At a time when communal tensions have been rising in the region—before Eid, during Ram Navami, and amid protests against the amended Waqf Act —Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, along with BJP MLAs from Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari, visited the Khoribari police station in the Phansidewa Assembly constituency of Darjeeling district on Saturday.
Sachdeva demanded that Atishi delete the social media post and issue an apology to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
Last evening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the revival of the alliance between the AIADMK and the BJP.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Saturday, paid floral tribute to former Governor Late Lalji Tandon on his birth anniversary by garlanding his statue.
Protests against the Waqf Amendment Act continued across various parts of West Bengal on Friday.
He accused the BJP of controlling the disqualified Congress MLAs and the three independent MLAs by inducement and intimidating them.
Political analysts suggest that the BJP aims to signal its commitment to working in harmony with regional parties, thus keeping alive the aspirations of the region.
The BJP has nominated Gopalpur MLA and BJD deserter Pradeep Panigrahy for Berhampur Lok Sabha seat.
An audio-visual clip has gone viral exposing a conversation between the Serampore sitting MP Kalyan Banerjee and BJP Serampore LS candidate Mr Kabir Shankar Bose.
A delegation of senior Congress leaders Salman Khurshid, Pawan Khera and Gurdeep Sappal met the poll panel and requested immediate action against the ruling party.
