Sandeshkhali

Mamata Banerjee to Visit Sandeshkhali for First Time Since Harassment Allegations

30 Dec 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Sandeshkhali on Monday for the first time since allegations of sexual harassment and land grabbing by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders sparked large-scale protests earlier this year. Banerjee, speaking from the state secretariat, explained that her visit is focused on distributing benefits...

Trinamool welcomes SC ruling on CBI probes into Sandeshkhali incident

11 Jul 2024

The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling that the West Bengal Government’s suit challenging the registration of cases by the CBI in the Sandeshkhali incident without its prior consent was valid. The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government had approached the Supreme Court against the CBI over filing...

Setback to Mamata as SC junks plea on Sandeshkhali

09 Jul 2024

Bengal BJP leaders exulted as the Supreme Court today dismissed a plea by the Mamata Banerjee Ggovernment against transferring Sandeshkhali cases to the CBI. Reacting to the news of the SC upholding the Calcutta High Court decision to transfer all Sandeshkhali cases to the CBI, Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul...

Sandeshkhali Case: Supreme Court Upholds CBI Probe Order, Rejects West Bengal’s Plea

08 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court dismisses West Bengal government's appeal against Calcutta High Court's decision to order a CBI probe into allegations of land grabbing and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. In Sandeshkhali, an island in Sundarbans, tensions have escalated amid allegations of sexual assault and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress leaders....

Sandeshkhali: Fresh Clashes Emerge After TMC Unveils New Sting Footage

12 May 2024

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) released a new video late Saturday night, purportedly showing Gangadhar Koyal, a mandal president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Sandeshkahli, North 24 Parganas, discussing the need for weapons to disrupt around 50 booths ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Fresh violence erupted in Sandeshkhali...

Hindus IInd class citizens in Bengal: Modi

04 May 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today took pot-shots at each other over the issues of women’s safety and corruption in the State. In all three rallies in West Bengal on Friday, the Prime Minister hit out at the Trinamool Congress for the corruption in...

BJP Leader Raises Alarm Over Arms Recovery in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali

27 Apr 2024

Sukanta Majumdar, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, has raised concerns following the recent seizure of a significant cache of arms and ammunition by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Sandeshkhali. Majumdar said that the riverine island is "heading towards a dangerous phase." Expressing worry...

ED Nabs Three Associates of Former TMC Leader Shahjahan Sheikh

15 Apr 2024

Enforcement Directorate (ED) announced the apprehension of three associates of former Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shahjahan Sheikh on Monday. The ED took custody of them on April 12 after Calcutta High Court granted 10 days of custody to the agency. "ED, Kolkata, has taken Shib Prasad Hazra, Sekh Alomgir and...

Mamata responses on NIA attack case; asks for timing of raid; BJP says no law and order in Bengal

06 Apr 2024

In her initial response to the assault on a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team at Bhupatinagar in Purba Medinipur district during an investigation related to a blast case, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserted on Saturday that the elite anti-terror agency hadn't informed the state government beforehand about their visit to...

PM Modi hails Sandeshkhali survivor Rekha Patra, calls her ‘Shakti Swaroopa’

26 Mar 2024

Rekha Patra, one of the alleged victims of sexual harassment and the face of protests in Sandeshkhali against alleged atrocities by the Trinamool Congress leaders and henchmen, on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominted her for the Basirhat Lok Sabha constituency. Rekha...

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