Mamata pays tribute to July 21 martyrs amid observances by multiple factions
Mamata Banerjee's message came as the TMC observed one of its most politically significant dates under dramatically altered circumstances.
Mamata Banerjee's message came as the TMC observed one of its most politically significant dates under dramatically altered circumstances.
The Calcutta High Court has directed West Bengal authorities to stop all demolition work at Lok Sabha MP and Trinamool…
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.
Two major recoveries of cash, ammunition and alleged government relief materials within 48 hours have triggered fresh political embarrassment for the ruling Trinamul Congress in North 24-Parganas, with police arresting a district-level party functionary and a municipal chairman in separate cases.
Senior Trinamul Congress leader and party MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday described the Kolkata Police visit to the residence of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee as an act of “political vendetta”, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party was systematically targeting leaders of the ruling party across West Bengal.
As bulldozer action continued in Topsia on Sunday, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) issued notices to two more buildings in Beleghata allegedly linked to Raju Naskar, said to be a close aide of the Trinamul Congress.
In both TMC and BJD, state-level defeats have exposed problems earlier masked by electoral successes, such as weak second-line leadership, factionalism, cadre drift, and uncertainty over future and succession.
A company linked to Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has sought 10 days’ time from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to submit documents related to properties that recently came under the civic body’s scanner over alleged illegal construction issues.
