CPIM’s Minakshi Mukherjee comes under ‘egg attack’ outside Sitalkuchi police station
The CPI(M) claimed that the incident took place right in front of the Sitalkuchi Police Station.
The CPI(M) claimed that the incident took place right in front of the Sitalkuchi Police Station.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Sunday announced a major mobilisation in the national capital, saying it will hold a “Jan Akrosh Rally” at Ramlila Grounds on March 24, marking the culmination of an extensive campaign across northern India against what it described as the “anti-people policies” of the Union government.
Counting of votes for the high-stakes Kerala local body elections, widely seen as a semi-final ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled for April–May 2026, began at 8 am on Saturday.
Residents of Siliguri on Thursday witnessed contrasting scenes at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) board meeting, chaired by mayor Goutam Deb of the Trinamul Congress.
He also accused the police of enabling convicts in the TP Chandrasekharan murder case to consume alcohol under police escort at a bar.
The CPM Politburo today issued a statement condemning the Russian military attacks against Ukraine. In an issued statement it has urged the Indian government to immediately take steps to ensure the safety of the thousands of Indian citizens, mainly students stranded in Ukraine and undertake measures to evacuate all Indian citizens.
The CPIM MP and former Kolkata mayor, Bikasranjan Bhattacharya, took to his Facebook profile and wrote that it was condemnable how under Mamata Banerjee’s regime, the family of the deceased is being threatened to ditch their demand for a CBI probe. He said it was quite apparent who is afraid of a transparent and unbiased investigation. He alleged that Anish’s family is being tempted with lucrative and false promises and threats to step down from their demand for a fair probe.
The much-hyped Siliguri model, an informal understanding between the two camps, came to the surface for the first time here after the 2009 civic body elections when it prevented the Trinamul Congress from forming an elected board jointly with the Congress. On the other hand, Left leaders said the Congress should refrain from playing a blame game now.
As she savours the triumph, Mamata Banerjee has been notably gracious ~ “Me and my party are yet again in boundless gratitude to the people. Celebrate these victories in peace, without getting trapped in provocation of any sort.” The BJP has been routed, most importantly in urban centres where it had performed well during the Assembly elections last summer.
“Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek continue to hold more than one portfolio. Why? Abhishek himself is the national general secretary and an MP from Diamond Harbour while her aunt has a robust portfolio.” He termed the present conflict within TMC, over this policy, as a tiff between shareholders of the “Pishi-Bhaipo-PK company”.