New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s choice of Malda district to launch his party’s campaign on Tuesday ahead of the 2026 Assembly election in West Bengal reflects an attempt at a toehold where the ground has fast been eroding under its feet since over a decade. Malda is crucial for the Congress, once its bastion, which has since witnessed shifting political equations over the years. That shift, hopes the Congress, can be turned somewhat, riding on the work of party stal…
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Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder Humayun Kabir on Wednesday, during an interaction with IANS, claimed that in the coming days West Bengal will have a Muslim Deputy Chief Minister.West Bengal will vote in two phases in the Assembly elections scheduled to be held on April 23 and April 29. The results will be announced on May 4.Kabir said: “I have registered a party to form the government. I will lead the Muslims. In the coming days, the Deputy CM will be a Muslim in th…
Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from Bharatpur Assembly constituency in minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, has changed the name of his newly floated political party, after the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected the name proposed by him.The original name proposed by Kabir was ‘Janata Unnayan Party (JUP)’. However, after the ECI rejected it, Kabir decided to change it and renamed his party as the ‘Amm Janata Unnayan P…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Wednesday sent its formal recommendation to the headquarters of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi for the registration of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), the new political party floated by suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal.According to sources in the CEO’s office, Humayun Kabi…
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 19 (IANS) Asaduddin Owaisi-founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which is planning to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its principal line of attack against the ruling Trinamool Congress.The AIMIM leadership has already started a whispering campaign in minority-dominated districts like Malda and Murshidabad, as well as in minority-dominated Assembly con…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday supported the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.Speaking to IANS, Kabir, who last year launched a new political outfit, the Janata Unnayan Party, said such action should have been taken much earlier.“I support the Election Commission for suspending the…
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IANS) Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir, on Saturday, claimed that being a part of Trinamool Congress’ “ploy” to defeat former state Congress president in West Bengal and former five-time Lok Sabha member, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, from Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 was one of the biggest blunders in his life. Kabir is the legislator from Bharatpur Assembly constituency, which is one of the seven Assembly constituencies under Baharampur Lok Sabha. After gettin…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The route of ‘Babri Yatra’ (rally for Babri Mosque), planned by suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir, which was scheduled to start on Thursday morning, has been curtailed significantly.Initially, it was decided that the rally would start at 10 a.m. on Thursday from Palashi in Nadia district and end at Itahar in North Dinajpur district, thus covering an area of 265 kilometres. Instead, on Thursday, the rally will start from Palashi but will end at Rejinagar…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday laid bricks at the site of the proposed ‘Babri’-style mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district.The Bharatpur MLA stood at the foundation site and warned of a siege of the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) on February 14. On Tuesday evening, the Bharatpur MLA alleged that the Murshidabad Superintendent of Police had hired a contract killer to eliminate him. Humay…