Bengal to amend Panchayat law; officials to replace elected heads as signatory authority
The BJP-led state government has repeatedly accused several elected representatives of failing to discharge their administrative responsibilities.
The BJP-led state government has repeatedly accused several elected representatives of failing to discharge their administrative responsibilities.
Addressing the exhibition, the minister said Bengal has enormous potential in jackfruit cultivation and stressed that scientific research, modern farming techniques and better market connectivity would be crucial to take the sector forward.
The Kalighat faction of TMC accused Kolkata Police of misrepresenting discussions held over permission for the 21 July programme.
Dilip Ghosh said that the pavements and footpaths in the state should be freed for the pedestrians as they pay tax to the government or civic bodies.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has accused Mamata Banerjee of encouraging roadside encroachments after she joined a protest against alleged hawker evictions in Kolkata.
"I am getting several calls. I have told everybody that I am not leaving the party on my own wish. I am a common member of the party and I shall play the role of 'bibek' (conscience) in the party. Had I decided to leave the party, I would have leaked many secret things but it is not happening now,"
"The so-called 'secular' government of West Bengal, which runs to Tripura and Assam at the drop of a hat when something happens there, is totally silent on the issue of Bangladesh violence..."
Majumdar claimed that the attack on Ghosh was pre-planned with the intention to kill him. "Opposition has been suppressed in Bhabanipur and there was a conspiracy to kill Dilip da. It was only to create an atmosphere of fear," he said.
National TV channels showed Ghosh being pushed and heckled on a road as a posse of security guards tried to shield him. A suspected TMC supporter was seen grabbing a security man by his collar who swiftly pulled out a pistol to scare away the crowd.
“The law and order situation in the area is not conducive to holding by-poll. If an MP can be attacked, then imagine the situation common voters are facing. I demand postponement of polling till the situation normalises in Bhawanipore...till the time its conducive for holding a free and fair election,”
