'Poila Boishakh' marks the beginning of the traditional New Year for Bengali-speaking people across the world who celebrate the occasion with much fervour.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged people to give 35 seats out of 42 in West Bengal to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Reacting to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Abhishek Banerjee will never become Bengal CM, Trinamool Congress MP said that if the Centre releases Rs 1.15 lakh crore which is due for the West Bengal, he assures to withdraw from the political arena.
"Mamata didi, you might be dreaming that your nephew will become the Chief Minister after you. From here in Birbhum, I say that the next Chief Minister is going to be from BJP. The trailer has to be shown in 2024 [general elections]. By helping us to win 35 seats in the State, Modi ji has
Terming the process of uniting the Opposition as just a beginning, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said that "to save the country and democracy and keep the Constitution safe" the opposition parties are ready to fight as 'one'.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she would not mind begging but will never ask for money from the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)-led Centre.
A Rajya Sabha notification regarding the acceptance of the resignation reads, "Luizinho Joaquim Faleiro, an elected Member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), representing the State of West Bengal, resigned his seat in the Rajya Sabha and his resignation has been accepted by the Chairman
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday thanked the Election Commission for derecognising Trinamool Congress as a national party and asked the party when it is removing "All India" from its party's name.
The six-member fact-finding committee constituted to look into the violence in West Bengal during the Ram Navami procession submitted its interim report to Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday and said that he has assured to look into it.
Mamata said that the situation in the violent-hit areas has been brought under control and alleged that the BJP is sending a fact-finding team" to "incite violence".
The six-member fact-finding Committee on alleged violation of human rights in West Bengal led by former Patna High Court Chief Justice Narsimha Reddy on Monday in its interim report said that the riots during Ram Navami procession were "pre-planned, orchestrated and instigated".