Despite regular visits by the task force to local markets, following instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a section of traders continues to sell vegetables, especially potatoes, onions, and garlic, at inflated prices once officials leave the premises.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee will preside over the meeting of the national working committee of the party tomorrow. The meeting will be held at her Kalighat residence.
Ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has repeatedly accused the state government of antiHindu bias, citing incidents in Murshidabad's Beldanga and neighboring Bangladesh.
While in Birbhum district, police have conducted raids throughout the night and vehicle full of cattle, coal and stone have been seized from the highways and drivers arrested.
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.
At the G level, the Trinamul had won 18,580 seats as of last report
Union Minister Nishith Pramanik said the single-phased polls were not a festival of the republic but a festival of death.
Unable to face Mamata Banerjee politically, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is punishing the people of Bengal by not giving its dues, worth Rs 1.15 lakh crore, said national general secretary of Trinamul Congress Abhishek Banerjee.
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central armed forces to remain in state for 10 days after the results for the panchayat polls are declared on 11 July.
Hundreds of Kolkatans, who had migrated to the city for livelihood, rush to their respective villagers to cast their votes where they have their names still registered on the voter list.
