Chief minister Mamata Banerjee

9May

Elections, India

“BJP Forced Me To Sign Blank Papers”: Sandeshkhali Woman Withdraws Rape Charges Against TMC Men

On Thursday, one of the three women from Sandeshkhali withdrew the rape charges she had previously made against Trinamool Congress (TMC) men, citing coercion by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members. According to reports by NDTV and the Times of India, the woman claimed that the BJP forced her to ...

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7May

India

“Mentally Relaxed”: Mamata After SC Stays HC’s Order On Teachers’ Appointment

As the Supreme Court stayed the Calcutta High Court order regarding the appointment of school teachers in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today hailed the verdict saying she is "happy and mentally relaxed" for receiving justice from the top Court. Giving relief from the inva...

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4May

Elections, India

“BJP Hatched An Entire Conspiracy…” Trinamool’s Big Expose On Sandeshkhali

Amid the Sandeshkhali row where women have made allegations of sexual abuse against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, the party on Saturday released a video claiming a "conspiracy" by the BJP to defame West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. In the alleged video going viral on social media,...

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1May

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“Better To Vote For BJP”: Congress Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Alleges In Viral Video

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev on Wednesday shared a video on X featuring Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury purportedly suggesting that voting for the BJP might be better than supporting the TMC in West Bengal. In the undated video, Chowdhury, the leader of the opposition in Lo...

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17Apr

Elections, Lok Sabha Election 2024

BJP-Led NDA Set for Third Term, But “400 Paar” Seems Out of Reach: NDTV Poll Of Opinion Polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to secure a third consecutive term in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, albeit with a significant gap from its ambitious “abki baar, 400 paar” target, as per NDTV's poll of opinion polls. Projections suggest that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA...

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12Apr

Elections, India

“Is UP Safe?” Mamata Banerjee Counters BJP’s “Safe Haven For Terrorists” Charge After Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Arrests

The arrest of two primary suspects linked to the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case from West Bengal has sparked a heated political debate between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, addressing an election rally in Dinhata, Cooch Behar, cou...

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11Apr

India

Mamata Banerjee Declares “Ready To Shed Blood For Country” At Eid Prayer, Rejects CAA And NRC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stance against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, the National Register of Citizens, and the Uniform Civil Code during an Eid prayer gathering on Thursday. She stressed in the importance of unity among all religions and warned against pot...

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3Apr

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“In Case They Pick You Up…”: Mahua Moitra Shares WhatsApp Message From Mom

Trinamool Congress leader and expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, who is currently facing heat from central agencies, shared a WhatsApp message from her mother on X on Wednesday, in which her mother is talking about filing the nomination on her behalf. Moitra posted the screenshot of the text mes...

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3Apr

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

“Fooled Us”: Matuas, Including BJP Supporters, Frustrated Over CAA In Bengal

They have fooled us, lamented Biswajit Bain, one of the Matuas in West Bengal’s Bongaon in North 24 Paraganas district, three weeks after the Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA. In Bengal, for those belonging to the Matua community, the CAA has been an emotive issue. Matuas belong ...

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3Apr

Elections, India, Lok Sabha Election 2024

Trinamool’s Saket Gokhale Accuses BJP Of Sharing Govt Data With Private Firms For Election Campaign

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale on Wednesday alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is “illegally giving out government data to private companies for their election campaigning”. Sharing on X (formerly Twitter) the screenshots of a Hindustan Times story from May 2019, t...

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