Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Senior leaders of the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday indirectly targeted the top leadership of the Trinamool Congress over the brutal murder of Chandranath Rath, the long-time personal assistant of outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, on the night of May 6.Speaking to mediapersons on Thursday, Adhikari said Rath had paid the price for being the personal assistant of a leader who had defeated outgoing W…
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Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday reacted strongly to the killing of Chandranath Rath, Personal Assistant (PA) to the BJP leader and the outgoing Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, suggesting that the murder may have been intended to send a “political message” ahead of the new government formation in the state. In a shocking incident late on Wednesday night, Rath was shot dead while returning home from a party program in the Madhyamgram area of No…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of Chandranath Rath, Personal Assistant (PA) to BJP leader and outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, and demanded a court-monitored CBI investigation into the incident.In a shocking incident late on Wednesday night, Rath was shot dead while returning home from a party programme in the Madhyamgram area of the North 24 Parganas district.Rath sustained multiple gunshot injur…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) A fake number plate was used in the motorcycle used in the assassination of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of the outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, confirmed Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta. At around 1.30 a.m. on Thursday, Gupta arrived at the Viva City Hospital at Madhyamgram in the North 24 Parganas district, where Rath was declared dead after being brought there in bullet-hit condition on Wednesday n…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in West Bengal will take oath on May 9 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP’s West Bengal president and Rajya Sabha member Samik Bhattacharya said on Wednesday.Speaking to mediapersons, Bhattacharya said May 9 was chosen for the swearing-in ceremony as the day coincides with the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore according to the Bengali calendar.The swearing-…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) West Bengal BJP President, Samik Bhattacharya, on Wednesday alleged that Trinamool Congress activists were attacking the offices of the party’s own leaders after the BJP’s landslide victory in the state Assembly polls.He was reacting to reports of post-poll violence in the state which claimed that several offices of Trinamool Congress have allegedly been attacked.Speaking to IANS, Bhattacharya alleged that now there is a “discord” within the Trinamool Congress, because of w…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to refrain from promoting defections of elected representatives from other political parties and to avoid accepting them into its ranks. This approach is opposite to the strategy employed by the outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress when it assumed power after ending the Left Front’s 34-year rule in 2011.In fact, a strict instruction has come from the state committee of the BJP tha…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A day after the BJP’s decisive win in West Bengal, state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday warned party workers against indulging in post-violence to avoid expulsion. He said the BJP won’t repeat the acts of the Trinamool Congress government.With 206 seats, the BJP registered a comfortable victory in the state Assembly polls, while the Trinamool Congress managed just 81. The Congress won two seats, the CPI-M one, while the AISF and the Aam Janata Unnayan Party secured…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka on Monday expressed optimism about West Bengal’s evolving political landscape, saying a stable government led by the BJP could help restore investor confidence and attract fresh investments into the state.Speaking to NDTV after election trends emerged, the RPSG Group chairman said the focus should shift from concerns over outward migration of Bengalis to creating an environment that draws talent and capital into the state.He emphasised the ne…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that trends released by the Election Commission of India in West Bengal indicate a strong wave in its favour, asserting that the people of the state are making their voice heard by “defeating fear”. The remarks came as the BJP was leading in 185 Assembly seats across the state, while the Trinamool Congress was ahead in 91 seats, according to ECI trends available at around 1 p.m., pointing to a significant gap between the two…