Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday said it has arrested Congress leader Sayem Chowdhury in connection with the alleged harassment of judges engaged in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) work in West Bengal’s Malda district earlier this year.Chowdhury, a former Congress candidate from the Mothabari Assembly constituency, was taken into custody after prolonged questioning at the agency’s Kolkata office.The case pertains to the siege of the Block Developme…
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Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the house of former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla in South 24 Parganas district. NIA officials went to Saokat’s house in Jibantala village in the Canning block of the district. The search operation began in the presence of a large number of Central force personnel. The investigators are also searching the party office adjacent to Saokat’s house.However, it was initially reported that Saokat was not at h…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested 15 protesters in a special operation conducted in West Bengal’s Malda district in connection with last month’s road blockade incidents and the alleged illegal detention of judicial officers engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls ahead of the Assembly elections in the state. The NIA had taken over the investigation following directions from the Election Commission of India after the …
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The BJP and CPI-M on Tuesday criticised the Trinamool Congress, calling it a ‘coward’ and ‘runaway’ party after its candidate Jahangir Khan pulled out of the Falta constituency repoll in Bengal. However, the Samajwadi Party, which is Trinamool’s ally in the INDIA bloc, backed the decision.On the last day of campaigning for the repoll on Tuesday, Khan announced: “I am not contesting this election.”Reacting to the same, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said: “Trinamool …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal’s principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will need to significantly shore up its 2021 performance in phase two of Assembly election scheduled on Wednesday, April 29, where most of the 142 seats spread across seven districts have historically voted overwhelmingly for the ruling Trinamool Congress. The BJP had a favourable field among the 152 constituencies which went to poll in the first phase last Thursday, April 23, where it had won 59 of the …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The political battlelines for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections are becoming clearer, with major parties firming up their strategies even as smaller players continue efforts to find relevance through alliances.Reports suggest that the ruling Trinamool Congress is close to finalising its candidate list, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress are preparing to contest independently.The Election Commission has already initiated preparations for the…
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has alleged that its party workers were attacked by Indian Secular Front (ISF) activists in Polerhat area in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Sunday.The Trinamool Congress claimed that the incident occurred when they were holding the meeting in the area on Friday night.Two Trinamool Congress leaders were reportedly injured in the attack and were rushed to Jirengacha Rural Hospital.Doctors said that the condition of the injured…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) An explosion rocked a Trinamool Congress leader’s car in the South 24 Parganas Kulpi area in the middle of the night, said the police on Saturday morning. The explosion was so powerful that the garage roof was blown off. However, no one was injured in the incident. Following the incident that took place after midnight, the area has been tense.The Trinamool Congress alleged that the Indian Secular Front (ISF) is behind the incident. On the other hand, ISF claimed that the T…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) state unit’s topmost leader’s early Thursday outreach towards West Bengal’s controversial Babri Masjid replica builder stands out against Communists presenting themselves as secular and anti‑communal politicians. Left leaders have largely presented themselves as secular and anti‑communal, while Janata Unnayan Party Chief Humayun Kabir is associated with the Babri‑style mosque initiative in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.Ka…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Chairman of Congress Screening Committee (West Bengal), B.K. Hariprasad on Sunday said the first meeting of the screening committee was held on Sunday, and the party’s high command will soon hold a meeting with West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) leadership to finalise the upcoming Assembly poll strategy. Speaking to IANS, Hariprasad said, “This was our first meeting to decide the next steps. We will coordinate with the Bengal in-charge and state president befor…