BJP state secretary Nabarun Nayek removed on graft charges
In a major embarrassment for the BJP in West Bengal, state secretary Nabarun Nayek has been removed from his post following allegations of corruption.
In a major embarrassment for the BJP in West Bengal, state secretary Nabarun Nayek has been removed from his post following allegations of corruption.
Raj Bhaban has also formed a two-member panel to probe the details of reports carried in some media.
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.
Despite BJP's poor performance in the six Assembly by-elections, West Bengal BJP president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar confidently stated that they will claim power in Bengal in 2026 through the people's mandate.
Counting is underway for bypolls to six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal. As per the early trends, Trinamool Congress led three of the six Assembly constituencies.
The BJP delegation to the Election Commission on Monday was headed by Union Minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
According to a leading member of the Global Advisory Board (GAB) formed by the state government,” We are seriously worried about the number of COVID-19 deaths at a time when the infection positivity rate is receding regularly since the third wave of the pandemic triggered by the new variant Omicron hit our state in December last year.”
The Union Health Minister also urged the States and UTs to adopt the hub and spoke model for teleconsultation.
The sources in the excise department also said that four companies - 'Bajimat Drinks, Nature's Basket', 'Dunjo Digital' and Platinus Analytics have been finalised. "BEVCO will be organising a meeting with all these companies by the first week of February and the MoU will be signed.
According to a statement issued by the Reserve Bank of India, the state borrowed Rs 3,000 crore from the open market on Monday - the third time in this month taking the total borrowing to Rs 6,500 crore this month - making it second after Uttar Pradesh to borrow such a huge amount from the market. Earlier the state had borrowed Rs 3,500 crore in two instalments in this month.
