Latest Panchayat Amendment Bill News & Updates

Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) The West Bengal Panchayat (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Assembly with a thumping majority on Saturday, with 169 votes in favour and only 13 against. Of the 13 votes against the Bill, nine were from legislators belonging to the former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‑led “original but minority” faction in the Trinamool Congress legislative party. Two Congress legislators, one CPI(M) legislator and one from the All India Secular Front (AIS…