Kolkata, Jun 12 (UNI) Trinamool Congress rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has levelled serious allegations against her former party, claiming that reports suggesting links between certain Trinamool leaders and extremist elements in Bangladesh warrant an independent investigation.
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) A political controversy erupted at Rajarhat-Gopalpur in Kolkata''s north east fringes on Thursday after relief materials allegedly meant for public distribution were recovered from the party office of former Trinamool Congress MLA and noted folk singer Aditi Munshi.
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) In an unexpected public outburst that created more trouble within the already crumbling Trinamool Congress, senior party MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday gave an ultimatum to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, asking her to choose between a loyal worker like him and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) Hours after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee poured venom against the alleged arrogance of the party''s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the veteran lawyer on Thursday strongly defended the TMC''s authority to appoint the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, arguing before the Calcutta High Court that the decision rests with the political party and not with a section of elected MLAs.
Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) What could prove to be the last nail in the coffin for the already embattled Trinamool Congress (TMC), senior lawyer and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday issued an ultimatum to former chief minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, saying she would have to choose between him and the party''s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) Actress-turned-politician Koel Mallick on Thursday resigned from the Rajya Sabha, adding to the growing list of Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarians stepping down from the Upper House and intensifying speculation over the future political alignment of several party MPs.
Siliguri, June 11 (UNI) West Bengal Panchayat Minister and senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Thursday dubbed the Trinamool Congress as a "gang" rather than a political organisation and said the ordeal the party was going through was "inevitable".
Kolkata, Jun 11 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered another setback in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday as party MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House amid ongoing political turbulence within the party.
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) Former TMC Rajya Sabha member Sukhendu Sekhar Ray launched a blistering attack on the alleged conduct of a TMC MP and the party’s top leadership through an explosive Facebook post, describing the veteran parliamentarian as a “lecherous MP” and using phrases such as “bandit queen” and “Aranyadeb nephew” to target the top Trinamool leadership.
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Kolkata, June 10 (UNI) In a significant development, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev resigned from the Upper House on Wednesday, dealing another blow to the former ruling party of West Bengal amid growing internal turbulence.
Kolkata, June 10 (UNI) A major fire broke out at the multi-storeyed office building of the South 24-Parganas Zilla Parishad in West Bengal''s Alipore on Wednesday morning, triggering panic in the area and prompting a large-scale firefighting operation.
Kolkata, Jun 10 (UNI) In a significant development, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev resigned from the Upper House on Wednesday, dealing another blow to the former ruling party of West Bengal amid growing internal turbulence.
Kolkata, June 10 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the legality of the CID’s raid on the party office adjacent to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Kalighat residence as part of its investigation into the alleged signature forgery case.
New Delhi, Jun 10 (UNI) The crisis within the Trinamool Congress deepened dramatically on Wednesday as senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev resigned from the Upper House, becoming the second TMC parliamentarian to quit within a week after veteran leader Sukhendu Sekhar Ray. The development has intensified speculation about a widening revolt within the Mamata Banerjee-led party following its recent electoral setback and raised the prospect of a significant realignment in Parliament.
Asansol, June 9 (UNI) Political developments within West Bengal''s Asansol Municipal Corporation gathered momentum on Tuesday after TMC councillor Sanjay Nunia resigned from his post, days after the arrest of fellow councillor Tarun Chakraborty on alleged corruption charges.
Kolaghat, June 9 (UNI) The widening schism within the Trinamool Congress spilled dramatically into public view on Tuesday when two MPs identified with the party''s dissident camp—June Maliah and Deepak Adhikari (Dev)—attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari''s high-profile administrative review meeting, a day after rebellion by a section of TMC parliamentarians shook the party''s top leadership.
Kolkata, June 9 (UNI) Investigators on Tuesday took arrested Trinamool Congress leader Swaroop Biswas to his club Suruchi Sangha in south Kolkata''s New Alipore area as part of the ongoing investigation into multiple allegations linked to him and his elder brother, former state minister Aroop Biswas.
Malda, June 9 (UNI) Amid reports of growing discontent within the Trinamool Congress following the political change in West Bengal, sections of TMC leaders and workers are exploring a shift to the Congress in several districts, including Malda, Cooch Behar and Darjeeling district.
Jalpaiguri, June 9 (UNI) Launching a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the alleged signature forgery controversy, West Bengal Minister for Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said this is perhaps the first time that a case of ‘signature theft’ has come to light.
Kolkata, June 9 (UNI) In one of the most significant developments in recent times, the West Bengal CID conducted a search at the Trinamool Congress office in Kalighat, adjacent to the residence of former chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday.
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Kolkata, June 9 (UNI) Trinamool Congress leader Naushad Alam, who is facing multiple charges including extortion and criminal intimidation, has been arrested in Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Jun 9 (UNI) A fierce war of words erupted within the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday as senior party leaders Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad mounted a strong attack on a group of dissident MPs, accusing them of effectively siding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after their reported meetings with senior BJP leaders in New Delhi.
Kolkata, June 9 (UNI) In a significant political development amid growing fissures within the Trinamool Congress, rebel Lok Sabha MPs Deepak Adhikari and June Malia attended Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s administrative review meeting in Kolaghat on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after divisions within the party''s parliamentary wing came into the open.
Kolkata, Jun 9 (UNI) Scenes of public anger unfolded outside Bidhannagar North Police Station on Tuesday as eggs and cow dung were thrown at the arrested Trinamool Congress leader Sabyasachi Dutta while he was being escorted by police for a medical examination and subsequent court production in an alleged extortion case.
Kolkata, June 9 (UNI)In a significant development, Police arrested Trinamool Congress leader and former chairman of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation, Sabyasachi Dutta, in connection with an alleged extortion and criminal intimidation case on Monday night.
Kolkata, June 8 (UNI): Senior BJP leaders in West Bengal on Monday launched a fresh attack on the opposition INDIA bloc, questioning its relevance and highlighting what they described as deepening turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following the party''s defeat in the recent Assembly elections.
New Delhi, Jun 8 (UNI) Fresh signs of internal unrest have emerged within the Trinamool Congress (after a group of party MPs reportedly submitted a letter signed by around 20 parliamentarians to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, highlighting concerns within the party and fuelling speculation about growing dissatisfaction among a section of its parliamentary ranks.
Patna, Jun 8 (UNI) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the party’s West Bengal in-charge, Mangal Pandey, claimed on Monday that growing dissatisfaction within the All India Trinamool Congress reflects increasing discontent with the policies of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
New Delhi, Jun 8 (UNI) The internal turmoil within the Trinamool Congress deepened on Monday after a group of rebel party MPs reportedly held a closed-door meeting with senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in New Delhi, even as TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was engaged in discussions with INDIA bloc partners to reinforce opposition unity against the BJP.
Burdwan, June 7 (UNI) A 60-year-old Pradhan of a Trinamul Congress-governed Panchayat died on Sunday morning, days after he was allegedly beaten up during a village meeting in East Burdwan.
Kolkata, June 7 (UNI) In a bizarre incident, a Trinamool Congress leader was allegedly assaulted, partially head shaved, garlanded with shoes and paraded through a village by angry residents over allegations of embezzling funds meant for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme in Howrah''s Shyampur on Sunday.
Kolkata, June 7 (UNI): Security cover for five Trinamool Congress MLAs from Birbhum has been enhanced amid ongoing political turmoil within the party and a wider reduction in security arrangements for several TMC leaders across West Bengal.
Kolkata, Jun 7 (UNI) The crackdown on Kolkata Municipal Corporation councillors continued after the BJP assumed power in West Bengal, with Mohammad Jasimuddin, councillor of Ward No. 39 in Jorasanko, being arrested on Sunday morning.
Kolkata, Jun 7 (UNI) Trinamool Congress MLA from Kamarhati, Madan Mitra, has alleged that his vehicle was attacked and vandalised by protesters when he visited an area in Kamarhati, in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, following reports of unrest.
Kolkata, Jun 6 (UNI) Two Panchayat members, both Trinamool Congress leaders, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly hoarding government relief materials in West Bengal''s Hooghly district.
Kolkata, Jun 6 (UNI) A special court remanded former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla to 14 days custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Bhangar blast case on Saturday, a day after the central agency arrested him.
Kolkata, Jun 5 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday announced a major organisational overhaul at its national working committee meeting held at the party headquarters in Kalighat, appointing senior leader Chandrima Bhattacharya as the new president of the West Bengal Pradesh Trinamool Congress.
Kolkata, June 5 (UNI) Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla – an accused in the Bhangar bomb blast case - surrendered before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday night, sources said.
Kolkata, June 5 (UNI) Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Swarup Biswas, the brother of former West Bengal Minister Aroop Biswas, was on Friday remanded to police custody till June 18 by a lower court.
Kolkata, Jun 5 (UNI) Speculation over growing fissures within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified, with political circles now questioning whether the turmoil that has surfaced in the party’s legislative wing in the West Bengal Assembly could spill over into its parliamentary ranks in the Lok Sabha.
Kolkata, June 5 (UNI): Speculation over growing fissures within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has intensified, with political circles now questioning whether the turmoil that has surfaced in the party’s legislative wing in the West Bengal Assembly could spill over into its parliamentary ranks in the Lok Sabha.
Kolkata, June 5 (UNI) Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Swarup Biswas, the ex-president of the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India and brother of former West Bengal minister Arup Biswas, was produced before a court on Friday.
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) A youth, Mohsin Ali, was arrested from south Kolkata''s Park Circus area for allegedly charging Rs 100 from several women inside a Trinamool Congress party office for helping them fill up Annapurna Yojana forms.
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) A Salt Lake court on Thursday remanded Jay Prakash Majumdar, a state vice-president and official spokesperson of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), to six days of police custody.
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and minister Swapan Dasgupta on Thursday warned party workers against being carried away by the apparent disintegration within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), cautioning that individuals seeking refuge in the BJP to escape their past misdeeds should be viewed with suspicion.
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) councillor Biswajit Mondal was arrested on Thursday in connection with allegations of harassment and assault of a woman, police said on Thursday.
Kolkata, Jun 4 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at the residence of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla in South 24-Parganas of West Bengal in connection with its probe into the Bhangar bomb blast case.
Kolkata, Jun 4 (UNI) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Babul Supriyo has said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had made a “serious mistake” by not taking sufficiently strict action against corruption and the alleged misappropriation of public funds during the early years of her tenure.
Kolkata, June 3 (UNI) Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday likened the escalating turmoil within the Trinamool Congress to the political rebellion that split Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena, alleging that an “Eknath Shinde model” was unfolding in Bengal as a faction of rebel legislators challenged the party leadership.
Kolkata, June 3 (UNI) The deepening crisis within the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday triggered sharp reactions from the BJP, with West Bengal minister and former state BJP president Dilip Ghosh claiming that the developments signalled the beginning of the end of "family rule" in the ruling party.
Kolkata, June 3 (UNI) Jay Prakash Majumdar, a state vice-president and official spokesperson of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly molesting an elderly woman and illegally occupying her flat for more than a decade.
(UNI SPECIAL)Jayanta Roy ChowdhuryKolkata, June 3 (UNI) It''s official now, the Trinamool Congress party has split, with the majority of 59 out of 80 MLAs opting out of the party founded and led by Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata, Jun 3 (UNI) On a day when expelled Trinamool Congress MLA Ritabrata Banerjee claimed to hold the support of the majority of TMC legislators, with Mamata loyalists reduced to below 20, legislators of both the camps were seen in the administrative meeting convened by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna Sabhaghar on Wednesday.
Kolkata, June 3 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday announced the dissolution of all its organisational committees across West Bengal, a move that has triggered speculation about whether the party leadership is attempting to prevent a possible split within its ranks.
Kolkata, June 3 (UNI): State vice-president of the Trinamool Congress and its official spokesperson, Jay Prakash Majumder, has been arrested by Bidhannagar North Police Station on charges of molestation and other offences.
Kolkata, Jun 3 (UNI) The internal crisis within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) escalated sharply on Wednesday after 58 party legislators reportedly submitted a letter to Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose proposing expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as the new Leader of the Opposition and Akhruzzaman as the party''s chief whip, in a direct challenge to the leadership decisions of Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee.
New Delhi, Jun 3 (UNI) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday firmly asserted that senior party leader and MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay is the duly recognised Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, with party MP Sougata Ray citing established legislative precedent and the Speaker''s approval to dismiss any ambiguity over the position.
Kolkata, Jun 3 (UNI) In a significant development, nearly 60 MLAs led by Ritabrata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress met at the Noushad Ali Bhawan of the state Assembly on Wednesday, which is indicative enough that the Trinamool Congress is on the verge of a split.
Kolkata, Jun 3 (UNI) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, along with the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, will travel to New Delhi to attend the meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc scheduled for June 8.
Birbhum, June 2 (UNI) Veteran TMC leader Ashish Banerjee, who is also former Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Assembly, on Tuesday resigned from his posts as the party''s District Chairman and head of the outft''s District Core Committee.
Burdwan, June 2 (UNI) Former Bardhaman Dakshin MLA Khokon Das was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate''s Court here on Tuesday, two days after his arrest from Prayagraj.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) Former Trinamool Congress MLA Sanat Dey was allegedly heckled by a group of locals in Naihati of West Bengal''s North 24-Parganas district on Tuesday evening amid allegations that items were being removed from his party office.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) West Bengal BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), describing its 15-year rule in the state as a “nightmare” for the people of Bengal and claiming that voters had decisively rejected the party when given the opportunity.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday returned to Kolkata''s streets with her first major political mobilisation since the Trinamool Congress'' drubbing in the Assembly elections.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday took a swipe at Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress, claiming that the poor turnout at the party chief''s protest programme in Kolkata reflected the deep organisational crisis gripping the opposition camp after its crushing electoral defeat.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and state Cabinet minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday demanded the cancellation of the registration of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and withdrawal of its election symbol, alleging that the former ruling party had inflicted irreparable damage on the state''s social and economic fabric during its 15 years in power.
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) A Trinamool Congress panchayat chief was found hanging inside his residence in West Bengal''s North 24-Parganas district on Tuesday morning, triggering a political stir in the area where he had recently been facing allegations of corruption and financial irregularities.
Siliguri, Jun 2 (UNI) Amid the ongoing internal turmoil within the Trinamool Congress (TMC), questions have emerged over the political future of several party legislators from North Bengal and whether any of them may consider shifting allegiance at a time of uncertainty within the erstwhile ruling party.