Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday praised newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, expressing confidence that he would govern in the interest of the people.Speaking about the formation of the BJP-led government in Bengal, Kabir said, “I am very happy, as the Assembly election results came. My only aim was to topple Mamata Banerjee’s corrupt government. The people of Bengal have fulfilled that aim, and I extend my best wishes to the people for tak…
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Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) After the change of government in the state, Leena Gangopadhyay has stepped down from her position as Chairperson of the West Bengal Commission for Women (WBCW), said officials on Wednesday She has left the post before the end of her term.Leena Gangopadhyay is a prominent writer, producer, and director known for her work in the Tollywood film industry and is a key figure in women’s advocacy. She also has a production company and is known to be close to the Trinamool Congre…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Immediately after receiving charge of investigating the murder of Chandranath Rath, the deceased personal assistant of current West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, investigating officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday arrived at the spot of the assassination at Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district. Previously, the Special Investigation Team of the West Bengal Police was handling the investigation into the matter.However, after being h…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Will supporting Trinamool Congress in the current Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled West Bengal now invite violence, persecution, and death, party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee asked on Tuesday.In a social media statement, Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of the party chief and former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, had claimed that although death counts in post-poll violence in West Bengal had been rising, every cry for justice had been falling on deaf ears.According to hi…
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) BJP Punjab President Sunil Jakhar on Tuesday blamed the Aam Aadmi Party for what he described as a well-planned conspiracy behind the recent simultaneous attacks on Bharatiya Janata Party offices. He said the Aam Aadmi Party was trying to create Bengal-like conditions in Punjab under Mamata Banerjee’s style of politics, but such cheap political tactics would not be able to stop the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation from taking action a…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tore into former Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin over his anti-Sanatan rant in the Assembly on Tuesday, stating that the “Sanatan-haters” suffered a humiliating defeat in recent elections but have failed to learn any lessons.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, taking strong exception to Stalin’s renewed calls for “abolishing” Sanatan, this time inside the Tamil Nadu Assembly, said that the DMK is doomed to decay further bec…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Samik Bhattacharya, the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and a member of the Rajya Sabha, has suggested that the new regime in the state may alter the land policy to encourage investments.“During the last 15 years of the Trinamool Congress regime in the state, there has not been even a single new investment. On the contrary, the industrialists and businessmen from West Bengal chose to park their investments in other states. The previous …
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Himanta Biswa Sarma, Suvendu Adhikari, and Samrat Chaudhary, regional leaders from three different states and varied political backgrounds, have now been entrusted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership with carrying forward the party’s “double engine” agenda in Assam, West Bengal, and Bihar, respectively.Having emerged from different political traditions, these three leaders have played significant roles in strengthening the BJP’s position in their respe…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) With the first Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in West Bengal having already taken charge with Suvendu Adhikari as the first BJP Chief Minister, Siddhartha Majumdar, the chairman of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), an autonomous body under the State Education Department, has tendered his resignation on Tuesday.The WBSSC has faced scrutiny due to the multi-crore cash-for-school job scandal that occurred during the previous Trinamool Congress governme…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…