Chennai, March 8 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised the West Bengal government, alleging that President Droupadi Murmu was “deliberately disrespected” during her recent visit to the state to attend a programme organised for members of the Santali tribal community.In a post on the social media platform X, Anbumani accused the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of failing to follow established protocol during the President’s visit.According to him, t…
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New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated on Sunday that the controversy surrounding the venue change for the 9th International Santal Conference, as well as the challenges faced by the country’s first tribal President, Droupadi Murmu, is not only “unfortunate” for West Bengal but for the entire nation.In a post on X, Rijiju indirectly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, emphasising that the office of the President transcends politi…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday launched an offensive against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress over the controversy surrounding the venue change for the 9th International Santal Conference, where President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest. He said that the office of the President, being the highest constitutional office of our Republic, must always receive th…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday also launched a sharp attack on the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress over the controversy surrounding the venue change for the 9th International Santal Conference, where President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest.”The TMC government in West Bengal today hit a new low in its anarchic behaviour by humiliating the President of India with its glaring disregard for protocol,…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over President Droupadi Murmu’s displeasure earlier in the day regarding the West Bengal government allotting a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal Conference at Gossaipur in Darjeeling district, where the President was the chief guest.Addressing a sit-in protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at Esplanade East in central Kolkata, whi…
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched an offensive against the West Bengal government over the controversy surrounding the venue change for the 9th International Santal Conference, where President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest. He called the incident “shameful and unprecedented”.Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister said the development had deeply hurt people who believe in democratic values and the empowerment of tribal communit…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) With President Droupadi Murmu expressing displeasure earlier in the day over the West Bengal government allotting a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal Conference at Gossaipur in Darjeeling district, where she was the chief guest, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday described the development as a symptom of a “constitutional collapse” in the state.The event was initially scheduled to be held at Phansidewa in the same district. However, the organisers h…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum), an umbrella body of various West Bengal Government employees’ associations, had called a total cease-work on March 13 to protest against the inaction of the state government in connection with the Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to them.According to the Joint Movement Forum, the state government is yet to abide by the order of the Supreme Court last month directing it to follow a step-by-step method to pay DA to state governm…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) BJP President Nitin Nabin, on Sunday, launched a scathing attack against the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, urging people to put an end to the misrule by ousting the government from power in the upcoming Assembly polls. Speaking at the launch of BJP’s Parivartan Yatra in West Bengal from Cooch Behar district, Nabin said, “We have to free Bengal from misrule of the corrupt Trinamool Congress government. People in Bengal are yearning for change. This time people…
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) A fresh round of dispute between the Election Commission of India and the West Bengal government seems to be in the offing over the real definition of suspension of the electoral officers found guilty of violating the ECI-set guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state.On one hand, the West Bengal government is standing by the Chief Minister’s position that the suspension is limited to removing the suspended electoral officers from their duties…