Rahul Gandhi to address three rallies in Bengal
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in West Bengal on Tuesday to campaign for the ongoing Assembly elections.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in West Bengal on Tuesday to campaign for the ongoing Assembly elections.
Setting the tone for an increasingly polarised electoral battle in West Bengal, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of pursuing a politics of “detention and deprivation”, positioning the Trinamul Congress (TMC) as a guarantor of “security and welfare” ahead of the Assembly polls.
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that within 45 days of a BJP government coming to power in West Bengal, land would be handed over to the Centre to facilitate fencing and construction of barriers along the porous Indo-Bangladesh border to curb infiltration.
Chowringhee Assembly Constituency is headed for a tough two-cornered battle between continuity and a wave of change, this election.
The issue has also drawn attention following observations by the Supreme Court of India, leading to varied reactions across political and civil circles.
After a brief one-day pause, the political temperature in North Bengal has begun to rise again.
A chilling incident unfolded early Monday morning when a bullet-riddled body of a 37-year-old man was recovered from a locked flat in the Narendrapur area of South 24-Parganas, raising suspicions of murder linked to a strained personal relationship.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to begin the Congress party’s campaign in West Bengal on Tuesday, marking a significant political push ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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