Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as Ministers at the Lok Bhavan on Monday, marking an expansion of the cabinet led by Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal.This expansion comes over three weeks after the Suvendu Adhikari-led first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government took oath in the state after winning the Assembly elections.The 35 new ministers include 13 cabinet ministers — Deepak Barman, Tapas Roy, Dr Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Arjun Singh, Gouri Shankar Ghosh…
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Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The 35 members of the extended cabinet in West Bengal will take the oath as ministers at Lok Bhavan in Kolkata at 11 a.m. on Monday.Governor R.N. Ravi will administer the oath.Last week, the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s state president in West Bengal separately met with the party’s central leadership to finalise the names of 35 new cabinet members.Finally, these 35 BJP legislators will take oath as cabinet members on Monday. I…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The West Bengal Municipal Affairs Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of the boards of four Trinamool Congress-run urban civic bodies in the state, all located in North Bengal, against which there were serious allegations of operating illegally through administrative boards for a long time without conducting elections for the formation of the boards. The state government simultaneously announced the transfer of administrative authority of these four urban civic…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appeared at the Calcutta High Court as a counsel to argue in a public interest litigation (PIL) filed at the division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen on the post-poll violence following the results of the recently-concluded Assembly polls.The PIL was filed by Sirsanya Banerjee, a counsel with the Calcutta High Court and the son of senior advocate and four-time Trinamool Congress …
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…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, led by its West Bengal legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday reached Lok Bhavan to formally stake its claim to form the government with Governor R.N. Ravi. State BJP President and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya, as well as several party MPs from the state and senior state party leaders, were also present in the delegation.Adhikari and Bhattacharya jointly handed over a letter staking formal claim for form…
Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Rajya Sabha member, Harsh Vardhan Shringla, on Friday said that it does not matter whether Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee resigns or not, as the new Chief Minister will take oath on Saturday. Speaking to reporters, Shringla said, “It holds no significance because the government’s term has come to an end. It has automatically expired, and according to the Constitution, she will no longer remain the Chief Minister.”He further said, “The swearing-in ceremony …
Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on Monday asserted that his party was fully prepared to face any action by central investigating agencies, accusing the BJP of misusing institutions such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Income Tax (I-T) Department, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for political purposes. In his address at a programme here, Stalin said the BJP was indulging in “political hunting” by deploying investigative agenci…
Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Chennai witnessed a grand and solemn celebration of the nation’s 77th Republic Day, with Governor R.N. Ravi unfurling the national flag at the official ceremony held on Kamaraj Salai. The event was attended by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, members of the State Cabinet, legislators, and senior officials.The ceremony formed part of nationwide Republic Day celebrations, commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of India on Januar…
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has said that his government will seek a constitutional amendment to do away with the requirement of the Governor’s address in states governed by Opposition parties, calling the practice increasingly redundant and disruptive to democratic functioning. The statement came after a dramatic episode in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, where Governor R. N. Ravi walked out of the House without delivering the customary address at the st…