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…
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Many Trinamool Congress MLAs and MPs have reportedly been missing since the Mamata Banerjee-led party lost the West Bengal Assembly election and has since been visibly disintegrating. Among them, most notably, are several women representatives who had otherwise been vociferous in defending the party and its leader.Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Wednesday appeared to raise the issue through a meme posted on social media platform X.T…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday moved the Calcutta High Court through party MLA Akhruzzaman, seeking exemption under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act for Eid al-Adha. The matter was moved before a division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen.Talking to reporters, Moitra said that the May 13 notice from the Bengal government would not only affect the Muslims observing Bakri Eid but also the rural economy, es…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress’s defeat in West Bengal Assembly elections, Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said that the party fought a “good fight” on an “uneven pitch” and it respects the public’s decision to choose the BJP. Her remarks come as the BJP is set to form the next government in West Bengal with a decisive two-thirds majority, ending the Trinamool Congress’s 15-year rule in the state.In a post on X, Moitra said, “The will of the people is supreme. If Benga…
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday cast her vote at a polling booth in Karimpur during the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections and said that voters were actively participating in “revenge voting”, which she described as a “fight to save democracy”.Speaking after casting her vote, the Trinamool MP said, “This time, people are participating in the fight to save democracy… Those whose names have been left out of the voter list will definitely co…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amid the ongoing debate in the Parliament, women MPs from the Opposition on Friday voiced their disagreement over the Centre’s move to pass the Women’s Reservation Bill and the Delimitation Bill during the three-day extended Budget session, alleging that both the measures were being “linked” together for the BJP’s “benefit”. However, they said that they are in favour of implementing the Women’s Reservation Act of 2023.Speaking to IANS, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitr…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday cancelled the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate from Krishnanagar (Uttar) Assembly constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Avinabha Bhattacharya, for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state later this month. Following the cancellation of Bhattacharya’s nomination, the Trinamool Congress veteran from the district, Somnath Dutta, who had already filed his nomination as the second candidate o…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday rendered an unconditional apology for the recent derogatory comments by Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra about the Gujarati community, in which she questioned their contribution to India’s freedom movement. “Bengalis are proud people. We led the freedom struggle against the British. Where were the Gujaratis? Look at the history of Kalapani. Almost 68 per cent of those who were killed and imprisoned in Kalapani wer…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Election Commission of India to submit a petition alleging large-scale electoral malpractices and intimidation in West Bengal.The delegation included Union Minister Piyush Goyal, BJP media in-charge Anil Baluni, and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar, among other leaders.Speaking after the meeting, Rijiju alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress, led by Chief Min…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented a charge sheet against the Mamata Banerjee government, Trinamool Congress launched an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, presenting a counter‑charge sheet in response to Shah’s claims. On Saturday, the Mamata Banerjee‑led party presented a 15‑page charge sheet titled “Mota Bhai, We Demand Answers.”Senior Trinamool Congress leader and state minister Bratya Basu, Members of Parliame…