Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Last-minute preparations are in full swing at the dispersal centres ahead of the crucial re-polling for the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas on Thursday.Polling personnel are all set, and deployment activities are progressing smoothly, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said on Wednesday.“Continuous monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure that every aspect of the polling process remains smooth, all geared to…
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Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Tuesday reacted to the notice slapped on 17 properties owned or co-owned by him in Kolkata by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities and said that whatever might come, he would not bow down to the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime in the state. “Let them do whatever they like. They can send me notices. They can even demolish my house. But I will never bow down. Come …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Just two days before the re-election in Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan said he will not contest the election. However, the Trinamool has categorically stated that this decision is Jahangir’s personal call and not the party’s directive. On the last day of campaigning on Tuesday, Jahangir announced, “I am not contesting this election.” However, an insider from West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday promised jobs to the family members of the victims killed in the post-poll violence after the 2021 Assembly polls.Addressing a campaign rally at Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, which is going for repolling on May 21, the Chief Minister said that besides taking responsibility for granting jobs to the family members of those killed in 2021 post-poll violence, he will also take responsibility fo…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday granted interim protection to Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate from the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, from any coercive police action, including arrest, till the repoll process is completed and the results are announced.Repolling in the constituency is scheduled for May 21, while the results will be declared on May 24.Earlier in the day, Khan approached the …
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress candidate from Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal, which is going for repolling on May 21, has approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court with an anticipatory bail plea, anticipating his arrest before the voting date.A single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya has admitted his petition, and the matter will come up for hearing in the second half on Monday after 2 p.m.In his …
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday indirectly hinted at a possible investigation into the assets of a company allegedly linked to a senior Trinamool Congress leader, although he stopped short of naming the individual.Addressing a public gathering in the Falta Assembly constituency under the Diamond Harbour subdivision in South 24 Parganas district, where repolling is scheduled for May 21, the Chief Minister repeatedly referred to the leader as “Mr Neph…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) Just days before the re-election in Falta Assembly constituency in Diamond Harbour, a Trinamool Congress leader close to party candidate Jahangir Khan has been arrested, said the police on Saturday. Falta Panchayat Samiti vice-president Saidul Khan has been arrested by officers of Falta police station. The arrested person is accused of attempted murder and spreading political violence, the police said.There have been multiple allegations against Saidul for a long time. One…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has convened a crucial organisational meeting of the party at her residence at Kalighat in South Kolkata on Friday to review the reasons for the landslide defeat of her party in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls.The meeting will be attended by the party’s candidates, both elected and defeated, in 294 Assembly constituencies, as well as some senior leaders of the party, as…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…