West Bengal’s budget bets on infra push, welfare, jobs and fiscal repair
The BJP-led West Bengal government and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta’s maiden budget attempts an ambitious political and economic balancing act.
The BJP-led West Bengal government and journalist-turned-politician Swapan Dasgupta’s maiden budget attempts an ambitious political and economic balancing act.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday jibed at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin for selling the alleged bogus dreams of recreating the Maharaja Ranjit Singh era in Punjab.
Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.
The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of being responsible for the declining relevance of the INDIA bloc, claiming that the alliance is facing an existential crisis due to the opposition party’s “opportunistic and self-serving politics”.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under Asansol organisation district of Rahr Bangla, has officially unveiled two new, futuristic state-of-the-art party offices in Durgapur city in West Burdwan district on Thursday named as ‘Janatar Karyalay’.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP and the Union government were trying to take indirect control of the state's affairs from New Delhi, but asserted that their ploy will not work.
Uttar Pradesh Minister and senior BJP leader Dinesh Pratap Singh has written a formal letter to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda, accusing the Raebareli police of misconduct and undue favoritism during Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the constituency.
The BJP is holding a two-week-long “Seva Pakhwada” to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, promoting community service and outreach across the country.
As voting for the vice-presidential polls gets underway, several MPs have abstained after their parties announced a boycott.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to come to Kolkata next week.
