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’.
Addressing the media here, he charged that the BJP formed the government in the state in 2023 by ‘stealing’ votes and got a ‘fake’ mandate with the Election Commission’s help.
BJP spokesperson Dr Syed Zafar Islam said India will remain resilient against tariff hikes, highlighting strong local consumption, controlled inflation, and global agencies’ positive outlook on the economy under Prime Minister Modi’s policies.
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said the Election Commission of India is not impartial and is working at the behest of the BJP.
Vast stretches of land and several vehicles were swallowed by the river, while a shop and multiple houses are now on the verge of collapsing. Many families have begun shifting to safer areas, salvaging what remains of their homes.
He, however, said the country’s resources are for its citizens, and infiltrators would never be given voting rights.
