Paul said questioning Banerjee was “very much required”, but maintained that the probe must also extend to Hakim, alleging that the sanctioned building plan bore the former mayor’s signature.
While the state government has not yet officially disclosed the contents of the proposed Bill, sources indicate that it may draw from key provisions already implemented in Uttarakhand and considered by other BJP-ruled states.
Suvendu Adhikari claimed that the former Mayor had delegated excessive powers to Kalicharan, allowing him to function as a parallel authority.
Firhad Hakim who was the Kolkata Mayor when the plan was sanctioned has recently stepped down from the post after the West Bengal assembly elections.
The Kolkata Police have requested all land documents pertaining to the underconstruction warehouse at Taratala from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, and the role of civic officials associated with the land deal will also be scrutinized.
A Trinamul Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality was arrested by Barrackpore police on Wednesday on charges of extortion, criminal intimidation and forcibly interfering in a tenancy dispute.
Hours before taking oath as a Member of Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday announced a significant cut in the number of vehicles in his official convoy, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for fuel conservation amid concerns over global energy supplies.
Eight years after the Trinamul Congress government in the state withdrew the “general consent” for the Central Bureau of Investigation, the newly government in West Bengal on Wednesday restored clearance to the Central agency to proceed against officials accused in corruption cases without prolonged administrative hurdles.
The impasse over the Chingrighata crossing of Orange Line Metro is finally set to end. The city traffic police have announced two traffic blocks of 60-hour each of the EM Bypass starting this Friday to enable the segment launching work near the Chingrighata crossing.
Central minister of state for coal and mines, Satish Chandra Dubey, on Wednesday said the coal sector must support the country “at these crucial hour”, citing global energy challenges and the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
