Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) The leaders of all the political parties in West Bengal on Saturday condemned the heckling and physical assault of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district earlier in the day. However, while describing the incident as unfortunate, the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the CPI-M reminded of the arrogant and provocative public speeches by Abhishek Banerjee at a number of …
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Agartala, May 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday asserted that the CPI (M) has become “politically bankrupt” and alleged that the Left party was trying to weaken the BJP through various means. Addressing the reception ceremony to formally welcome the new state BJP President Abhishek Debroy, the Chief Minister claimed that the BJP would wrest 10 Assembly seats from the CPI (M) in the coming days. The Left party currently has 10 seats in the 60‑member Tripura Assembly.Saha…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary M.A. Baby and senior party leader Brinda Karat on Thursday criticised the raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the homes and offices of party leaders, including former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in Kerala, terming them “politically motivated”.”That is how the Enforcement Directorate (ED) behaves. They have carried out raids in nearly a dozen places,” Baby said.Responding to questions on the alleged attack by CPI-M activists…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 28 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s intensified probe into the controversial CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case involving T. Veena, daughter of former Kerala Chief Minister and current Leader of Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan, has reignited political debate over what critics describe as the CPI-M’s “double standards” in handling allegations against leaders’ family members.The controversy centres on the sharp contrast between the party’s present-day aggressiv…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday lodged an FIR in connection with the attack on its officials during raids conducted in Kerala in the controversial Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL)-Exalogic monthly pay off case, with the Kerala Police registering the case at the Museum Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram city on the complaint of an ED Assistant Director. The police have recorded the arrest of six CPI-M workers, while another activist is in…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 27 (IANS) Tension flared outside the rented residence of veteran CPI-M leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in the wake of the Enforcement Department raids on Wednesday, as angry party workers allegedly attacked vehicles carrying agency officials soon after the searches ended.Three vehicles accompanying the ED team were damaged in the violence, while central security personnel, drivers and a few police officials sustained injuries as protesters went o…
Hyderabad, May 25 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday alleged that the Central government is not procuring even 30 per cent of the food grains produced by the farmers.During separate interactions with delegations of CPI and CPI-M leaders, he stated that although the Central government announced Minimum Support Prices (MSP), it is not procuring food grains adequately.He said the Centre is not even procuring 30 per cent of the harvested crop and stressed that questions must …
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Admitting that the Communist Party of India-Marxist is passing through one of its most difficult political phases in decades, party General Secretary M. A. Baby on Monday described the Kerala election defeat as a serious setback and said the party was undertaking a detailed internal review of the debacle.Addressing the media after the CPI-M Central Committee meeting, Baby said the party and the Left Democratic Front were closely examining the reasons behind the defeat, a…
Kochi, May 25 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Monday came down heavily on the previous Left government over the Munambam land dispute, accusing it of creating confusion that led to tension between two communities.Reacting strongly to the controversy, Satheesan alleged that the earlier government had knowingly taken steps that complicated the issue before leaving office.He said the previous administration included the Waqf Board in the UMEED portal in its final days, making the di…
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) In a fresh political development that could reshape Tamil Nadu’s post-election landscape, three AIADMK MLAs — Madurantakam MLA Maragatham Kumaravel, Dharapuram MLA Sathyabama, and Perundurai MLA Jayakumar — resigned from the Assembly on Monday and later joined the ruling TVK.The resignations have intensified speculation about further defections and the possibility of multiple Assembly by-elections in the state. The three legislators, considered close to the AIADMK fa…