BJP slams Cong for honouring ex-UN head Michelle Bachelet
Criticising the Congress, party spokesman Gaurav Bhatia accused it of being “an army of traitors”.
Criticising the Congress, party spokesman Gaurav Bhatia accused it of being “an army of traitors”.
Debangshu Bhattacharya along with local leaders of Nadia (Ranaghat) met the family of late Shyamal Santra, who died due to SIR fear on Thursday, whereas Senior TMC leader and minister Dr Shashi Panja spoke at a public rally against SIR, NRC and justice for death of Pradip Kar in Sandeshkhali 1 block.
A mystery shrouds the death of 57-year-old Pradeep Kar of Agarpara, whose alleged suicide note blaming the NRC (national register of citizens) has triggered a fierce political storm in West Bengal.
In an affidavit, the police described the riots as a “deep-rooted, premeditated, and orchestrated conspiracy,” asserting that they were timed to coincide with the visit of the then US President Donald Trump to India.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Sarma alleged that certain activists and professionals from other states have been visiting Assam with what he termed as “an agenda to protect foreign infiltrators.”
A hearing is expected to take place next week.
A fresh controversy over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) has erupted after Uttam Kumar Brajabasi, a 50-year-old resident of Dinhata in Cooch Behar, received a notice from the Foreigners Tribunal in Assam, asking him to prove his citizenship by 15 July.
TMC leader Derek O’ Brien said that the TMC has the highest regard for the Election Commission of India as a constitutional body, but it should not turn into the branch office of the ruling BJP.
The demand comes amid heightened ethnic tensions in the state, where the ongoing violence between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities has claimed over 250 lives and displaced thousands since May 2023.
After Cooch Behar, Malda today became the epicenter of another rally by leaders and members of the Paschimbanga Nasya Sheikh Unnayan Parishad (PNSUP), who reiterated their demand for recognition as 'sons of the soil' to protect their community from the potential implications of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
