Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) Amid a series of resignations of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leaders over the past few days, seeking relief from all organisational posts held earlier, party supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday reconstituted the party’s internal disciplinary committee. The five members of the new internal disciplinary committee include the leader of the Trinamool Congress’s Parliamentary Party in Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien, his colleague in the Rajya Sabha, Dola Sen, party legislat…
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Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Saturday questioned senior Trinamool Congress legislator Sovandeb Chattopadhyay for nearly an hour in connection with its ongoing investigation into alleged discrepancies in signatures on a crucial resolution related to key positions in the West Bengal Assembly.CID officers visited Chattopadhyay’s residence in the afternoon as part of the probe into allegations that the signatures of several Trinamoo…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court has refused to pass any interim protective order on the decision of the new West Bengal Assembly Speaker, Rathindra Bose, to accept expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the majority bloc of the Trinamool Congress in the House and also as the official Leader of the Opposition (LoP).A petition was filed earlier this week challenging the Speaker’s decision. The matter came up for h…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A petition was filed at a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday afternoon, challenging the decision of the new West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose to accept expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the new majority bloc of Trinamool Congress in the house and also as the official Leader of the Opposition. The petition was filed as the original bloc of party legislators continues to remain aligned with form…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police has approached the court in the signature case of Trinamool MLAs, officials said on Tuesday. The CID applied to the Bankshal Court to collect handwriting samples of Trinamool MLAs Baharul Islam, Subhashis Das, and Arup Roy. The court has granted the application. The CID has formed a five-member team headed by a DIG-rank officer. A complaint was filed at the Hare Street police station by the state Assembly se…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to arrive at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal by noon on Monday. This appearance is in connection with an interrogation concerning discrepancies in the signatures of the party’s MLAs related to nominations for specific important positions in the West Bengal Assembly.However, there is considerable speculation regarding his…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) A team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Saturday visited the residence of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at Harish Mukherjee Road in South Kolkata. Security personnel informed the sleuths that no one had been staying there for the last few days. While the CID team was at the Harish Mukherjee Road property, Banerjee was present at the residence of the party’s state general secretary and legislator Kunal Gh…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA and party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Monday congratulated Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in a Facebook post. Kunal Ghosh wrote: “Congratulations and best wishes to the new Chief Minister of Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari. The Trinamool Congress has a specific statement on the voter list, the looting of voting machines, and the counting process. But since it is a new government and there is a new Chief Minister, I offer my good wishes to them. Congratulat…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Amid the gloom and recriminations within West Bengal’s defeated Trinamool Congress, the nomination of veteran leader Sovandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of the Opposition has stood out as a rare positive development.Widely regarded in political circles as “the right man in the wrong party”, the octogenarian’s elevation has revived discussions about integrity and experience in a party grappling with electoral setback and internal criticism.According to a mid-level Tr…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A day after his Trinamool Congress named him as its head in the West Bengal Assembly, making him the new Leader of Opposition, veteran leader Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Sunday requested the newly sworn-in BJP government in the state to continue the schemes launched by the previous government.Speaking to IANS, Chattopadhyay urged that since Kolkata is called “Mini-India”, everyone should be treated equally, irrespective of caste, class or religion.”The atrocities being comm…