New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The suspension of prayers at the Bankra mosque at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for the past few days by the authorities has snowballed into a major controversy, leading to a war of words between the ruling party and the Opposition. The authorities, while stopping entry passes for congregational prayers at the mosque, cited heightened security concerns as the reason, but the matter took a political turn, with questions raised over access a…
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Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Both the Trinamool Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool MP and party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of corruption and other malpractices. The reactions come after the West Bengal Police on Saturday searched multiple locations linked to Roy, including his Kolkata residence, his house in Hooghly district and his in‑laws’ home, but he remained untraceable.Speaking …
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Riju Dutta on Friday claimed that the number of rebel party MPs, seeking recognition as a “new bloc” in the Lok Sabha will increase in the coming days. He also said that the dissenting MPs are scheduled to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday.Earlier in the day, rebel Trinamool MP Jagadish Barma Basunia had confirmed the validity of the letter containing signatures of 19 party MPs, including him, who reportedly claim to be the main…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress appears to be deepening as suspended party leader Riju Dutta on Tuesday claimed that around 50 MLAs from the party might split up and form the ‘Asli Trinamool Congress’. He said that the situation was similar to that of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which had split into two factions in 2022.In an interaction with IANS, Dutta said: “It has come to light that yesterday afternoon, under the leadership of Sandipan Saha and Rit…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Riju Dutta, recently sacked by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for six years, has claimed that disciplinary action was taken against him because he publicly thanked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helping protect his family after they received threats following the West Bengal Assembly elections. Dutta also levelled serious allegations regarding the party’s ticket distribution process and claimed that the political consultancy firm IPAC was effectively “running the show” and “ma…