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.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone for a 1,600 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Salboni in West Midnapore of Junglemahal, calling it a landmark initiative in the state's journey towards industrial and infrastructure growth.
Two persons died in a fire that broke out at a godown storing garments at Pathuriaghata Street in the northern part of the city on Monday.
Three married men, husbands of three minor girls, have been booked under the rape and POCSO Act after all of them have become pregnant by the Budbud police station, under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain petitions seeking independent probe into the violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 and asked the two advocates to withdraw their pleas and file better petitions.
Paul also demanded a National Investigation Agency (NIA) investigation into the incident to uncover the truth behind the incident.
