Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamul national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wrote in his X-handle: “Shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the devastating fire at Mechhua.
With just a day to go before the much-anticipated inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha, 3,003 lotus flowers and holy water from the Susunia Hills have been dispatched from Bankura district.
With allegations of corruption mounting against two key leaders of the West Bengal BJP—a prominent woman leader and a state general secretary — the party's top leadership is reportedly considering a major overhaul.
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using the Pahalgam terror attack to target minorities and incite communal tensions in the country.
Trinamool Congress General Secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Sunday, asked the Union government to initiate action in reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Terming the incident an "assassination attempt", BJP leader Arjun Singh claimed that seven bullets were also fired at the car of Priyangu Pandey, another party leader, during the attack.
Authorities have tightened security in Kolkata in the wake of the 12-hour 'Bengal Bandh' call by the BJP in protest against the alleged police crackdown during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest rally in the state capital on Tuesday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her grief and solidarity with the family of a trainee doctor, who was sexually assaulted and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.
In the aftermath of the violence during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally in Kolkata, Union Minister and BJP President J.P. Nadda has launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of "surpassing all boundaries of cruelty and dictatorship" in the state.
Trinamul Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh urged people to foil the 12-hour Bangla Bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party state unit tomorrow.
