West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja has said that BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma believes in development-based politics, citing it as the reason for his joining Trinamool Congress today.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday accused the West Bengal government of failing to protect Hindus in the state, alleging rising atrocities against women and attacks on opposition workers.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, Majumdar said the High Court's order was a strong message to the Mamata Banerjee-led government and would compel it to act on issues related to national security.
BJP's newly-appointed National President Nitin Nabin will be on his first official visit to West Bengal on January 27 and 28, during which he will participate in a series of key organisational meetings aimed at strengthening the party's grassroots framework ahead of the state assembly ele
Violence continued on Saturday, with protesters from the Beldanga Block Road blocking roads and demanding justice for the deceased labourer. Security forces were deployed in the area to restore normalcy and prevent further escalation.
"It was Mamata Banerjee who actually took away many documents from the office. This shows that there is something behind the entire episode, that there are certain documents which the TMC did not want to be given to the investigating agencies...," the BJP President accused.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids at the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office in Kolkata, alleging that the central agency functions as a political tool of the BJP, especially ahead of elections.
During his visit, the Prime Minister is also likely to flag off the Howrah-Guwahati Sleeper Vande Bharat Express, marking another significant step in upgrading long-distance rail connectivity in eastern and northeastern India.
Politics in West Bengal has heated up ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections this year. Union Minister Amit Shah gave the clarion call for the polls to BJP workers in the state during his three-day visit to Kolkata.
Speaking with ANI in Murshidabad, Kabir alleged that she is working in the interests of the RSS. Kabir pointed out the significant increase in RSS branch offices in the state, from 400 in 2011 to 12,000 currently, implying Banerjee's alignment with the organisation.
The BJP leader compared the current situation in West Bengal with the downfall of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress in the state.
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has nominated Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar as the party's Chief Whip in the Lok Sabha after accepting the resignation of MP Kalyan Banerjee from the post.