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’.
In the last 6-7 months, more than 60 industries have been set up in Odisha and an investment of more than Rs 1.8 lakh crore has been made. This has led to the creation of more than 1 lakh jobs, he further said.
Raut also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his call for Swadeshi and self-reliance, reminding him that the slogan of Swadeshi was a gift from the Congress party.
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reiterated her allegations that Bengali-speaking people were being harassed in the BJP-ruled states.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also shared her message on her social media: “Heartiest greetings of Independence Day to all countrymen. Our millions of heroes gave countless sacrifices to get us freedom.
The TMC has accused the BJP of politicising central projects to influence voters in the state
