opposition in the state Assembly, expressed frustration over his inability to utilise the Bidhayak Fund (MLA fund) for local area development.

Factional feud over party office

The supporters of Anubrata Mondal have allegedly grabbed the party office belonging to a leader of the different camp in Sriniketan Bazar, Bolpur.

Mamata warns cops, civil officials against bribes

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a stern warning against certain sections of the police and civil administration, saying that they are taking bribes and the blame is falling on Trinamul Congress leaders.

State BJP president attacks TMC over viral video

In a fiery critique of the Trinamul Congress (TMC), BJP state president and Union minister of state for development of north eastern region, Sukanta Majumdar took to social media to condemn a viral video involving senior TMC leader and chief whip of the West Bengal Assembly, Nirmal Ghosh.