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BJP asks Mamata to expel all alcorrupt leaders or resign
The West Bengal BJP on Tuesday demanded that TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expel what the former said were corrupt leaders from her party or resign herself if she failed to do so. "We urge her to remove all corrupt people from her Trinamool Congress. But we know she does not have the …
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March 21, 2017 -
Narada case: SC allows CBI to continue probe
In a major setback to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the CBI probe into Narada sting operation case in which several TMC leaders were allegedly caught on camera taking bribe. In its hearing, the SC extended the time for registration of FIR in the case …
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March 21, 2017 -
TMC govt takes loans to repay debt: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government had to take loan to repay huge debts taken by the previous Left Front government. Banerjee made the statement in the state Assembly in reply to a comment by CPIM member Tanmay Bhattacharya that TMC government had taken loan to the tune of Rs …
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March 8, 2017 -
TMC to raise issue of economic blockade in Parliament
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it would raise in Parliament the issue of ongoing economic blockade in Manipur and already urged the Election Commission to take action to lift the blockade. "We would raise the issue of economic blockade in Parliament. We are against any kind of blockade or shutdown." "Recently I had met Election …
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February 18, 2017 -
TMC to raise issue of economic blockade in Parliament
The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it would raise in Parliament the issue of ongoing economic blockade in Manipur and already urged the Election Commission to take action to lift the blockade. "We would raise the issue of economic blockade in Parliament. We are against any kind of blockade or shutdown." "Recently I had met Election …
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February 18, 2017 -
Trinamool Congress demands state-funding of elections
Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday demanded state funding of elections to end black money and corporate funding in the political system. Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention, Dola Sen (TMC) said her party has during its 18 years of existence stood for electoral reforms and state funding of elections. The government, she …
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February 8, 2017 -
RS: TMC MPs walk out over threats by BJP functionaries
The Trinamool Congress members on Tuesday staged a walk-out from the Rajya Sabha, alleging that their party colleagues were being threatened by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) functionaries in West Bengal. TMC member Derek O'Brien said "open threats" were being issued to his party colleagues and functionaries in the state. Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien said the …
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February 7, 2017 -
Lok Sabha adjourned for the day
The Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned for the day after opposition members led by Trinamool Congress created a ruckus over the arrest of two of their MPs. TMC members trooped near Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s podium, shouting slogans against the central government and displaying placards denouncing the arrest of their MPs Sudip Bandopadhya and Tapas Pal. Congress …
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February 3, 2017 -
TMC protests against Modi’s ‘vendetta politics’
Trinamool Congress MP on Friday protested against the Narendra Modi government in the Parliament House complex on Friday, alleging that it was indulging in "vendetta politics" in a probe into a chit fund scam. Half an hour before parliament was to meet for the day, the Trinamool Congress members gathered near the statue of Mahatama …
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February 3, 2017 -
Trinamool delegation meets President Pranab Mukherjee
A Trinamool Congress delegation on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee at Raj Bhawan here. According to TMC sources, it was a courtesy call. The delegation was led by party vice president Mukul Roy and party secretary general Partha Chatterjee. The meeting lasted for twenty minutes. Presdent Pranab Mukherjee, who arrived in West Bengal on Wednesday, …
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January 19, 2017 -
Sudip Bandyopadhyay admitted to Odisha jail hospital
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was admitted to a jail hospital in Odisha following a court order, said an official on Friday. A special CBI court here on Thursday sent Bandopadhyay to judicial custody for 14 days after rejecting his bail petition. "He has been kept under observation in the jail hospital. There are …
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January 13, 2017 -
Sudip Bandyopadhyay admitted to Odisha jail hospital
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was admitted to a jail hospital in Odisha following a court order, said an official on Friday. A special CBI court here on Thursday sent Bandopadhyay to judicial custody for 14 days after rejecting his bail petition. "He has been kept under observation in the jail hospital. There are …
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January 13, 2017 -
TMC MPs on sit-in in Delhi over demonetisation
Continuing with the protest, TMC MPs on Monday staged a demonstration here raising slogans against the Modi government's demonetisation drive and arrest of party legislators in the alleged Rose Valley scam. "We condemn conspiracy in the name of investigation and we condemn atrocities in the name of 'notebandi'," TMC leader Derek O'Brien said as 34 …
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January 9, 2017 -
TMC MPs on sit-in in Delhi over demonetisation
Continuing with the protest, TMC MPs on Monday staged a demonstration here raising slogans against the Modi government's demonetisation drive and arrest of party legislators in the alleged Rose Valley scam. "We condemn conspiracy in the name of investigation and we condemn atrocities in the name of 'notebandi'," TMC leader Derek O'Brien said as 34 …
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January 9, 2017 -
TMC MPs on sit-in in Delhi over demonetisation
Continuing with the protest, TMC MPs on Monday staged a demonstration here raising slogans against the Modi government's demonetisation drive and arrest of party legislators in the alleged Rose Valley scam. "We condemn conspiracy in the name of investigation and we condemn atrocities in the name of 'notebandi'," TMC leader Derek O'Brien said as 34 …
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January 9, 2017 -
TMC delegation meets Bandyopadhyay
A four-member Trinamool Congress delegation on Sunday said it met party's arrested MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay at the CBI Bhubaneswar office. The delegation included West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, former state minister Manish Gupta, Chandrima Bhattacharya and party MP Subrata Bakshi. Chatterjee said the delegation met Bandyopadhyay. "His confidence is at peak. "The arrest of …
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January 8, 2017 -
BJP warns Bengal’s ruling TMC of consequences for violence
A day after BJP state headquarters here was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters, BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday warned the ruling TMC to refrain from violence or be ready for consequences. "If Trinamool tries to walk the path of violence, we will also not sit silently," the BJP leader said. Vijayvargiya …
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January 4, 2017