Trinamool ridicules Padma award for Mithun Chakraborty
Trinamool Congress Spokesman Kunal Ghosh said that the Padma Bhushan award is not for his acting talent but as the prize for shifting political camp.
Trinamool Congress Spokesman Kunal Ghosh said that the Padma Bhushan award is not for his acting talent but as the prize for shifting political camp.
One of the most contentious issues regarding the I.N.D.I.A (Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance) has been how the Opposition alliance would play out in the state of West Bengal.
At last count, the number of dead in the July 8 West Bengal rural polls violence stood at 16. Of these reportedly the ruling political party Trinamool suffered the majority of losses with nine of its workers dying of different forms of attacks.
Interestingly, missing from the displays are graffiti, posters and banners of the fourth largest political party of the state, the Congress.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that all the Opposition parties will unitedly fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
In the PIL, Chowdhury quoted the affidavits filed by these leaders with the Election Commission of India (ECI) while filing their nominations for various elections that showed the inflation in the assets of these leaders over the years.
Leader of the House and Union Minister Piyush Goyal said the government was ready for a discussion on the issues.
The state cabinet has already approved the proposal. Not only the opposition, but also a section of intellectuals issued a statement on Saturday protesting.
Congress leader in Lok Sabha and party state unit President, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said that after enjoying so many important posts being with Congress for so many years and holding important portfolios in UPA-I and UPA-II governments, Sibal took such an action out of his greed for a chair in the Rajya Sabha.
After campaigning for Samajwadi Party in the recent Assembly elections, the Trinamool is apparently eyeing a bigger role in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
