New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) On the last day of campaigning for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday exhorted voters to exercise their franchise fearlessly on April 29 and not “worry about Didi’s goons”. “Don’t worry about Didi’s goons; the Election Commission has deployed CAPF at every nook and cranny. Today, I’m saying it as I go — after the elections, a BJP government is coming. Even so, CAPF will stay right here for the next 60 d…
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Durgapur, April 11 (IANS) As the highly-anticipated West Bengal Assembly elections draw near, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday said that the BJP would emerge victorious in the state, saying that the “lotus will bloom even in coal mines.” She further added that people across Bengal including youth, women, and farmers have witnessed what she described as the ruthless image of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Speaking to reporters, Rekha Gupta said, “This time, the lotus will bloom…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) BJP candidate from Galsi Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district, Raju Patra, on Tuesday came to file his nomination on a bulldozer. His message was loud and clear. He will wipe out everything from atrocities, corruption, torture of mothers and sisters, to lack of development, with a bulldozer, if he wins the election. Along with that, he will stand by the Hindus’ side.A different level of campaigning strategy was seen in East Burdwan on Tuesday. BJ…
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) Indian Secular Front (ISF) chairman Nawsad Siddiqui on Sunday clarified that no discussions have taken place regarding an electoral alliance with suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir’s newly-launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP). The comments came a day after Kabir said that he wanted to enter into an electoral alliance with ISF for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.Incidentally, Siddiqui visited the CPI(M) headquarters in Kolkata on Saturday and inter…
Murshidabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, in an interview with IANS on Sunday, stated that he will respond if anyone attempts to incite trouble against his vision of building a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, West Bengal.Emphasising his fearlessness, Kabir pointed out that Murshidabad has a 72 per cent Muslim population, unlike Ayodhya, where, according to him, only a small number of community members reside. Citing this reason, he questioned th…