Amid ED heat, Madan Mitra resigns from TMC hours after ‘rebel’ camp visit
Madan Mitra is being examined over allegations that he facilitated appointments in municipal bodies in exchange for money and gold.
Madan Mitra is being examined over allegations that he facilitated appointments in municipal bodies in exchange for money and gold.
The rebel Trinamool camp is rapidly building its own power structure across West Bengal, appointing district leaders and a new spokesperson team. Anubrata Mondal's return to lead Birbhum has emerged as the biggest highlight.
Speculation is rife that Anubrata Mondal, alias Kesto, one of the heavyweight Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader in Birbhum for the past two decades, is poised to switch allegiance to the rebel Ritabrata Banerjee camp in a bid to avoid imminent arrest in connection with post-poll violence and cash loot cases of 2021.
The development was formally confirmed on Saturday following a meeting of the newly constituted state committee of the rebel outfit, where district-level organisational appointments were announced.
Susmita Dev ever reasoned that she was impressed by the work done by the Himanta Biswa Sarma government in neighbouring Assam and intends to work under his guidance.
The Election Commission of India’s recent announcement of by-elections to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal, which fell vacant following the resignations of Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik — the three Trinamool Congress MPs who stepped down after the party’s debacle in the recent West Bengal Assembly elections — has brought the focus back on the former MPs and the BJP’s plans for them.
In West Bengal, the BJP is set to secure victory in all three Rajya Sabha seats as Trinamool Congress may not be in the race due to internal rebellion
In a conversation with The Statesman, Bishal Lama even claimed that though PM Modi wanted to build an airport at Hasimara the previous state government deliberately stalled it.
For years, he moved sand and money without anyone stopping him. Ajay Hari, the man behind West Burdwan's illegal sand mining empire, has finally been arrested after months on the run.
The Chief Minister directed that Joint Secretary-level officers from key departments will regularly function from Uttarkanya.
