Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) A fresh FIR has been registered against Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.In the fresh FIR registered at Debra Police Station in West Midnapore district, Roy has been accused of duping people of several lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in the state government during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime.Earlier, a district court in West Midnapore district had …
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Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Mahua Moitra, on Sunday, ridiculed the National Citizens Party of India (NCPI)’s claims of being “pro-poor” on the latter’s social media handle.In her own social media post on Sunday, Moitra also expressed doubts about how long the NCPI will be able to retain its “pro-poor” image amid the joining of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members with the virtual…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) For some time, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s means of travel — especially between Kolkata and Delhi — has been a subject of political discussions which has increased in pitch since his Friday visit to call upon the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The party’s de-facto number two was in Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Birla and contest the legitimacy of a rebel faction within the Trinamool Congress.He urged the Speaker not to recognise the breakawa…
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The police on Saturday arrested five Trinamool Congress workers, including Debashis Banerjee, councillor of Ward No. 15 of South Dum Dum Municipality, in connection with the fight that erupted outside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had travelled to Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, where he reportedly challenged the merger of rebel Trinamool MPs with the National Citizens’ Party …
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday raised concerns over security measures in West Bengal following Friday night’s incident when an individual was allegedly held with arms outside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, soon after the TMC General Secretary landed in Kolkata.In a post on X, the Trinamool Congress MP said, “Last night at Kolkata Airport, shortly after I landed from Delhi, a shocking incident took place. Armed individuals were …
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A delegation of four Trinamool Congress MPs, three from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha, led by the party’s general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Friday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and sought the disqualification of 20 rebel party MPs who recently joined the Tripura‑based Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI). Speaking to media persons after the meeting, Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said he and other memb…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) Veteran Trinamool Congress legislator Sovandeb Chattopadhyay on Friday moved a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, challenging the order of the single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao of the same court, upholding the decision of the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose accepting expelled Trinamool legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the new majority bloc of the party in the House as well as the official Leader of Opposition (LoP). Although, in t…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday served contempt of court notices to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and Lok Sabha member.The notice pertains to the Trinamool Congress annual Martyrs’ Day rally in central Kolkata on July 21, 2025, which contravened the Calcutta High Court’s 2018 order that prohibited political parties from obstructing any major or important road junctions in…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health, happiness and success. Abhishek Banerjee took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Warm birthday wishes to @RahulGandhi Ji. Wishing you good health, happiness and continued success in every endeavour. Keep shining.”Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader and Member of Pa…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The Diamond Harbour Police in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal has filed an FIR against Mitun Kumar Dey, an influential former officer from the district, who is considered a close associate of Abhishek Banerjee, the general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and a three-time Lok Sabha member, during the previous administration led by Mamata Banerjee.The FIR against Dey, sources aware of the development said, has been registered following a complaint lodged b…