TMC block president’s visit to BJP office sparks protests, arrest in Durgapur
Hundreds of BJP supporters gathered outside a party office in Durgapur after TMC block president Rajib Ghosh reportedly arrived there late at night.
Hundreds of BJP supporters gathered outside a party office in Durgapur after TMC block president Rajib Ghosh reportedly arrived there late at night.
BJP MLA Chandrashekhar Banerjee alleges 18 Durgapur parking zones were secretly handed to a TMC-linked INTTUC leader through women's SHGs as fronts. ADDA forms probe panel; report expected next month.
The construction of the new Durgapur Sub-Divisional Court building has run into controversy, with the BJP alleging corruption by a former minister, besides, against the chief of a statutory urban development body today.
The incident took place on Thursday morning at Booth No. 230, located at Kuldihi Primary School. According to reports, the voter, identified as Tumpa Hazra, had arrived at the polling station to cast her vote and was waiting in line when a section of the ceiling suddenly broke off and fell on her.
Two Election Commission officials were allegedly dragged out of their vehicle and thrashed by a local TMC leader, Somnath Das.
Kirti Jha Azad, Member of Parliament for the Burdwan–Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency and former cricketer, has launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of spreading falsehood during his speech in Durgapur yesterday.
The PM’s visit to Durgapur is very significant as the TMC mega show will be held only three days later in Kolkata, with barely less than a year to go for the next year’s Assembly polls in the state.
The top leadership of the BJP held a meeting in Durgapur yesterday to prepare for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit on 18 July.
Senior officials from Indian Oil Corporation and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) have jointly inspected the venues for the upcoming BJP event in Durgapur, accompanied by local party leaders.
Nepal Chandra Das, aged 85 and a resident of Ward 26, Subhaspally in Durgapur, died by suicide last night after jumping from the rooftop of the Durgapur Sub-Divisional Hospital.
