Tension flared up in Belgharia after a Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was shot dead point-blank late on Tuesday night.
“We believe in unity and diversity. We believe in ‘dhormo jaar jaar, utsav sobar’ (religion is personal and celebrations are for all).
Contai in East Midnapore turned into a battleground on Saturday over the elections to the Kanthi Cooperative Bank, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between the Trinamul Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and CPI-M.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Friday took a swipe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that she should have been prepared for the protest she faced during her address at Kellogg College, Oxford University, as the world is aware of the situation of the state.
A decision on them will be taken by the party leadership only after chief minister Mamata Banerjee returns to Kolkata from her UK trip on Friday night.
A secretariat member of the CPM's West Burdwan district committee joined the Trinamul Congress, accompanied by 1,200 CPM cadres in the presence of two ministers at the district TMC office, this afternoon.
A four-member Central fact-finding team of the BJP will reach West Bengal on Sunday evening to review the situation in certain parts of the state in the wake of reports of post-poll violence that started since the results of the Lok Sabha elections were announced on June 4.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee has urged the councillors of Kolkata Municipal Corporation ( KMC) to pull up their socks and intensify their contacts with local people. The Trinamul Congress is going to launch a programme titled “Your councillor in your doorstep” shortly.
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in Gujarat has reportedly issued a notice to Yusuf Pathan, newly elected MP of Trinamul Congress and former member of the Indian national cricket team, on charge of allegedly occupying some government land close to his residence in Vadodora city.
The Trinamul Congress today announced three candidates for the Assembly by-elections. By-elections are scheduled to be held on 10 July in four Assembly constituencies.
