Published By: Sheen Kachroo Last Updated: October 14, 2023, 21:24 IST Abhishek Banerjee also underlined the UNESCO intangible heritage tag bestowed upon West Bengal’s Durga Puja (X/@AITCofficial/File) Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee was referring to Amit Shah’s likely visit to West Bengal to inaugurate the renowned Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja In a jibe at…
The grilling began at around 11 am at the ED’s office at the Central Government Office Complex in Salt Lake area and is on after 6 pm. (Image: PTI/File) Banerjee’s wife, Rujira entered the ED’s office a little before 11 am as a large posse of team of policemen stood on guard outside it since…
Published By: Pragati Pal Last Updated: October 08, 2023, 23:58 IST Kolkata [Calcutta], India The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the BJP-led NDA government of withholding Rs 15,000 crore in dues to the state under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana. (Image: PTI/) Senior TMC…
Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen singing her favourite song – ‘Ladai karo ladai karo’ (fight it out fight out). All senior leaders out on dharna — This is not 2006, when TMC chief and then in state opposition Mamata Banerjee was on a protest against the Tata Singur factory. The year is 2023, TMC is…
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at the dharna in front of Raj Bhawan. (Twitter @AITCofficial) The TMC claimed Governor CV Anand Bose asked them to come to North Bengal — where he was assessing the flood situation — in two hours, which was not possible, before leaving for Delhi Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek…
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officers in Kolkata on October 9 in connection with the West Bengal school jobs scam, prompting the MP to challenge the central agency to provide evidence against him to the court. The probe agency has also summoned Banerjee’s wife, Rujira,…
TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Mahua Moitra and others protest at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi. (Twitter @AITCofficial) While the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC accused the Centre of neglecting Bengal, the BJP pointed to corruption in the state to justify the hold on funds Delhi had an eventful start to the week as arch rivals BJP and…
Several TMC leaders including general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and MP Mahua Moitra were detained on Tuesday after they held a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office in New Delhi demanding a meeting with the minister. It was the second day of TMC protests in the national capital as the tug-of-war between the Centre…
TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several other party leaders were detained on Tuesday night as they held a dharna at the Union Rural Development Ministry office here demanding a meeting with the minister and released around three hours later. Speaking to reporters after his release, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that TMC leaders, including women, were…
Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee along with party leaders and workers sat on a dharna at Delhi’s Rajghat on Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary on Monday demanding the release of funds for West Bengal by the Centre. The Lok Sabha member, accompanied by party leaders including MPs, MLAs and state ministers who had arrived from…