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.
Union home minister Amit Shah today slammed chief minister Mamata Banerjee for the attacks on the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bhupatinagar and Enforcement Directorate ( ED) in Sandeshkhali.
South Dum Dum Municipality’s Ward 15 Independent councillor Debashis Banerjee is upset with the Trinamul Congress.
Mamata Banerjee, on 28 February, too tried to alert the undercover movement in Junglemahal. This time, she however referred to the saffron party.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday stepped up her attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing them of using the NIA to intimidate Trinamul Congress leaders.
According to reports, the East Midnapore police registered an FIR against the NIA team and CRPF officials based on a complaint from a woman who alleged assault and outrage to her modesty by the officers.
