The confrontation over Opposition leadership and disputed signatures has opened a new front inside the Trinamool Congress, with rebel legislators publicly asserting numerical strength.
Days after BJP ended the Trinamool Congress’ 15-year rule in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee’s official social media accounts continued to identify her as the state’s Chief Minister.
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, tennis legend Leander Paes on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), adding to the growing list of celebrity politicians and highlighting a familiar and rising trend in Indian politics—film and sports personalities entering electoral politics.
Owaisi has consistently rejected allegations that his party acts as "B team" for the BJP but as West Bengal heads toward the high-stake West Bengal polls, the electoral impact of this new venture will be watched closely
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday met the newly appointed and 22nd Governor, R.N. Ravi, and urged him to take action against Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and acting Director General of Police Peeyush Pandey over the alleged breach of protocol during the recent visit of President Droupadi Murmu to the state.
The Calcutta High Court on Friday withdrew the protection enjoyed by the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, from future FIRs against him by police without the prior permission of the court.
Pramanik is the second person linked to the R.G. Kar movement to resign from service during the current week.
The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has ridiculed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the latter's suggestion for the plantation of mangrove saplings in the hills to prevent floods in the northern part of the state.
Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday urged e-rickshaw (locally known as toto) owners across the state not to pay registration and monthly fees, recently imposed by the state government, describing them as “burdensome for the poor.”
BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her controversial remarks on the Durgapur gangrape case, and said, "shame, Mamata Banerjee, shame."
