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Wasting public money: HC pulls up EC for ‘prioritising’ Bhabanipur bypoll

September 25, 2021

Pulled up the Election Commission (EC), the Calcutta High Court on Friday turned down the affidavit filed by the top poll body on ‘prioritising’ the by-election in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting on 30 September. The HC refused to accept the EC’s...

Mukul Roy did not appear at the hearing, TMC gave a letter, Suvendu calls it ‘tool’

September 24, 2021

Mukul Roy did not attend the hearing on the allegation of defection. TMC Chief Whip Nirmal Ghosh wrote a letter to Speaker Biman Banerjee stating the reason for his non-attendance at the hearing. Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari called the letter a “big tool” in support of their allegations. The speaker...

Bengal BJP president protests in front of Mamata’s house with dead body of a party leader

September 24, 2021

Bangal BJP leaders protested in front of the Chief Minister’s house over the death of a BJP leader from Magrahat. BJP leaders, led by BJP state president Sukanta Majumder, staged a protest on the streets of Bhabanipur, with the body of dead BJP leader Manas Saha. The dead body of...

BHABANIPUR BYPOLL: CALCUTTA HC ASKS EC TO FILE AFFIDAVIT

September 24, 2021

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission (EC) to file an affidavit regarding the contents of the notification issued by it for the Bhabanipur bypolls. The Election Commission has been asked to submit the affidavit within 24 hours. The court was hearing a public interest litigation that...

ED, CBI officials visit Bengal Assembly, skip meeting with Speaker

September 23, 2021

Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials visited the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday after Speaker Biman Banerjee asked them to meet him in connection with the chargesheet filed in the Narada case. Officials from both the ED and CBI submitted a letter after visiting the Assembly,...

‘NERVOUS’ MAMATA APPEALS TO VOTERS AHEAD OF BHABANIPUR BYPOLLS

September 23, 2021

With voting for Bhabanipur bypolls approaching, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee is not able to be completely worry-free. This, despite the fact that this fight should not be too difficult for her, as she knows the “soil of Bhabanipur” very intimately. Even so, she went to campaign there on...

AMID COVID-19, TRIPURA HC REJECTS TMC PLEA TO HOLD RALLY ON 22 SEPTEMBER

September 22, 2021

Keeping in view the Covid-19 situation in the state, Trinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee will not be able to hold any meeting or procession till November 4 in Tripura, stated an official decree of the Tripura High Court. Earlier, on Tuesday morning, Tripura CM Biplob Deb also banned the holding of any...

Amid exodus, new Bengal BJP chief says ‘game is on’

September 22, 2021

Soon after becoming the new West Bengal BJP president, Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday said, “The game must be played and the game will be played.” Majumdar said that Babul Supriyo, who joined the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday, “could not play in the first XI, so he left”....

CBI team in Birbhum to probe post-poll violence case

September 21, 2021

A CBI team has arrived in Birbhum to probe the alleged murder of a BJP activist in the alleged post-poll violence case. The team reached a village under the Mallarpur police station in Birbhum with a large central force at around 4.30 am, to investigate the murder of Zakir Hossain,...

HC REJECTS BENGAL’S PROBE REPORT IN AMPHAN RELIEF GRAFT CASE

September 21, 2021

The Calcutta High Court has questioned the West Bengal government’s investigation in to the Amphan relief corruption case. The HC has not accepted the state’s investigation report. Relief materials worth crores of rupees were allegedly stored in the godown of the panchayat deputy chief’s house. Although the police lodged an...

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