Shivraj Singh Chouhan (left), and Kalyan Banerjee NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Union agriculture and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of working for the wealthy and acting as a “dalal (broker) for the rich”. He criticized the Union government for not releasing central funds to West Bengal under schemes…
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…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee and members of the treasury benches had a heated exchange in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over the stoppage of MNREGA funds for West Bengal.During Question Hour, Banerjee said that the benefits of the MNREGA scheme were not reaching the state.“The constant stand by the ministry is 25…
<p>Duplicate EPIC numbers: Do they pose threat to fair polls?<br></p> Duplicity in some electors photo identity card (EPIC) numbers issued in parts the country – recently flagged by TMC – has become a bone of contention, with Trinamool and Congress even alleging a conspiracy to introduce fake voters. TOI takes a deep dive to investigate…
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…
Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday accused the Trinamool Congress (TNC) administration of fostering systematic corruption and weakening governmental institutions.During her reply to the debate on Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha she said, “It is ironical that Trinamool Congress, a party which prides itself on being…
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…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and member of parliament from West Bengal’s Asansol, Shatrughan Sinha, visited Delhi on Sunday to extend his support to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal and chief minister Atishi, who is contesting from the Kalkaji Assembly constituency.Sinha, leader of a key ally in the INDIA bloc, took part in…
