Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission on Thursday sought a report from the West Bengal government after it announced the grant of an ad hoc bonus to civic volunteers under both the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, as well as village police volunteers under the West Bengal Police, for the financial year 2025-26.The announcement was made through a notification issued from the state secretariat, Nabanna.According to administrative sources, the announcement — made ahead of the elec…
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Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday raised the question of whether it was not also the duty of the West Bengal government, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), to ensure free, fair and violence-free polls in the state.The division bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen raised the question during the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit presiden…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during its search operations at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata. As per the cause list published on the apex court’s website, the matter is listed for hearing on March 18 …
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) CPI-M leaders on Friday criticised the West Bengal government over its inability to implement the Supreme Court order mandating the payment of 25 per cent of the DA arrears from 2008 to 2019 by March 31.CPI-M leader and advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya termed it unfortunate that state government employees in West Bengal have to go on strike to secure the implementation of a Supreme Court judgement.Speaking to IANS, he said, “A constitutional government should have i…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The conduct of the West Bengal government during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with lawmakers asserting that such disrespect cannot be condoned. A BJP MP emphasised that the office of the President represents the pride of all 1.4 billion Indians, not an individual.During President Murmu’s recent visit to West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior state officials, and other dignitaries were reportedly absent…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government’s failure to submit the labour budget proposal was delaying the release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.In a statement posted on social media, BJP Information Technology Cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, claimed that the issue was reflected in a reply given in Parliament by Unio…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Tuesday, criticised the Mamata Banerjee government for not participating in the Central government-led Aspirational Blocks Programme through the NITI Aayog. Taking to his official X account, BJP leader Malviya said that the West Bengal government also shared no official reason for choosing to not take part in the said programme.”The Central government launched the As…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Strong reactions have emerged from Tamil Nadu political leaders after President Droupadi Murmu expressed disappointment over the conduct of an official event organised by the West Bengal government. Leaders of the AIADMK and AMMK on Sunday criticised what they described as a breach of protocol and an affront to the dignity of the nation’s highest constitutional office.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami said any form of disrespect shown to the President was d…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for “gravely insulting” President Droupadi Murmu, calling it a “disrespect to the Constitution” and an act that “undermines the rich tradition of democracy”. Addressing a large gathering at a DDA Ground in New Delhi’s Burari, PM Modi said, “Yesterday, the TMC government of West Bengal gravely insulted President Droupadi Murmu. Droupadi Murmu ji travelled to Bengal to participat…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government seeking details of the protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the state.President Murmu was the Chief Guest and the main speaker at International Santal Conclave Gossaipur in Darjeeling on Saturday.Sources in the state secretariat Nabanna said that the main question raised by the MHA in its communique was why the state administrati…