Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) Mamata Banerjee, the former Chief Minister of West Bengal and current leader of the minority faction in the Trinamool Congress, accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday of trying to disrupt the Martyrs’ Day rally that her faction has organised later in the day. She also claimed that there were attempts by BJP activists to vandalise her protest rally stage in front of Birla Planetarium in Central Kolkata on Monday night.She also claimed that after hearing the …
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New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Trinamool Congress factions are racing to own “July 21 Martyrs’ Day” for a symbolic claim on political legitimacy and a live test of organisational strength, while Congress party’s invitation to Mamata Banerjee to join its event — on condition that she admits that leaving the party was a “mistake” — is a tactical bid to reclaim the day’s history while exposing the former Chief Minister’s weakened position. The date commemorates the 1993 Youth Congress march, led by Ma…
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha MPs, Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad, on Saturday claimed that the Congress will play a decisive role in forming the government in West Bengal after Assembly polls. The Congress is contesting the election in West Bengal on its own and without any alliance after 20 years.In this context, the leadership is targeting both the Trinamool and the BJP. According to Pramod Tiwari and Akhilesh Prasad Singh, the Congress is emerging as the third force here. …