Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Kolkata Police have been on heightened alert since Tuesday morning due to three concurrent July 21 Martyrs’ Day rallies occurring in close proximity to each other. These events are being organised to honour the memory of 13 Youth Congress workers who lost their lives in police firing during a protest rally on this day in 1993, when the Left Front regime was in power, with the late Jyoti Basu serving as Chief Minister.Till last year, there used to be one Martyrs’ Day r…
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Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that he would make public later in the day the findings of the Justice Susanta Chatterjee Commission, constituted by the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government to probe the deaths of 13 Youth Congress workers in police firing during a protest rally on July 21, 1993.The Chief Minister announced this while speaking in the Assembly on the opening day of the extended budget session.Incidentall…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In another setback to the Trinamool Congress, former state minister and ex-MLA Manish Gupta on Thursday announced his decision to quit the Mamata Banerjee-led party. Although he has not yet officially submitted his resignation letter, he has clearly told the media that he no longer feels he has a role in the Trinamool Congress, which is why he has decided to leave the party.However, new political speculation has started surrounding his announcement.Manish Gupta said that …
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked potential fence-sitters in her Trinamool Congress faction to quit before July 21 if they plan to join the rebel camp led by expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee. Her Facebook Live message came soon after former Trinamool Congress legislator from Rajarhat-Newtown constituency in North 24 Parganas, Tapas Chatterjee, gave hints earlier in the day about his decision to quit the Mamata Banerjee-led faction and j…
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) has decided to organise a separate Martyrs’ Day programme in Kolkata on July 21 to commemorate the 13 people who were killed during a demonstration in the city in 1993.NCPI leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar said on Thursday that paying tribute to the martyrs was a collective responsibility.”Martyrs belong to everyone. Those who died in the freedom struggle are martyrs. And those who gave their lives for the sake of maintaining law…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Calling the restrictions imposed by the authorities on Monday as ‘uncalled for and unfortunate’, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the struggle of July 13, 1931, observed by the party as martyrs’ day was against oppression and not a religious tussle.In an oblique reference to the Lt. Governor-headed security paraphernalia, CM Abdullah spoke to reporters at the National Conference headquarters, ‘Nawa-e-Subha’ complex. He said, “Those who barred…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction on Monday approached a single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the advisory from Kolkata Police imposing prohibitory orders for 60 days in front of CESC House near busy Esplanade Crossing, which is the traditional venue of the party’s annual Martyrs’ Day event.The single-judge bench of Justice Sougata Bhattacharya admitted the petition, and the matter will come up for hearing on July 15.Kolkata Polic…
Srinagar, July 13 (IANS) Authorities on Monday imposed partial restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city to maintain law and order in view of proposed processions and functions announced by various regional political parties, including the ruling National Conference, in connection with ‘Martyrs Day’.Police said restrictions have been imposed in five police station areas in the old city of Srinagar, including Khanyar, Nowhatta, M.R. Gung, Safa Kadal and Zadibal. Police said the restrict…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) The rebel faction of Trinamool Congress led by Ritabrata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that the committee constituted by it on June 22 is the only legitimate committee of the Trinamool Congress. Addressing a press conference, Ritabrata Banerjee, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, made the claim citing directives issued by an Alipore court in connection with a case. He also asserted that no committee other than theirs can claim to represent the Trinamo…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) A day ahead of July 13, authorities on Sunday sealed all routes leading to the martyrs’ graveyard in the old city area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. July 13 was observed as a state holiday in Jammu and Kashmir until 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories.On July 13, 1931, protesters stormed the Srinagar Central Jail, where a Pathan butler, Abdul Qadeer, was being tried for allegedly making a provocative …