Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Separate sitting arrangement have been made within the floor of the West Bengal Assembly for the two blocs of Trinamool Congress’ Legislative Party, the first being the rebel and majority bloc led by expelled Party Legislature led by official Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, and the other minority block with continued allegiance towards party supremo Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, which is led by Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, who is currently the …
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Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee, has supported former Trinamool Congress treasurer Aroop Biswas after he wrote to a private bank demanding the freezing of the party’s bank accounts.Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Ritabrata Banerjee said: “Aroop Biswas’ letter has substance. What guarantee is there that there is no stolen money or embezzled money in this account? I support the request to freeze Trinamool’s account.”According a …
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Opposition, particularly Congress and Trinamool Congress, on Sunday lashed out at the BJP, accusing it of “finishing morality” in politics. The reactions come amid the growing dissent within the Mamata Banerjee-led party.Trinamool MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay visited Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s residence on Saturday, signalling the support of another MP within the rebel Trinamool faction.Speaking to IANS, Kirti Azad remarked: “Calling them ‘rebels’ is an insult to th…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Saumitra Khan said on Thursday that the rebel Trinamool Congress leaders are free to form a separate platform and will not be allowed to join the BJP.His reaction comes amid a growing rift within the Trinamool Congress, leading to the resignation of several party leaders and MPs.Previously, Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar and West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya had made similar statements that no leader from the Mamata Ban…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court has refused to pass any interim protective order on the decision of the new West Bengal Assembly Speaker, Rathindra Bose, to accept expelled Trinamool Congress legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the majority bloc of the Trinamool Congress in the House and also as the official Leader of the Opposition (LoP).A petition was filed earlier this week challenging the Speaker’s decision. The matter came up for h…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee’s ultimatum to party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee to choose between her nephew and party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and old associates like him both underscores and amplifies the moot reason for the ongoing unrest within the 28-year-old party. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Kalyan Banerjee lashed out at Abhishek Banerjee’s “arrogance” and “misbehaviour”, saying he felt humiliated after being sidelined in…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress leaders on Thursday said there is a “natural possibility” of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress merging with the party, since the former West Bengal Chief Minister initially belonged to it and emphasised that whoever wants to see Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the future Prime Minister is welcome.Speaking to IANS, Congress’s Andhra Pradesh unit Vice President, V. Gurunadham, said: “She (Banerjee) was a Congress leader originally. …
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal, on Thursday dismissed the reports of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress merging with his party, terming them “rumours” and “baseless”.Addressing a press conference, Venugopal said: “These are totally rumours. Yesterday, our Communication Secretary had already stated that. These are baseless things. Of course, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee went and met Madam (Sonia Gandhi) and Rahul Gandhi. Routine…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) After resigning from the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, Prakash Chik Baraik has also quit the primary membership of the Trinamool Congress.“The recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections had given a specific mandate. So as a mark of respect to that specific mandate, I decided to resign from the Rajya Sabha. At the same time, I have also decided to quit the Trinamool Congress. In the coming days, I will be working as per the instructions of the Chief Minister,” Baraik…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Amid speculation that former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary, are exploring the possibility of remerging the party with the Congress, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned to Kolkata from New Delhi, while her nephew remained in the national capital.Speculation over a possible re-merger of the Trinamool Congress with the Congress gained momentum following Mamata Banerjee’…