West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested the central government to withdraw the Goods and Service Tax (GST) on life insurance and health insurance premiums, as she termed taxation on such items "anti-people".
All India Trinamool Congress leader and MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay on Friday criticized the Union government, calling the 18 per cent GST on medical and health insurance "anti-people" and said that it is adversely affecting the citizens of the country.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the central government to roll back GST from life insurance and medical insurance premium on Thursday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Wednesday that the Indo-Bangladesh border is being used by the Rohingyas and said that "Rohingya penetration to India has increased manifold."
Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh hit out at the BJP and said that the BJP is not releasing the funds for the 100 days' wage employment in retaliation for the loss it suffered in the 2021 Assembly polls.
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay said that the TMC staged a walkout because their National Secretary Abhishek Banerjee categorically claimed the release of the white paper on the budget on Tuesday.
Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday and discussed potential business opportunities and investment prospects in the state.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal in an alleged cattle smuggling case with various conditions, including not influencing witnesses.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned the BJP-led central government over the Howrah-Mumbai Mail train accident that took two lives and called the accident "disastrous."
Earlier, West Bengal BJP Chief and MP Sukanta Majumdar on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his party's Members of Parliament from West Bengal and advised them to serve the people of Bengal and contribute to realizing the vision of Sonar Bangla.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday affirmed that her state will oppose any kind of agreement between India-Bangladesh on the Teesta River, as sharing of Teesta water will mean "depriving north Bengal of water."