Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee today said that the winter session of the state Assembly would begin on 25 November and would continue for 10-11 days. This was decided following consultation with the chief minister, said the Speaker.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone for the Bagdogra Airport New Terminal and Redevelopment Project from Kashi today.
Governor C V Ananda Bose headed for New Delhi on Thursday evening, hours after a meeting with the BJP’s present and former state presidents in West Bengal Sukanta Majumdar and Dilip Ghosh respectively.
The vice-chancellor of Kazi Nazrul University (KNU) in Asansol, Professor Debashis Banerjee has resigned from his post and has sent his resignation letter by mail to the chancellor of the university, Governor of West Bengal C V Ananda Bose, last night.
Mr Shamim replaced R Rajasekharan, an IPS officer, in-charge of the anti-corruption cell. A shuffle has also been made in the post of additional deputy commissioner (ADC) to the Governor C V Ananda Bose.
Biman Bandyopadhyay, Speaker of the state Assembly, on Friday administered the oath to the two newly-elected Trinamul Congress MLAs Sanyantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar.
Speaking to reporters here today, Governor Dr Bose stressed that the current situation cannot persist and the culture of violence must come to an end.
On the other hand, Mr Bose stuck to his earlier decision to administer the swearing-in ceremony of the two MLAs at Raj Bhavan instead of the Legislative Assembly, making the process more complicated, political observers felt.
Governor C V Ananda Bose on Monday has reportedly asked Kolkata Police personnel deployed at the Raj Bhavan to immediately vacate the premises.
The leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday sought permission from Kolkata Police for a sit-in demonstration outside the Raj Bhavan here with the victims of post-poll violence in the state.
