New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership’s decision to expel two MLAs on Monday is being viewed by many as an attempt to contain the fallout from an alleged fraud, or a serious faux pas, which could prove to be the proverbial last straw for a party facing an existential crisis following its resounding defeat in the West Bengal Assembly elections.The alleged fraudulent signing of MLAs’ names is more than just another controversy; it has emerged as a symbol of the party’s org…
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Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) Biswajit Sarkar, the brother of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar, who was killed during the post-poll violence that followed the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections, has alleged that the recent attacks on Trinamool Congress MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee were scripted. He also questioned the then silence of TMC leadership when similar “cycle of violence” rocked West Bengal, leading to his brother’s killing. Speaking to IANS, Biswajit Sarkar recalled that his brother wa…
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, granted interim protection to actor Parambrata Chatterjee from coercive police action including arrests in relation to the FIR registered against him last week at Gariahat Police Station under South Division of the Kolkata Police, accusing him of making a provocative social media statement, and instigating post-poll violence after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.On May 27, the actor approached the…
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…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) A fresh police complaint had been filed against the Trinamool Congress’ General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at the Bhabanipur Police Station in Kolkata on Wednesday, accusing him of making objectionable social media statements on May 2, two days before the results of the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, were announced. The police complaint had been filed by an individual Arnab Kanti Ghosh in the afternoon, which had been…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Actor Parambrata Chatterjee, on Wednesday, approached a vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court seeking the scrapping of the FIR registered against him last week at Gariahat Police Station under South Division of the Kolkata Police, accusing him of making a provocative social media statement, and instigating post-poll violence after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections.The petition has been admitted, and the matter is expected to come up for hearing on May 29 before t…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) ‘Bangla Paksha’ founder and activist Garga Chatterjee, was released on bail on Friday after spending ten days behind bars.A lower court in Kolkata on Friday had granted Garga Chatterjee bail against a personal bond of Rs 2,000.He was arrested on May 12 by the Kolkata Police. The police arrested him after he ignored summons for interrogation by the Kolkata Police in connection with a complaint filed against him alleging that his comments about EVMs before the recently-concl…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Amid several party leaders turning rebellious after the Trinamool Congress’ defeat in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, party supremo and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday conveyed a clear message that those unwilling to stay with the party during the current crisis were free to leave immediately.“A review meeting on the reasons for the defeat was conducted on Monday. There, the former Chief Minister gave a clear message that those lead…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) ‘Bangla Paksha’ founder and activist Garga Chatterjee’s bail application was rejected on Wednesday, and he was sent to police custody till May 16.On Tuesday, Kolkata Police arrested him following a complaint lodged at the Maidan Cyber Police Station. Later, the Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police arrested him in connection with another complaint.Regarding the arrest of the founder and general secretary of ‘Bangla Paksha’, Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand said that Chatterjee…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to May 22 the hearing on a plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by then West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and senior state police officials during search operations conducted earlier this year at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Kolkata. A Bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and N.V. Anjaria deferred the matter after Solicitor General…