West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that she was "deeply worried" about the flooding in several areas of both North Bengal and South Bengal, caused by sudden heavy rains, and assured that all necessary assistance would be sent to the affected families immediately.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the DVC released 65,000 cusecs of water without prior notice to the State, with the intention of inflicting misery during festivities. She said that the state government would resist the conspiracy with full force.
The Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over a viral video showing her clapping to a song "Kaaba in my heart" at a Durga Pandal.
"BJP is just opposing the state government on social media. When there was waterlogging in Delhi and Gurugram, there was no action from the BJP. Today, they are speaking a lot about the situation in Kolkata. We condemn politicisation of such an issue," she said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed grief over the deaths of people who lost their lives due to an electrocution incident following the cloudburst. CM added that she has never seen such rain.
Following the implementation of the revised Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates from today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the NDA government and said that all the relief will come from the coffers of state governments, and the central government did not spend a single
He asserted that Mamata Banerjee raised her voice against the GST structure. "Mamata Banerjee raised her voice, then the entire nation rose up against it. The Centre was forced to change the GST rates. Now they are trying to take credit for this, but why did you introduce such rates in the f
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to divide Hindus by highlighting differences among them.
Speaking to reporters, Adhikari said, "This is an attack on Hindu traditions. Today is the last day of Pitru Paksha. No auspicious work is done during Pitru Paksha." He alleged that Banerjee was trying to exploit religious sentiments for political gains with elections six months away."
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday pointed out difficulties with birth certificate availability for Special Intensive Revision (SIR), citing past limitations in institutional deliveries.