Mamata switched off all her lights during PM Modi’s oath ceremony: TMC’s Sagarika Ghose | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said on Monday that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee switched off all her lights and sat in darkness during the entire swearing-in ceremony of Modi Cabinet 3.0.The TMC MP demanded that the BJP should elect a new leader and “replace Prime Minister Narendra Modi”…

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TMC questions character of Sandeshkhali sisters to protect ‘their Shahjahan’: PM Modi at West Bengal rally | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal over the Sandeshkhali issue during a rally in Purulia. PM Modi alleged that TMC members were questioning the character of the women of Sandeshkhali to protect a local strongman, Shahjahan Sheikh.He said that the TMC, which once championed the slogan…

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Ex-judge & BJP pick on Mamata: ‘What is your price, Rs 10 lakh? I suspect if she’s a woman at all’ | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress dashed off a complaint to Election Commission against BJP‘s Tamluk candidate and ex-high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Thursday over what it said were “unbelievably disparaging and misogynistic” remarks in public against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, including asking what her “price” was and whether she was “a woman at all”.“Trinamool says (BJP’s…

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‘Don’t trust Mamata, she can even go with BJP’: Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on ‘outside support’ remark | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A day after Trinamool Congress chief and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she would provide “outside support” to the INDIA bloc if it wins Lok Sabha elections, Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said he does not trust her and that she can even go with BJP if it wins. Chowdhary also accused Mamata…

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‘Ploy by BJP’: TMC moves EC after CBI raids Sandeshkhali locations | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday moved to the Election Commission regarding the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) raid on two locations linked to an alleged associate of Sandeshkhali accused Shajahan Sheikh.The TMC asserted that the CBI’s actions were intended to smear the party’s reputation amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. On Friday, CBI…

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Teacher recruitment scam: HC verdict ‘illegal’, BJP leaders influencing judiciary and judgments, says Mamata Banerjee | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called the Calcutta high court order cancelling appointments of teachers made through 2016 recruitment test “illegal” and alleged that BJP leaders have been influencing judiciary and judgments. “We will stand by those who lost jobs,” Mamata said and added that the Trinamool government will challenge…

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PM’s fish jibe too ‘maachh’ for Bengal? Mamata adds it to ‘maa-mati-manush’ | India News – Times of India

KOLKATA: From the fierce football rivalry between Mohun Bagan’s “chingri” (tiger prawn) and East Bengal’s “ilish” (hilsa) to integral roles in Hindu religious rituals, fish is more than just a culinary delight in Bengal. It’s a way of life for a multitude of Bengalis. And this election season, Trinamool Congress is attempting to pick a…

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