Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Saturday targeted party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay after he joined the rebel camp of Trinamool Lok Sabha MPs. Speaking to media persons, Kunal Ghosh said Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s departure from the party meant “buy one get one free”. He said Bandyopadhyay was “a man sporting a wig” and would “have a mobile beauty parlour at his expense”, adding that he had changed parties several times and was unhappy with the current situation…
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Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Suvendu Adhikari-led government announced final portfolio distribution to the newly sworn-in minsters in West Bengal cabinet on Wednesday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has retained a number of crucial departments with him including Home and Hills Department, Land & Land Reforms, Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation, Power, Information and Cultural Affairs, Personnel and Administrative Reforms and other Departments not allotted to other Ministers.Journalist-turned-po…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Amid the brewing infighting within the Trinamool Congress following the expulsion of two party legislators, Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, a significant social media post by senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and member of the West Bengal cabinet, Tapas Roy, on Tuesday hinted at the “inevitable disintegration” of the previous ruling party in the state.In his social media post released at around 1.20 p.m. on Tuesday, Tapas Roy has also hinted at the possibili…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) As a total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as ministers at Lok Bhavan, marking the expansion of the Cabinet led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal, the newly-inducted ministers on Monday described the occasion as a unique experience and said that fulfilling the aspirations of the people and rebuilding ‘Sonar Bangla’ would be their top priority. Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Dipak Barman said, “This is a unique experience for us. Today, our Chief Minister has…
Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) The state government has provided financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the family of a child who died after a light from a lamp post fell on her in Hastings area of central Kolkata, said government officials on Tuesday.On the instructions of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Maniktala BJP MLA Tapas Roy handed over a cheque of Rs 4 lakh to the deceased’s father S.K. Feroz on Monday night. Behala Paschim MLA Indranil Khan and police officials were present there.The six-year-o…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said that leaders such as Tapas Roy and Sajal Ghosh were forced to leave the Trinamool Congress and called for an “introspection” following the party’s electoral debacle. Kunal Ghosh made these suggestive comments after taking oath as the Beleghata MLA in the West Bengal Assembly. His comments have created speculation on social media.As Pro-tem Speaker, former Trinamool Congress MLA Tapas Roy, who won the Assembly electi…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Leader of the House in the West Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, made a surprise announcement on Thursday, naming first-time party legislator Rathindra Bose as the nominee for the post of Speaker.Initially, it was perceived that the seniormost party MLA in terms of legislative experience, Tapas Roy, who is currently the pro-tem Speaker of the new Assembly administering oaths to all elected legislators, would be named as the permanent Speaker.However, t…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as the legislator from Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata on the floor of the Assembly.By taking oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur, Adhikari made it clear that he will quit the Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, where he was elected simultaneously in the recently concluded Assembly polls.In Bhabanipur, Adhikari was elected by defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate and then s…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order to set up Appellate Tribunals to hear voters’ appeals, saying a door closed by the Election Commission has now been opened. She described the order as a new ray of hope for people whose names were deleted or kept under adjudication categories due to ‘logical discrepancy’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.“The door that was firmly shut has opened a little. Thi…