Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal), April 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday, put forward his apprehension on the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly being the mastermind behind the harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district. Alleging Islam’s connection with the Trinamool Congress, he accused the ruling party of trying to save him. Mofakkarul Islam was arre…
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Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) With the National Investigation Agency (NIA) starting a probe into the case of harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal’s Malda on the night of April 1, the total arrests in the case made by the state police till Friday afternoon have increased to 33.Confirming the number of arrests, the Additional Director General (North Bengal), K. Jayaraman, told media persons that the police have registered a total of 19 cases, both in the matter of the…
Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Mofakkarul Islam, the mastermind behind the harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal’s Malda district, was arrested at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district on Friday while trying to escape from the state. An advocate by profession, Islam has been actively associated with Asaduddin Owaisi-founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM).An arrest warrant was issued against Mofakkerul on Thursday on the orders of the Supreme Court. S…
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Friday criticised All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, accusing him of instigating the public with provocative statements. Speaking to IANS, Minister Yadav said: “Owaisi provokes people and instigates them — this seems to be all he does…like he has opened a shop and is sitting. The public will not fall for his provocations. The Bharatiya Janata Party government, under the leadership of Himanta Bis…
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in Malda district was the result of a “joint conspiracy” by the BJP and the Election Commission of India aimed at paving the way for the imposition of President’s Rule in the state.“It was the ECI’s duty to ensure the protection of the judicial officers. With the model code of conduct being in force, I do not have any control ov…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday launched his Assembly election campaign in West Bengal, addressing a rally in Murshidabad district in support of Humayun Kabir’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).At a public meeting in Naoda, Owaisi accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of having a political understanding.“The Trinamool Congress supremo and the Prime Minister are hand in glove in New Delhi and Bengal. In 2005, Mamata Banerjee thr…
Guwahati, April 1 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, claiming that the party has lost its organisational base in the state and stands little chance of electoral success in the upcoming Assembly polls. Addressing reporters during a campaign stop in Tongla, Sarma said, “The Congress is now an existence-less party. It no longer has a foundation in Assam. The party will not be able to achieve success in the elections.”He asserted…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday strongly criticised the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, insisting that citizenship verification does not fall under the Election Commission of India (ECI) but is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Speaking to reporters in West Bengal, Owaisi said, “We oppose the SIR. Our writ petition on this matter is still pending before the Supreme Court. Citizenship is not within the purv…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani on Thursday said that a growing sense of insecurity prevails among many Muslims in India, with feelings of being “cornered, unsafe, and humiliated” arising from what he described as a pattern of developments and a perceived bias in governance and law enforcement rather than any single incident.Speaking to IANS, Madani stressed that while isolated incidents are not uncommon in a country as large and diverse as In…
Patna, March 25 (IANS) Congress MLA Manohar Prasad Singh has submitted his reply to the party’s disciplinary committee chairman, Kapildev Prasad Yadav, after being served a notice for remaining absent during voting in the 2026 Rajya Sabha elections held in the Bihar Assembly.In his written response, Singh, an MLA from the Manihari Assembly constituency, raised serious objections over the alleged involvement of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in support of the Grand Alliance …