Politics
EC Imposes 24-hour Campaign Ban on BJP’s Sayantan Basu, TMC’s Sujata Mondal
The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress for their controversial remarks during the ongoing assembly polls in West Bengal. The bar on campaigning by the leaders will be in force from 7 PM on...
Post-poll Violence in Bengal’s Dabgram-Phulbari Seat, Trinamool & BJP Indulge in Blame Game
The violence took place after the fifth phase election on Saturday. The alleged incidents happened in Porajhar village in Phulbari I gram panchayat on Saturday night after voting took place in the fifth phase of the assembly elections in the state. PTI Jalpaiguri Last Updated:April 18, 2021, 17:44 IST...
BJP Leaders from Outside Campaigning in Bengal Responsible for Spike in Covid-19 Cases: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said BJP leaders “from Delhi” who are bringing “outsiders” for campaigning, without COVID-19 tests, are responsible for the spike in coronavirus cases in the state. The Trinamool Congress supremo also blamed the Election Commission (EC) for curtailing her campaigning time, for...
If I Get Hold of Coronavirus, Will Put it into Devendra Fadnavis’ Mouth: Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad
A Shiv Sena legislator has said he would shove COVID-19 virus into the mouth of Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis if he could get ‘hold’ of the same. Hitting out at the former Maharashtra chief minister for allegedly indulging in politics over the coronavirus crisis, Buldhana MLA Sanjay Gaikwad...
Mamata Demoralised as BJP Much Ahead of TMC After Five Phases of Polls: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the BJP will bag more than 122 of the 180 seats that went to polls in West Bengal in five phases. Shah, while addressing a rally here in Purba Bardhaman district, claimed that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee...
Rahul Gandhi Cancels Poll Rallies in Bengal, Urges All Parties to Follow Suit in Wake of Covid-19 Surge
In the wake of the rapud spread of the Covid-19 infection in the second wave of the pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal. He also advised all other politicians to think about the consequences of holding large public rallies....
ECI Removes Officer Posted in Mamata Banerjee’s Security Over ‘Lapses’ During Nandigram Incident
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public meeting, in Purba Medinipur, Saturday (PTI) Mamata Banerjee suffered a leg injury after a fall while campaigning in Nandigram on March 10. News18.com Kolkata Last Updated:April 09, 2021, 22:23 IST FOLLOW US ON: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on...
Mamata Banerjee Alleges Amit Shah Trying to Incite Violence in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged Home Minister Amit Shah was trying to incite violence in the state and egging the police to engage in unethical acts. The TMC supremo advised Prime Minister Narendra Modi to control Shah, as he may incite riots in the state....
In Tagore Land Bolpur, Culture vs Anarchy Narrative Highlight of BJP-TMC Election Battle
Bolpur, the land associated with Rabindranath Tagore and his Shantiniketan, is at political crossroads. It is home to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, has sent former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee to Parliament, and is linked to several Bengali intellectuals including painters and sculptors of international repute such as Somnath...
In Behala Purba, It’s An All-Women Fight Between BJP, TMC & CPI(M)
West Bengal Election 2021: At 11 am, 36 Maharani Indira Debi Road is bustling with people – while someone is managing phone calls from party workers, others are busy preparing for the day’s campaign and making sure the vehicles are fit for arduous canvassing. Once, the city was virtually...
