Mamata Banerjee's presence at the High Court comes on the same day the court is slated to hear a case challenging the recognition of rebel TMC Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition.
The case relates to alleged irregularities during Lionel Messi’s ‘GOAT India Tour’ event held at the Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake on December 13 last year, where crowd management issues reportedly resulted in chaos and the football star’s early exit due to security concerns.
Dilip Ghosh also commented on how people have upgraded their skills in egging Trinamool Congress leaders, a mode of protest that have gained limelight ever since the Mamata Banerjee-led government was toppled from power in the recently-held assembly elections.
Abhishek has so far been interrogated for more than 14 hours in two rounds, the first time for around six hours on June 11, and later for eight and a half hours on June 14.
Maidul Islam, a popular face of TMC teachers’ cell, was initially detained by the police early this morning for interrogation. Later on, he was shown as arrested by the Diamond Harbour Police.
TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has sought Kalyan Banerjee's expulsion from the Lok Sabha, alleging repeated misogynistic remarks, verbal abuse and intimidation of women parliamentarians.
State Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee alleged that evidence and information related to the case had been systematically destroyed. He said the department would try to identify those responsible and examine whether a larger network was involved in the alleged irregularities.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is consulting both factions of the Trinamool Congress before deciding on a merger claim submitted by 20 rebel MPs who have aligned with the NCPI.
If all goes as planned, Prime Minister Narendra Modi could give a green signal to at least three railway projects in West Bengal during his two-day visit to the state on 20 and 21 June.
The chief minister explained the rationale behind the exercise, saying while some wards have over 40,000 to 50,000 voters, the electorate count in some other wards is only around 8,000 to 10,000.
