Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) A post by Trinamool Congress on the party’s official social media handle has triggered speculation on the possibility of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee presenting her arguments in the Supreme Court during the case hearing on Wednesday before a three-judge bench on her petition against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision in the state.The tentative time of the hearing in the matter is after 11 a.m. The petition had been filed against the Election Commission o…
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New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on pleas filed by Trinamool Congress MPs seeking extension of the January 15 deadline for filing claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the applications moved by MPs Derek O’Brien and Dola Sen raising concerns over alleged proc…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Eight Trinamool Congress MPs staged a protest on Friday outside the office of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the national capital. The MPs held placards reading, “Bengal rejects Modi-Shah’s dirty politics”, and accused the Centre of targeting the opposition through central agencies. The Trinamool Congress MPs who participated in the dharna were Derek O’Brien, Satabdi Roy, Mahua Moitra, Bapi Haldar, Saket Gokhale, Pratima Mondal, Kirti Azad, and Dr Sharmila Sarka…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien has moved the Supreme Court seeking urgent directions against the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging large-scale procedural irregularities, arbitrariness and a “wholly unreasonable” timeline in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. In an interlocutory application filed before the top court, O’Brien has sought extension of the January 15 deadline for filing claims and objections…