New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) For some time, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s means of travel — especially between Kolkata and Delhi — has been a subject of political discussions which has increased in pitch since his Friday visit to call upon the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The party’s de-facto number two was in Delhi on Friday to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Birla and contest the legitimacy of a rebel faction within the Trinamool Congress.He urged the Speaker not to recognise the breakawa…
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Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress rebel MP Kakali Ghosh Dastidar’s son Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar on Saturday sent a legal notice to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool MPs Sougata Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Mahua Moitra and former Trinamool leader Sonali Guha for making false, defamatory and unwarranted references against him. In a statement, Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar clarified that he never sought an MLA ticket from the Barasat Assembly constituency. He said claims suggesting…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday filed a police complaint against four‑time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Sreerampore constituency in Hooghly district and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, accusing him of making derogatory comments about Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In the complaint filed at Sreerampore police station by BJP leader Bhaskar Ghosh, Banerjee was accused of using highly derogatory and objectionable adjectives …
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) With dissent within the Trinamool Congress refusing to abate, MP Kirti Azad accused the BJP on Friday of causing the rift within the Mamata Banerjee-led party, quipping: “Operation Lotus never fails”.The former cricketer’s reaction comes after three pages carrying signatures of 19 rebel Trinamool MPs surfaced earlier in the day, reportedly claiming to be the main and majority bloc of the party’s representation in the Lok Sabha.Speaking to IANS, Azad said: “There is no l…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Political leaders across parties on Friday reacted to the widening rift within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after senior party MP Kalyan Banerjee targeted Abhishek Banerjee, with BJP leaders alleging that the developments signalled “the end” of the Mamata Banerjee-led party.Reacting to the controversy, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar said internal divisions within the Trinamool had become increasingly visible.“TMC members, especially MPs, have become increasi…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Thursday asserted that party supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be at the “forefront” of the Opposition’s fight against the BJP.His reaction came amid reports of Trinamool’s merger with the Congress, which the latter has termed “rumours” and “baseless”.In an interaction with IANS, Saugata Roy said: “I want the Trinamool and Congress to work in a close alliance to remove and defeat the BJP. That is all …
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan said on Thursday that the rebel Trinamool Congress leaders are free to form a separate platform and will not be allowed to join the BJP.His reaction comes amid a growing rift within the Trinamool Congress, leading to the resignation of several party leaders and MPs.Previously, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar and West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya had made similar statements that no leader from the Mamata Ban…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee’s ultimatum to party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee to choose between her nephew and party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and old associates like him both underscores and amplifies the moot reason for the ongoing unrest within the 28-year-old party. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Kalyan Banerjee lashed out at Abhishek Banerjee’s “arrogance” and “misbehaviour”, saying he felt humiliated after being sidelined in…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Moments after four-time Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee’s vociferous outburst against Abhishek Banerjee over ‘arrogance and misbehaviour’, the former’s son, Sirsanya Bandopadhyay, came down heavily on the TMC general secretary for his “overbearing” attitude.Sharing his first reaction with IANS on withdrawing from the case about Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, Kalyan Banerjee’s son said, “We are not Abhishek Banerjee’s employees, to whom he will dictate w…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Amid the widening rift within the Trinamool Congress, MP and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday attacked party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee for his “arrogance” and “misbehaviour” and warned he could quit if party supremo Mamata Banerjee felt that she could not run it without her nephew.Kalyan Banerjee’s outburst came after he was allegedly not informed about a separate petition filed by another lawyer in the Diamond Harbour MP’s case before the Calcutta Hi…