Speaking during the third edition of his “Morning Walk” series, O’Brien said the landmark venue symbolises West Bengal’s drive to establish itself as a premier global destination for business events and international conventions.
espite being listed in the Lok Sabha’s supplementary business alongside three other bills, the government deferred the move, reportedly due to anticipated strong opposition.
A 10-member TMC delegation, led by Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien, met the full bench of the ECI on Friday and raised serious concerns over the handling of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
The SIR initiative, aimed at updating voter lists to ensure accuracy, has sparked widespread unrest, particularly among Booth Level Officers (BLOs), who have staged protests in Kolkata citing excessive workload under stressful working conditions.
If International Women’s Day or Week for that matter, is to commemorate one woman for her indomitable spirit and unbound energy, arguably few candidates would be more qualified for the honor than the West Bengal chief minister.
Their protest came after their request for a meeting with Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti was denied.
Later, Trinamul Rajya Sabha MP and party’s national spokersperson Derek O’Brien and Barasat MP Dr Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar after meeting the officers at Election Commission said, “We have asked the Election Commission to deploy more forces in Egra, Contai (north), Contai (south), Patashpur, and Khejuri as local sources have already intimated local state police that outsiders especially from Uttar Pradesh and other states are being mobilised in these constituencies by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to foil free and fair poll.”
He alleged that the visit served no purpose and the real purpose was to spread the political virus.
Derek O’Brien, Member of Parliament, Leader, All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party (Rajya Sabha) and Chief National Spokesperson seems to feel so. In an interview with Soma Mookherjee, the veteran leader says that TMC will win in excess of 220 seats.
He said the Modi Government had broken a 92-yearold tradition of not presenting separate Railway Budgets for the last three years.
