Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Waris Pathan, an AIMIM leader and former Maharashtra MLA, has alleged that his social media account was hacked and that he was threatened with the circulation of morphed private photographs unless he paid Rs 5 lakh, officials said on Sunday. According to the Worli Police, a case has been registered, and an investigation is underway.The officials said that Pathan, who is also a national spokesperson of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, subsequently received a ran…
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Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing former party legislator, Humayun Kabir, who has floated his own political outfit to contest the upcoming Assembly elections, of violating the Model Code of Conduct.In an email sent to the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), a hard copy of which is available with IANS, the Trinamool accused Kabir of making derogatory public statements against seve…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, on Friday trashed the allegations raised by the Trinamool Congress on Thursday, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of having a clandestine understanding with former Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir to divide minority voters in West Bengal. On Thursday, Trinamool Congress released a video‑cum‑audio clip in which Kabir was reportedly seen making controversial statements with an unidentified person, hinting at plots to …
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Muslim Students’ Organisation of India chairman Shujaat Ali Quadri has issued a clarification denying any association with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), after sections of the media described him as a party leader while reporting his recent remarks on Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind. Quadri said the reference was incorrect and urged media platforms to verify facts before attributing political affiliations to individuals.In a post on X, he stated: “It has come…
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 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 2 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from the Director General of West Bengal Police on the incident of seven judicial officers, including three women, who were involved in the ongoing judicial adjudication of voters’ classified under the “logical discrepancy” category being gheraoed and held hostage at Kaliachak in Malda district by a group of voters whose names had been deleted in the process.The seven officials were taken hostage on Wednesda…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Wednesday announced candidates for the remaining 10 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal ahead of the two-phase Assembly elections scheduled later this month.Earlier, on March 29, the AICC had announced candidates for 284 of the total 294 Assembly constituencies in the state.With the latest list, the party has now named candidates for all 294 constituencies. The 10 constituencies announced on Wednesday are Alipurduars, Islampur…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress of failing to respond to her appeal for support to the Trinamool Congress’ movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, both in the state and across the country.She also alleged that the Congress did not take the issue of SIR seriously or extend support to voters during the revision process.“I asked them several times to jointly move against the SIR and jointly ap…
Ahmedabad, March 21 (IANS) Protests broke out outside the Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad on Saturday as workers from the All India Majlis‑e‑Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) demonstrated against the Gujarat government’s proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which is scheduled to be taken up for debate next week. The demonstration, held on the day of Eid al-Fitr, took place without prior police permission.Protesters carried banners reading “Remove UCC, Save the Nation” and “Repeal UCC”, and c…