Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, accusing him of shielding alleged irregularities in the government’s functioning and challenging him to make public the report of a high-level committee examining alleged violations in tender procedures.It can be recalled that, responding to the first major allegation of Rs 10,000 crore kickbacks i…
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Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) The West Bengal government has increased security for the five Trinamool Congress MLAs from Birbhum district who have supported Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, a senior official said on Sunday.Those whose security has been increased are — Birbhum Zilla Parishad President and Hansan MLA Fayezul Haque (Kajal Sheikh); Nalhati MLA Rajendra Prasad Singh; Murarai MLA Mosharraf Hossain; former minister and Bolpur MLA Chandranath Sinha; and N…
Bengaluru, June 6 (IANS) Karnataka’s Leader of Opposition (LoP) and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader R. Ashoka on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government, criticising the ongoing Cabinet portfolio allocation process and alleging that it has exposed the ruling party’s “real priorities” before the people of the state. In a statement, Ashoka said the alleged delay and confusion in assigning portfolios had left key departments without Ministers at a time when urgent go…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) West Bengal’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday remarked that the BJP’s target is to “finish Trinamool Congress” in the state, while observing that, given the functioning of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party, a split was “bound to happen”.As many as 58 out of the 80 elected legislators of Trinamool Congress, led by expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, submitted a resolution on Wednesday carrying the signatures of the…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The first meeting of the new block in the Trinamool Congress Legislative Party in the West Bengal Assembly, which is now the recognised group and the official principal opposition party in the state as per records of the House, will be held on Thursday.The meeting, to be held on the Assembly premises, will be chaired by Ritabrata Banerjee, the ‘expelled’ Trinamool Congress legislator from Uluberia (Purba) constituency in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district.Ritabrata is now th…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, has sought time to appear before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the signature mismatch case.An insider of the party said that Banerjee has sent a letter to the CID seeking time to appear before its officers, as he is still recovering from the health issues which he encountered on May 30 when he was heckled and harassed while on his way to meet the family of a party…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police has initiated a probe and formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate allegations of forged signatures of Trinamool Congress MLAs.According to a senior police officer, the investigating agency has formed a five-member SIT to probe this case. It was learnt that an officer of the rank of DIG is leading it. Apart from this, a DSP and two inspectors are also in the team.Trinamool Congress Genera…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, is scheduled to arrive at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in West Bengal by noon on Monday. This appearance is in connection with an interrogation concerning discrepancies in the signatures of the party’s MLAs related to nominations for specific important positions in the West Bengal Assembly.However, there is considerable speculation regarding his…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, and his sister, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Wednesday paid homage to their great-grandfather, former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, on his death anniversary. On the occasion, the Gandhi siblings recalled Nehru’s efforts towards building a “progressive India” and dedicating his entire life towards it. Taking to X after offering floral tributes to Nehru at Delhi’s Shanti Van, Rahul Gandhi said, “On …
Guwahati, May 25 (IANS) Senior BJP MLA Biswajit Daimary on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party in Assam, claiming that the party’s internal distrust and factionalism were the primary reasons behind its failure to elect a Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly. Speaking to IANS, Daimary said Congress legislators lacked confidence in one another, making it difficult for the party to arrive at a consensus on leadership.“There is no trust among them. Nobody is able to …