Latest Abhishek Banerjee News & Updates

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) At a time when the Trinamool Congress is plagued with internal conflicts, party supremo Mamata Banerjee has called for a gathering in Kolkata on July 21 to hold its annual Martyrs’ Day rally. On the call of North Kolkata Trinamool District President Kunal Ghosh, a pro-Mamata Trinamool meeting was held at Rammohan Library on Thursday. There, Mamata spoke to party workers present via Kunal’s phone for 12 minutes and called for a gathering on July 21.Mamata Banerjee said she…

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.At the same time, a single-judge bench also directed Roy to submit details of his financial transactions and bank accounts in the form of an affidavit by June 29.The bench further directed the state police to submit a detailed report on …

Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) The makers of the movie adaptation of “Mirzapur” on Thursday unveiled the teaser of the upcoming film, which gave a glimpse into the “epic bhaukaal” it is going to set on September 4. The two-minute-long teaser showcases that the film is rooted in the timeline that began with Season 1 in 2018. The teaser also stirs nostalgia with iconic dialogues placed perfectly in the movie adaptation.The teaser begins with Pankaj’s iconic character Kaleen Bhaiya saying that it…

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the notice from the Criminal Investigation (CID) of the West Bengal Police for the collection of his voice samples on June 30 as directed by a district court in North 24 Parganas district earlier this week.The collection of the voice samples of Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of former West Bengal Chie…

Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) Armed with an order passed by a district court in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, earlier this week, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has served a notice on the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, to collect his voice samples in relation to the case in which he has been accused of inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the recently concluded Assembly polls.An official from t…

Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The faction within the Trinamool Congress that remains loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, who serves as the party’s general secretary, has been further sidelined and marginalised in the West Bengal Assembly.Not a single party legislator from this faction has been provided with any berth in the newly constituted crucial Business Advisory (BA) committee of the Assembly.The BA committee is treated as one of the most …

Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, turned down a plea by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, for a fast-track hearing on his petition seeking the court’s permission to travel abroad for ophthalmic treatment.On Tuesday, Banerjee, the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, moved a petition at the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhatta…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) A district court in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, on Tuesday granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to collect voice samples of Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case where he has been accused of inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister Amit Shah before the recently concluded Assembly polls. Based on video footage of Banerjee’s alleged statements at a pre-election ra…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the State Assembly on Tuesday that a Bill with new and more stringent anti-corruption legal provisions will be moved on the floor of the House on the last day of the ongoing budget session on June 25. Participating in a debate over the budget proposals of the state Finance Minister Swapan Dasgupta, which was tabled on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly on Monday, the Chief Minister said that once the new law will be impl…

Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to travel abroad. The Diamond Harbour MP drew attention to the matter before the bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya. The case is likely to be heard later this week. It is initially learnt that Abhishek Banerjee wants to travel abroad for eye treatment. The Trinamool leader of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction has sought seven days’ permission in this…