Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Muslim MLAs to be thrown out’ claim: Why the Left-Congress may be the real loser (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: “We will follow what Kejriwal did in Delhi.” No, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, wasn’t referring to model schools or mohalla clinics. Instead, the former TMC…
KOLKATA: Bengal’s leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari sparked outrage on Tuesday by declaring BJP would “physically throw Muslim MLAs out of the assembly” after the party “forms the next govt” in the Trinamool-governed state that goes to polls in 2026.CM Mamata Banerjee’s party protested the remark, terming it “hate speech” and questioning Adhikari’s “mental…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday met a delegation of the Trinamool Congress and assured the resolution of all its concerns regarding EPIC numbers, duplicate, shifted & dead voters & illegal migrants.“The Commission mentioned that all concerns including duplicate EPIC numbers, duplicate, shifted & dead voters &illegal migrants will be resolved by…
TMC leaders outside ECI office (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale on Tuesday countered the Election Commission of India (ECI )’s claims, accusing the poll body of “covering up” the alleged voter list fraud instead of accepting it. The Rajya Sabha MP claimed the ECI was attempting to brazen out the…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with her niece and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. (Photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday denied reports of him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that he remains committed to his party.“I am a loyal soldier of TMC,” Banerjee said, rejecting claims of…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday defended her ‘Mrityu Kumbh‘ remark on Maha Kumbh stampede and said that her statement was “distorted”. She also demanded the release of promised compensation announced by the Yogi Adityanath government for the families of the victims.“If I am arranging for a wedding ceremony, I must…
KOLKATA: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a slew of benefits for doctors, while outlining her administration’s expectations from them, at her first conclave with health professionals since the August 2024 rape-murder of an RG Kar junior doctor.Banerjee, who addressed around 4,000 healthcare workers at the Dhanadhanya Auditorium, announced significant hikes – ranging from Rs…
KOLKATA: “I will resign as the chief minister if you can prove that I have links with terror outfits or am associated with Muslim League,” West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said in the assembly on Tuesday, countering BJP’s allegations.“I was accused of disrespecting Hinduism and supporting Muslim League. After all my struggles, I have to…
KOLKATA: Congress’s inflexibility in Delhi and AAP‘s intransigence in Haryana led to BJP victories in assembly elections there, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Monday while declaring that Trinamool Congress wasn’t banking on anyone’s support to return to govt in the state by a two-thirds majority next year.“We won’t need anybody’s support. But everyone in…
Suvendu Adhikari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Pumped up by the BJP’s historic win in the Delhi assembly elections, West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday shot off a salvo at CM Mamata Banerjee, saying after the national capital Bengal would vote for the BJP by the uproot ruling TMC.“Delhi ki jeet hamari hai…2026 mein…
