Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as the legislator from Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata on the floor of the Assembly.By taking oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur, Adhikari made it clear that he will quit the Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, where he was elected simultaneously in the recently concluded Assembly polls.In Bhabanipur, Adhikari was elected by defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate and then s…
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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…
Murshidabad, May 6 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) National President and MLA-elect, Humayun Kabir, on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for refusing to step down from her post, describing the Trinamool Congress chief as an “ill-mannered woman” with “no sense of decency”. Kabir held a victory procession in the Rejinagar Assembly constituency in Murshidabad following his victory from this seat, where he was joined by a large number of supporters c…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As vote counting progresses in West Bengal, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) president Humayun Kabir made a strong prediction, claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would edge past the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).Speaking on counting day, Kabir said, “I would like to say that BJP will get one seat more than TMC. I have always said that TMC who has been in power for three times, those who committed wrongdoings, those who have done corruption, that is why they…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is ahead in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency in south Kolkata in early trends of West Bengal Assembly elections where he is contesting against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After two rounds of counting, Adhikari is leading by a margin of 1,558 votes. It may be noted that Adhikari is also leading in Nandigram Assembly constituency by a margin of 7,698 votes in East Midnapore district.Speaking to media persons following the early trends, …
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) President Humayun Kabir on Thursday cast his vote as polling for the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections commenced earlier in the day, urging that development in the state should be inclusive and free from political violence. Voting began at 7 a.m. across 152 Assembly constituencies spread over 16 districts in the first phase of the crucial two-phase elections in West Bengal.Kabir, a former Trinamool Congress leader, is contesting…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder Humayun Kabir on Wednesday, during an interaction with IANS, claimed that in the coming days West Bengal will have a Muslim Deputy Chief Minister.West Bengal will vote in two phases in the Assembly elections scheduled to be held on April 23 and April 29. The results will be announced on May 4.Kabir said: “I have registered a party to form the government. I will lead the Muslims. In the coming days, the Deputy CM will be a Muslim in th…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) The route of ‘Babri Yatra’ (rally for Babri Mosque), planned by suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir, which was scheduled to start on Thursday morning, has been curtailed significantly.Initially, it was decided that the rally would start at 10 a.m. on Thursday from Palashi in Nadia district and end at Itahar in North Dinajpur district, thus covering an area of 265 kilometres. Instead, on Thursday, the rally will start from Palashi but will end at Rejinagar…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday laid bricks at the site of the proposed ‘Babri’-style mosque at Rejinagar in Murshidabad district.The Bharatpur MLA stood at the foundation site and warned of a siege of the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) on February 14. On Tuesday evening, the Bharatpur MLA alleged that the Murshidabad Superintendent of Police had hired a contract killer to eliminate him. Humay…