New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In February 2019, Mamata Banerjee wrote an 18-line poem titled ‘Key’, lamenting what she saw as a ‘shrinking’ democratic space under the regime at the Centre. The poem spoke of voices being stifled, of lips metaphorically locked, and of a reckoning that would one day confront those in power. It was a political message wrapped in verse — sharp, accusatory, and unambiguous in its intent. Seven years on, those very lines seem to echo differently — an uncomfortable reflecti…
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Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates on Friday welcomed the Election Commission’s decision to conduct re-polling at 15 polling booths in two Assembly constituencies, Magrahat (Paschim) and Diamond Harbour, both in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.Following complaints of “tampering” of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) button besides the name and symbol of the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Falta, the Election Commission of India had ordered a thoroug…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday expressed strong confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government in West Bengal, dismissing exit poll predictions as unreliable in the state’s unique political landscape.Speaking to IANS, Majumdar asserted that the BJP is set to secure a decisive mandate, claiming the party would cross the 170-seat mark in the Assembly elections.”Look, the BJP government is being formed. I don’t believe …
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first six hours till 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections for 142 constituencies has been recorded at 61.11. This is slightly lower than the 62.18 per cent recorded in the first six hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.In district-wise voting, till 1 p.m., East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 66.80, followed by Hooghly district at 64.57, Na…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first four hours till 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has been recorded at 39.97.This is slightly lower than the 41.1 per cent recorded in the first four hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.District-wise till 11 a.m. East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 44.50, followed by Hooghly district at 43.12, Nadia at 40.34, Howrah at 39.45, No…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Wednesday that he is confident of his success even in the polling booth in Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, who is the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, cast their votes.Mamata Banerjee is the sitting MLA and the Trinamool Congress candidate and also a voter from Bhabanipur Assembly const…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission has appointed IPS officer Ajay Pal Sharma, known as the ‘encounter specialist’ of Uttar Pradesh, as the new police observer of South 24 Parganas district. This step is seen as a measure to maintain law and order in various sensitive areas of the state ahead of the second phase of voting.In this situation, a video of Ajay Pal Sharma has gone viral on social media, sparking a new political debate.In the video, he is seen going to the house …
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a fire at the camp of the force’s 77th Battalion at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, officials said.The deceased was identified as ASI Jyotiram Singh.The ASI had entered the fuel storage room of the camp on Thursday morning when the fire broke out and spread so quickly that he could not escape and was badly burnt. Other BSF personnel and locals tried to rescue him, but could not.According to the p…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A central force jawan on election duty has died mysteriously in Falta of South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Kanak Koch. He was a constable with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. It may be noted that a large number of central force jawans have been deployed across West Bengal for the Assembly polls.According to locals and administrative officials, Kanak, a resident of Assam, had gone on polling duty in the Dos…