Mumbai, June 6 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday claimed that the BJP’s alleged attempts to split parties have reached “dangerous levels”, saying that after Maharashtra, a similar political play has unfolded in West Bengal. In a scathing editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Thackeray camp said that immediately after the West Bengal Assembly election results, a swift and dramatic “Khela Hobe” played out. It claimed that Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered an …
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New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre is actively considering reviving the Delimitation Bill and completing the long-pending constituency redrawing exercise ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections.According to sources, the government has initiated consultations with several regional parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), in an effort to build a broad political consensus on the sensitive electoral reform.Sources said that once consultations …
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) The Centre is actively exploring the revival of the Delimitation Bill and is considering completing the long-pending constituency redrawing exercise ahead of the 2029 Lok Sabha elections, according to sources familiar with the matter.Sources said the government has initiated consultations with several regional political parties and is continuing efforts to build a broad political consensus on the issue. Among the parties engaged in discussions are the Dravida Munnetra Ka…
Hyderabad, June 2 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan on Tuesday declared that his party would remain in Telangana and contest the 2029 elections. Making it clear that he will not be cowed down by threats, the actor-politician said that, if necessary, he would travel in Telangana.“Telangana is an integral part of India,” he said, addressing those threatening him that Telangana is not the private estate of their father.Pawan Kalyan was addressing a pr…
Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Nandini Mukherjee Paul, wife of the late Bengali actor and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul, on Tuesday made explosive allegations against former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She alleged that Mamata abandoned Tapas Paul during the toughest phase of his life, pushing him towards his death.Since the Assembly election debacle, internal conflicts within the TMC have come to the fore. Several MLAs have avoided meetings called by Mamata Banerjee, accusing the par…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Congress on Tuesday came out in support of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in-demonstration against the alleged attacks on her party leaders and workers and the eviction of hawkers illegally encroaching railway lands, calling it her “constitutional right”. However, the BJP asserted that such a protest won’t have any impact on the people of West Bengal who have turned “resentful” against the Trinamool.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari …
Chandigarh, June 1 (IANS) Haryana Minister Anil Vij has claimed that the INDIA alliance is a thing of the past, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the government in Punjab too in the near future. He was replying to questions on different issues in an exclusive interview with IANS. Commenting on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s response to an alleged attack on TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, Vij said that Rahul Gandhi is inconsistent in his statements and frequently changes his stand.He…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) BJP National Information & Technology Department in-charge and West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya, on Saturday, hit back at TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose over her remarks on the Centre’s alleged treatment of Christian institutions and the Missionaries of Charity after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the organisation’s Mother House in Kolkata. Reacting to Ghose’s post on X, Malviya accused her of spreading misinformation and deliberately distorti…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Riju Dutta, recently sacked by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for six years, has claimed that disciplinary action was taken against him because he publicly thanked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helping protect his family after they received threats following the West Bengal Assembly elections. Dutta also levelled serious allegations regarding the party’s ticket distribution process and claimed that the political consultancy firm IPAC was effectively “running the show” and “ma…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) When the Election Commission of India confirmed a record-breaking final voter turnout of 92.47% across two phases, representing the highest-ever poll participation in West Bengal since Independence, surpassing the previous record of 84.72% set in 2011, this figure is not merely a statistical achievement. It is a declaration of democratic will by a population that had been systematically suppressed, intimidated, and taken for granted at the polls for generations. In previ…