Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Two female leaders of the Trinamool Congress, who are closely associated with the arrested party’s strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, have been apprehended in Sandeshkhali, located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in relation to the violent assault on ED officials that occurred in 2024.This action comes after the police stepped up the investigation in the Sandeshkhali case following a change of government in the state.Among those arrested are Sandeshkhali-I Panch…
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Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday promised jobs to the family members of the victims killed in the post-poll violence after the 2021 Assembly polls.Addressing a campaign rally at Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district, which is going for repolling on May 21, the Chief Minister said that besides taking responsibility for granting jobs to the family members of those killed in 2021 post-poll violence, he will also take responsibility fo…
Kolkata/New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Bar Council of India (BCI) has sought detailed information from the Bar Council of West Bengal regarding the enrolment and practice status of former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, after she appeared before the Calcutta High Court on Thursday wearing advocate’s robes and arguing in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) relating to alleged post-poll violence in the state.In a letter to the Secretary of the State Bar Council of West Bengal, the apex s…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) A mild tension erupted at the premises of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday as Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress chief and former Chief Minister, was leaving the court premises after arguing as a counsel on a PIL filed at a division bench on the alleged post-poll violence in the state.The Chief Minister complained of being assaulted by a section of lawyers at the Calcutta High Court premises.As the former Chief Minister was leaving the court premises, a section of …
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made a forceful argument at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking the court’s intervention in preventing post-poll violence, especially against women and the people from the minority community, since the results of the recently-concluded West Bengal Assembly polls were declared on May 4.“The post-poll violence in the state has reached an alarming stage. No one, especially the people from the mi…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The BJP government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has issued an order to reopen the cases related to the 2021 post-poll violence in West Bengal. A senior government official said on Wednesday that it was also instructed that strict measures must be taken against illegal cattle smuggling.The order issued by the state government read, “There are serious complaints regarding investigation of post poll cases. The old cases of political violence in your jurisdiction in …
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress has moved the Calcutta High Court seeking its intervention into post-poll violence in the state post the declaration of West Bengal Assembly election results.Trinamool MP and lawyer Kalyan Banerjee’s son Sirsanya Banerjee, who has filed this Public Interest Litigation (PIL), on Tuesday, mentioned the matter before the division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and requested an urgent hearing on the petition.The lawyer alleged that more than 2.000 Tri…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Calcutta High Court over the alleged vandalism in Kolkata’s New Market area using a bulldozer, court sources said on Thursday.The petitioner alleged that the vandalism took place in the presence of certain police officers and, therefore, sought judicial intervention and action against those officers. The petitioner has also sought the court’s intervention in incidents of vandalism reported from different parts of th…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) Chairman Humayun Kabir on Wednesday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking its intervention to curb the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Kabir alleged that there has been widespread politically motivated and planned violence in Murshidabad district since the West Bengal Assembly elections results were declared on May 4.He alleged in the court that the houses of the party’s political workers were vandalised and his party workers were bea…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand on Wednesday said that JCBs cannot be used for victory processions and legal action will be taken against owners who rent them out.The city police commissioner held a press conference in Lalbazar (city police headquarters) in central Kolkata in the afternoon after receiving reports of post-poll violence across the city.He said that about 80 people have been arrested in connection with several incidents of post-poll violence, asserting t…