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.
Three years after being displaced from their roles under the National Child Labour Project (NCLP), a group of 32 workers from various districts in West Bengal have sent a heartfelt appeal to chief minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking immediate intervention for their rehabilitation.
Jobless ‘tainted’ teachers during their protest today were involved in a scuffle with police during their march to chief minister’s residence at Harish Chatterjee Street on Monday.
A day after India responded with a slew of measures including suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), reducing strength in consulates and stopping all trade, Pakistan displayed bravado.
Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using the Pahalgam terror attack to target minorities and incite communal tensions in the country.
The CPI(M) in West Bengal has expelled three-time Lok Sabha member, Bansa Gopal Chowdhury, from the party on charges of "highly objectionable" behaviour towards a woman colleague.
