Kolkata, May 8 (IANS) Two anti-land acquisition movements that turned out to be principal architects of the fall of 34-year Left Front regime in West Bengal in 2011 were the one against the Tata Motor’s small car project at Singur in Hooghly district and the one at Nandigram in East Midnapore district against the proposed chemical hub project by Indonesia-based Salim Group. At that point in time, sometime in 2007, Singur was a more high-profile movement catching the attention of the internationa…
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New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Colour has long mirrored political change in West Bengal, vividly reflecting shifts in power over the last half-century. From the Left Front’s iconic red to the Trinamool Congress’s blue-and-white, political transitions in the state have often found expression through colour.Just as Left leaders favoured red, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee turned Kolkata blue — a shade she said symbolised the idea that “the sky is the limit”. Her personal attire, a white s…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) In the Congress party, the road to power has often resembled Kerala’s monsoon, one moment bright sunshine, the next moment a sudden downpour. And as the high-stakes race for Kerala’s next Chief Minister shifts to Delhi, old timers in the party are once again reminded that in Congress politics, the cup has frequently slipped just before it touched the lip.The suspense this time revolves around V.D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala and K.C. Venugopal, all three no…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday attributed Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency as the reason his executive assistant Chandranath Rath was murdered.Speaking to reporters, Adhikari said that there was only one reason for killing Chandranath Rath.”He (Rath) was my executive assistant. And Mamata Banerjee had lost to Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur according to the results of the Assembly po…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) From “Dum Dum Dawai” (Dum Dum medicine) to “sayesta kora” (to punish) or “chomke deoa” (to surprise or alarm), politics in West Bengal is laced with euphemism that translates into anything from domination to revenge, but it is perhaps for the first time that a party winning the poll verdict is largely facing violence. Across Congress, Left Front, and Trinamool Congress eras, Bengal’s political violence showed continuity more than rupture, with aggression aimed at the vanq…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) For nearly half a century, political rulers in West Bengal defied, challenged and even ridiculed those at the Centre while fiercely defending their fortress — much like the tiny Gaulish village imagined by Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo in the popular Asterix-Obelix series.As depicted in the immensely popular comic books, the inhabitants often fought among themselves, but united whenever confronted by those they branded as “outsiders”.Unlike the fictional Gaulish villag…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 6 (IANS) After the Left Front’s loss in the recently concluded Assembly elections, questions are being asked whether the loss has any links with the Sabarimala case.Did the aura of Lord Ayyappa and the scam surrounding Sabarimala Temple play a decisive role in the defeat of two key Devasom Ministers in Kerala’s 2026 Assembly elections? The losses of senior CPI(M) leaders have triggered precisely that question in political circles.The elections saw the unexpected downfal…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to refrain from promoting defections of elected representatives from other political parties and to avoid accepting them into its ranks. This approach is opposite to the strategy employed by the outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress when it assumed power after ending the Left Front’s 34-year rule in 2011.In fact, a strict instruction has come from the state committee of the BJP tha…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 5 (IANS) A day after the CPI-M-led Left suffered its worst-ever electoral drubbing in Kerala, K. M. Abraham, widely regarded as a trusted aide of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board, signalling the first major administrative fallout of the verdict.Abraham, a 1982 batch IAS officer who retired as Chief Secretary in 2017, had continued to wield significant influence in the state’s administ…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday attributed the sweeping victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal to the “courage and unity” of women voters, saying their participation had strengthened democracy in the state.Speaking after offering prayers at the Kali Bari Temple in CR Park, the Chief Minister said, “It is the blessing of Maa Kali and her divine power that enabled the women of Bengal, the Nari Shakti, to stand united against terror and fear…