Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection from coercive police action, including arrest, to two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Mahua Moitra, in a case where she has been accused of making violence-inciting statements in public. Justice Sougata Bhattacharya granted the interim protection till October 5.However, the judge observed that the protection is con…
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Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday blamed MP Abhishek Banerjee’s “Hitlerian attitude” for quitting the Mamata Banerjee-led faction and joining her rival, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, even as the former Chief Minister’s loyalists accused him of changing sides on the “invitation” of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Speaking exclusively to IANS, Mitra said: “Reason behind that, it was not possible for me to continue with Mamata Banerjee b…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The death of Pravas Mondal, the first of the four accused to be arrested in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in a police encounter on early Wednesday morning, has evoked mixed reactions from the different political parties in the state.Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra, a prominent face in the faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhis…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The two rival factions in the Trinamool Congress, both claiming the rights to the party name and election symbol, and subsequently over the party’s funds, on Monday submitted documents placing their respective arguments to the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in New Delhi. On one hand, Lok Sabha members Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra, and the party’s Rajya Sabha member, Sagarika Ghose, who are representing the “original but minority” faction led by former …
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) The “original but minority” faction in the Trinamool Congress, which continues its allegiance towards former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has alleged a deliberate and massive deployment of state and central forces in front of the residence of the two leaders at Kalighat in south Kolkata, allegedly to prevent them from visiting the family of a child who was allegedly raped and murdered in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) A day after Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra faced protests with eggs and cow dung hurled at her by a mob at Kaliganj area in West Bengal’s Nadia district, opposition leaders on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers of indulging in “hooliganism”, calling it an “attack on democracy”.Moreover, they also sought an intervention by the Central government and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla into the matter.Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said, “An elected Me…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha Member Mahua Moitra, who faced protests after eggs and cow dung were hurled at her by a mob in the presence of police, has received an unexpected supporter from a veteran leader of the party’s arch political rival, CPI(M).Veteran Marxist leader, former party Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate, Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya, has issued a social media post condemning the attack on Moitra while reminding that he is airing his voice of protest in t…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday faced protests from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Nadia district’s Kaliganj area, with eggs, cow dung and stones thrown at her. On Wednesday, Mahua Moitra was holding a meeting at the Trinamool office on the side of National Highway 34 in Kaliganj. Several party leaders and activists were also present. While Mahua was holding the meeting, several BJP workers and supporters gathered in front of the Trinamool office a…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress faction, which continues its allegiance to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has decided to approach the Calcutta High Court challenging the Kolkata Police’s decision to impose prohibitory orders in central Kolkata where the party organises Martyrs’ Day on July 21 every year.On Tuesday, the Kolkata Police informed both factions that this year’s Martyrs’ Day would not be allowed to be organised …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Friday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of “shielding big names” in the controversy over the alleged theft of donations at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.The reactions came after an FIR was lodged against eight people in the case and following the resignations of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and Trust member Anil Mishra.Addressing reporters after his visit to the Ram Temple, AAP national Convener Arvind K…