Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday praised newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, expressing confidence that he would govern in the interest of the people.Speaking about the formation of the BJP-led government in Bengal, Kabir said, “I am very happy, as the Assembly election results came. My only aim was to topple Mamata Banerjee’s corrupt government. The people of Bengal have fulfilled that aim, and I extend my best wishes to the people for tak…
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Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) West Bengal’s newly-appointed Food and Supplies Minister Ashok Kirtania on Tuesday stated that whole wheat flour will be removed from the list of ration items distributed in the state, contending that it contributes to the maximum number of scams and corruption in the state’s public distribution system.Speaking to IANS, Minister Kirtania urged people to give the newly formed Bengal government one week in order to get clarity on the government’s plan of action.”The party (B…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Newly appointed West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday alleged that most leaders of the Trinamool Congress are corrupt, a day after the Enforcement Directorate arrested former state minister Sujit Bose in connection with a municipal recruitment corruption case.Speaking to media persons during his morning walk at Eco Park in Kolkata, Ghosh referred to alleged corruption involving Trinamool leaders in cases related to sand mining, cow smuggling, and black money.He said …
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday announced the portfolio distribution for the five other Cabinet ministers who took oath along with him on May 9, 2026.BJP’s former national vice-president and ex-West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh has been allotted the portfolios of Panchayat Affairs & Rural Development and Animal Husbandry.Ghosh was elected this time from the Kharagpur (Sadar) Assembly con…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh took oath as a Minister in the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, his mother and sister on Sunday appealed the state government to ensure justice to the post-graduate trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024.Speaking to IANS, Ghosh’s sister Subhashini Paria said: “I am hoping that my brother will look after the state, especially…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Bihar Minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal on Sunday termed the formation of the first BJP government in West Bengal as a “historic moment”, claiming that the state had finally been freed from decades of political and developmental decline under previous regimes.Speaking to IANS a day after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jaiswal said the new dispensation would work towards fulfilling the dream of a “Viksit Bengal” u…
Kolkata/Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his counterparts Manik Saha (Tripura), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Conrad K. Sangma (Meghalaya), Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim), and Yumnam Khemchand Singh (Manipur) attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari along with the Council of Ministers, which was held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Chief Mi…
Patna, May 9 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended his congratulations to Suvendu Adhikari on taking oath as West Bengal’s Chief Minister, marking the first-ever BJP government in the state. Choudhary, who attended the ceremony held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, described the occasion as a historic milestone in the BJP’s political journey.He said he had the opportunity to interact with party workers and leaders from across the country during the event, calling it a…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) West Bengal’s new Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday took oath of office and secrecy in a grand ceremony at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, heading a tiny yet well-represented cabinet in terms of gender, region, and experience. It will be the first Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state. It will also be the first time in 55 years that the government will be headed by someone from outside Kolkata.Suvendu hails from Purba Medinipur district in …
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Newly-inducted West Bengal Minister and two-time BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul on Saturday said that the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state marked the fulfilment of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s vision and claimed that the state had been “saved” from turning into “Western Bangladesh”. Her remarks came shortly after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the Chief Minister of the first BJP-led government in West Bengal, along with other members of the state…