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…
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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a petition filed by the Lokpal of India challenging the Delhi High Court judgment that had set aside the sanction granted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with the alleged cash-for-query row.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi sought responses within three weeks from Moitra, the CBI, and BJP …
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday said that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has “perfected the art” of turning off the microphones for Opposition MPs. Supporting the motion of no confidence against Birla, she raised several objections regarding parliamentary procedures during the debate in the House.Participating in the discussion, Moitra stated: “It seems that the Speaker has perfected the art of turning off the microphones for the Opposition members.”She claim…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal, to review the ongoing judicial adjudication of the voters’ documents identified as “logical discrepancy” cases as well the preparedness for the crucial upcoming Assembly elections, will begin from 10 a.m. on Monday with meetings with all registered political parties in the state.The full bench of the Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Kolkata from New…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s full bench, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, arrived in Kolkata from New Delhi late on Sunday evening with a packed schedule for the next two days.CEC Gyanesh Kumar and his team were received at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport by West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal and state Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty.CEC Kumar is scheduled to begin the visit early on …
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Friday named a three-member delegation that will meet the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday.The delegation includes Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra from the Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, Rajya Sabha MP Samirul Islam and West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya.A Trinamool Congress insider said the delegation will press the demand that the election schedu…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Friday rallied behind former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia after a Delhi court granted them relief in the excise policy case, with AAP leader Sanjay Singh calling the verdict proof that the allegations were part of a larger political conspiracy.Posting on X, Singh wrote: “The court has acquitted our leaders. It has been proven that a dangerous conspirator is ruling over the country’s power. Who hatched a conspi…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, raised questions over the hyperactive action by the Krishnanagar Police in Nadia district of West Bengal against an individual over a social media post involving Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar constituency, Mahua Moitra. The individual, Rishi Bagri, approached the single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta, and accused the police of registering an FIR in the matter hurriedly and subsequently…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Wednesday raised questions about Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra’s alleged tax evasion and “abetment” under the income tax law.Bhandari posted documents and references on his X handle in this regard and said, “Rather than filing fake cases in an attempt to intimidate people on social media; she should answer.”He questioned whether she engaged in “wilful tax evasion” and abetment under income tax laws thro…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached the Supreme Court for the case hearing of a petition challenging the validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being carried out in the poll-bound state.She has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of political bias and adopting an authoritarian approach in conducting the SIR.Heavy security has been deployed near the entrance gate of the Supreme Court, as the hearing into S…