New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Between 2009 and 2014, as the Trinamool Congress grew in numbers in the Lok Sabha, its leaders, spurred by supremo Mamata Banerjee, sought prominence in Parliament, including a party office of its own.For a party that grew from single digits to 19 seats in the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 34 in 2014, the demand could be considered justified. But it chose to link it with the Left Front’s successive decline in numbers in the Lower House of Parliament, especially that of …
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New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Author Taslima Nasrin’s upcoming Kolkata visit has become a subject of political debate since it became known that the writer, a long-standing target of zealots, is attending an anti-fundamentalism literary event on August 1, nearly two decades after her forced exile from the city she chose as home since being banished from her homeland in Bangladesh.In March last year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, now the party chief in West Bengal…
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to lift restrictions on the sale of thousands of acres of inam lands in Karur district, describing the move as a significant step towards safeguarding the land and housing rights of poor and marginalised families who have lived on the properties for decades. In a statement, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu State Executive Committee member and Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association State President P. Shanmu…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) The State Committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist has lent support to the National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah’s decision to organise a protest at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the opening day of the Monsoon session of Parliament in demand of restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Md. Abass Rather, State Secretary of the CPI-M, has appealed to all political parties, organisations and individuals to set aside their differences and join …
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) In a significant development within the crisis-hit Trinamool Congress, an overwhelming majority of the party’s defeated candidates in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections have opted not to challenge the results in court, effectively accepting the people’s mandate despite repeated calls from party supremo Mamata Banerjee to pursue legal remedies.According to available records, 203 of the 211 defeated TMC candidates, accounting for 96.20 per cent, have not …
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Even before the sun set on Sunday, its last rays on Lutyens’ Delhi reflected the equation that is set to emerge from the Lok Sabha before the Monsoon Session commences with the exit of 20 Trinamool Congress MPs from the Mamata Banerjee-led organisation. With the rebels offering support to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is set to further strengthen its position in Parliament. In the Lok Sabha, the coalition will …
Kannur, June 12 (IANS) The unprecedented defeat suffered by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in two of its traditional strongholds in Kannur district in the recent Kerala Assembly elections has triggered an open revolt against party’s District Secretary K.K. Ragesh, exposing deep fissures within the party’s most influential organisational unit. Often described as the CPI-M’s most powerful district unit and the nerve centre of Kerala Communism, Kannur has rarely witnessed such public …
Thiruvananthapuram/Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) For over a decade and a half, Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan remained the undisputed centres of power in West Bengal and Kerala, respectively, the unquestioned voices of their parties and governments.But the aftermath of the 2026 Assembly elections has thrown up a curious political parallel: both leaders, who once appeared unshakeable, now find themselves navigating turbulence.In West Bengal, Banerjee’s dominance after 15 years in power is facin…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is looking at a significant internal reset following its sharp electoral setback in Kerala, with the state leadership acknowledging the need for a course correction after a high-level review meeting that concluded here.The discussions come at a time when the party is simultaneously facing political criticism, administrative scrutiny, and legal pressure involving senior leaders and close associates of the leadership.At the c…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress, once the formidable force that ended three decades of Left Front rule in West Bengal, today resembles the Biblical parable of a house built on sand that collapses when storms arrive.Following the state election defeat, its organisational base — weakened by corruption, factionalism and overreliance on professional consultants — is being battered by storms of scandal and dissent.About five days after a breakaway faction comprising 58 of the Trinam…