Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Saturday alleged political vendetta against party General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP, Abhishek Banerjee, by the ruling BJP over an FIR reportedly registered against him for allegedly inciting violence and threatening Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, before the recently-concluded Assembly polls in West Bengal.On Friday, the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Station filed this FIR against the Diamond Harbour MP based on the complaint of a person named R…
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Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) The budget session of the West Bengal Assembly will commence on June 18, and the full budget by the finance minister of the first BJP-led state government since Independence will be presented on June 22, announced the new Speaker of the House, Rathindra Bose at a special session of the House on Friday, where Bose took oath as the Speaker of the House. As the full budget is scheduled to be presented on June 22, it is expected that the new cabinet led by the ninth West Benga…
Varanasi, May 4 (IANS) Women offered special prayers in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on Monday, seeking victory for the BJP in West Bengal. They performed Ganga Aarti, Shankhnaad, and Surya Upasana, expressing hope for political change in the state. Speaking to IANS, several women shared their expectations and aspirations. One woman said, “We have prayed here and performed aarti. We hope the BJP comes to power. There should be a change in Bengal. It will benefit students, and we want the BJP to win…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The counting of votes cast in the two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal started at 8 a.m. on Monday, with the postal ballots being counted initially.This time, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has brought about some changes in the counting pattern. In previous elections, counting of votes started only after the counting of postal ballots was completed fully.However, this time, counting of only postal ballots will be done for the first 30 minutes, that is, from 8 a.m…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The counting for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will start from 8 a.m. on Monday in 77 counting centers throughout the state. However, on Monday, there will be counting for only 293 of 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, since the Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, had announced re-polling for the entire Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district on May 21, the results for which will be declared on May 24.Fo…
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Friday stated that strict action will be taken against those who create trouble or on account of any laxity during the vote count for the state Assembly polls.Describing the preparations for the election results on Monday, the Bengal CEO said: “Counting will happen according to the rules and regulations. We have made the entire circular according to all the guidelines.””We will take a certificate from each of the DO…
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) A day after the conclusion of the two-phased Assembly polls, West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday claimed that the entire Bengali diaspora seeks a change to bring back the state’s identity that has allegedly been “destroyed” by the Trinamool Congress.He underlined that such a violence-free election with a massive voter turnout has not been seen by the people of West Bengal in the history of independent India.The polling percentage in the second phase …
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) As voting for the second phase of West Bengal is underway, voter turnout was recorded at 18.39 per cent till 9 a.m. Polling began at 7 a.m. for 142 constituencies across six districts in West Bengal, including its capital, Kolkata, in the second phase of the two-phase Assembly polls.The polling process started with mild tension in certain pockets from the very first hour.In the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, which is witnessing a battle between Chie…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Following the instruction of the Election Commission of India (ECI) at the last moment, central forces personnel have been deployed at the entry-gates of the high-rise buildings and housing complexes where temporary polling booths have been set up this time for the second phase of Assembly polls for 142 constituencies in West Bengal, on Wednesday.It is learnt that the instructions on this count were given to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Tues…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his fight against terrorism, saying that since he came to power in 2014, India has responded decisively to terror attacks with actions such as surgical and air strikes. Addressing an election rally at Tehatta in West Bengal’s Nadia district, the Home Minister accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Congress of being soft on terrorists.”When Mamata Banerjee and the Congress governmen…