Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced that by-elections to the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal will be held on July 24, with the results to be declared on the same day. The by-elections for the vacant seats have been necessitated by the resignations of three Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha members, namely Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik. They resigned from the party soon after the results of the West Bengal ele…
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Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) As Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) battles turmoil within and faces ouster of legislators as well as Parliamentarians, a month after the recent West Bengal Assembly poll defeat, the beleaguered party found support from one of its Rajya Sabha MPs Babul Supriyo. Supriyo on Thursday issued a small video message on social media platform X and said in clear terms that he was neither joining any party nor any faction, apparently referring to the rebel bloc proposed…
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 11 (IANS) In another setback to the Trinamool Congress, Rajya Sabha member Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday.The resignation, dated June 11, was submitted to the Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan in the morning.Baraik is the third Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member to resign from the Upper House of Parliament during the current week or in the last four days.First, on June 8, veteran party leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy resigned from Ra…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Sushmita Dev on Wednesday resigned from both the Upper House of Parliament and the primary membership of the party, becoming the second such exit from the TMC this week.After tendering her resignation, Dev met Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Delhi, triggering speculation about her possible move to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).She is the second Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member to resign in a week.Earlier on Ju…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A day after he resigned from the Rajya Sabha as well as the Trinamool Congress, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said that the RG Kar rape and murder case was the “cracking point” for him, and he gauged that the public anger following the incident reflected that the party was going to lose the Assembly polls.Speaking to reporters, Roy maintained that his decision was not influenced or pressured by anyone. “As the son of a freedom fighter, I acted according to my own conscience. I was…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Thursday launched a blistering critique of the party’s functioning, governance failures, corruption allegations, and organisational culture, following its debacle in the West Bengal Assembly elections. During an interaction with IANS, the veteran parliamentarian, who said he would complete 60 years in politics next year, admitted that the party failed to understand public anger, especially after the RG Kar controversy and risi…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers, Jagat Prakash Nadda, on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, alleging that the state has “no respect for law, judiciary, or democratic procedures.”Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda responded to remarks made by TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, who had questioned why “a lady Chief Minister is being punished” and why “coercive steps” we…