Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The 2021 electoral results of Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday.“East Midnapore, especially Nandigram, in 2021, first proved that change is possible in West Bengal. The body language of the people of West Bengal this time is a signal that the results at Nandigram in 2021 will be replic…
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Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata.The list of proposers in her nomination form reflected the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bhabanipur, which is considered a cauldron of people from almost the entire country.The proposers in her nomination form include Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim’s wife, Ismat Hakim (representing the Muslims), actress-turned-politician and Trinam…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend seven campaign programmes in West Bengal this week, starting from April 9, amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state.“As per the tentative schedule of the Prime Minister fixed as of now on April 9, he might address three mega campaign rallies at Asansol in West Burdwan district, Suri in Birbhum district, and Haldia in East Midnapore district, one after another,” said a member of the Bharatiya Janata Par…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned her party leaders and workers of possible tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and asked them to guard the machines vigilantly.Addressing an election rally in Jiaganj in Murshidabad district, CM Banerjee said: “If an EVM is damaged, you will have to wait. Do not allow the same EVMs to be used again for voting. Do not allow them to reuse an EVM after repairs. They may insert a chip in the name of repai…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has transferred the Officers-in-Charge (OCs) of several police stations in Kolkata, said an official on Sunday.It has been learnt that Hirak Dalpati, in charge of Park Street police station, has been transferred to the Intelligence Department. Neelkanth Roy of the Detective Department of Lalbazar has been made the new OC of the police station.Raj Kumar Mishra, Additional OC of Shyampukur police statio…
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) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday rendered an unconditional apology for the recent derogatory comments by Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra about the Gujarati community, in which she questioned their contribution to India’s freedom movement. “Bengalis are proud people. We led the freedom struggle against the British. Where were the Gujaratis? Look at the history of Kalapani. Almost 68 per cent of those who were killed and imprisoned in Kalapani wer…
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…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) In West Bengal, the April-end state election is more than a political contest at the hustings; it is now a fierce struggle for identity and dominance between the Chief Minister and her former aide, currently the Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. It is battleground Bhabanipur Assembly seat.Politics turned personal in 2021, when Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee chose to challenge her long-time lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari at the latter’s b…
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) On the occasion of Rajasthan Diwas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that the “Rajasthani” and “Marwari” communities in the state will always remain an essential part of West Bengal, recognising their contributions to the overall development of the region.In a social media statement issued on Monday, the Chief Minister claimed that the invaluable contributions of the ‘Rajasthani’ and ‘Marwari’ fraternities in West Bengal across various sectors have played a …