Tag: West Bengal Assembly

Will be true to constitutional norms: Dhankhar on Budget speech

Mr Dhankhar had said that if there were different points of view, there should not be any confrontation between him and the state government.

February 7, 2020

Bengal Governor visits Assembly, finds gate locked, calls it ‘undemocratic’

The Governor's visit comes in the wake of Speaker's unprecedented action on Tuesday adjourning the House for two days saying Bills scheduled to be placed before the members were yet to get the green signal from Dhankhar.

December 5, 2019

Reactions to KMC Act Amendment Bill: Who said what

Left Front and Congress MLAs were not present in the House when the Bill was introduced as they had earlier decided to boycott the Assembly

November 23, 2018

Language & Identity

Thursday’s forward movement in the West Bengal Assembly on renaming the state comes after considerable prevarication on correcting what was a historical certitude prior to Partition. This ought to have been accorded uppermost priority in the aftermath of Independence, and was definitely of far greater import than moving up the alphabetical ladder at inter-State conferences, …

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July 29, 2018

GJM MLAs won’t attend monsoon session of Bengal Assembly

All the three Gorkha Janmukti Morcha MLAs have decided not to attend the monsoon session of the state Assembly which began on Friday, due to the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling hills. "As the indefinite shutdown in the hills is on for the last 51 days, we have decided not to attend the ongoing session of …

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August 4, 2017

Bengal Congress demands Mamata’s apology for Mannan assault

Demanding apology by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the eviction of Opposition leader Abdul Mannan from West Bengal Assembly last week leading to his illness, state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury today described Banerjee's visit to ailing Mannan as a 'drama'. Chowdhury also said that Banerjee's visit to the hospital where Mannan has been admitted on …

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February 12, 2017

Bengal Oppposition leader Abdul  Mannan shifted out of ICU

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Abdul Mannan, was shifted out of intensive care of a private hospital here on Saturday, a medical bulletin said. The Congress leader was admitted after he fell sick following a scuffle with the security officials in the assembly on Wednesday after his suspension by Speaker Biman Banerjee. …

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February 11, 2017

Bengal Oppposition leader Abdul  Mannan shifted out of ICU

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Abdul Mannan, was shifted out of intensive care of a private hospital here on Saturday, a medical bulletin said. The Congress leader was admitted after he fell sick following a scuffle with the security officials in the assembly on Wednesday after his suspension by Speaker Biman Banerjee. …

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February 11, 2017

Bengal opposition leader undergoes pacemaker implant

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Abdul Mannan, who was taken ill during a scuffle with the security staff in the house, underwent a permanent pacemaker implant at a private city hospital on Friday. "Abdul Mannan underwent… dual chamber MRI compatible Permanent Pacemaker Implantation this morning," Apollo Gleneagles Hospital said in a medical …

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February 10, 2017

Shah asks BJP WB to prepare road map for 2019 polls

Buoyed by the party’s performance in the West Bengal Assembly election earlier this year, BJP chief Amit Shah has asked the state leadership to prepare a road map for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. "Recently, we had a meeting with Amit Shah ji in New Delhi and we have been asked to prepare a road …

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August 25, 2016