Announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those hospitalised, Banerjee accused the Centre of selectively implementing SIR in non-BJP-ruled states such as West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
"I have come here for a meeting with the district president, will give a reaction later. But I have been suspended from the party, not as an MLA, let the meeting happen first," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met West Bengal BJP MPs today in Parliament. He said the current situation in the state requires clear communication and public outreach, and the party must strongly counter what is happening on the ground sources said.
PM Modi said that the current situation in the state requires clear communication and public outreach, and the party must strongly counter what is happening on the ground.
"They want the discussion to happen for 10 hours on the 8th and 9th, on SIR or electoral reforms. We are welcoming it, but it would have been better if they had done the same in the monsoon session. So much business would have happened in the parliament by now," the Congress MP told ANI.<
New Delhi [India], December 2: A new documentary series is bringing India's most powerful social transformation stories to mainstream audiences. Hope in Motion, now streaming on JioHotstar, reimagines development storytelling through the lens of human courage and systemic change. Produced by
According to the Congress MP, the process of conducting the SIR is aimed at "towards violating the fundamental rights of the people of Kerala" and an attempt to "disturb the process of free and fair elections," which will happen in 2026.
Deepa also claimed that the action against her husband was an attempt to divert attention from other developments. "They want to shut him off to take the focus off other things. There is a Sabarimala theft issue and a lot of other things happening; the elections are coming up, so they jus
New Delhi [India], December 1: The this or that dilemma is something almost everyone struggles with. For every financial choice you have to make, there is always an alternative waiting on the other side, the one that feels more attractive or convin!cing. The same thing happens when people
"Does he wants to give us tips on 'drama'? We have always been in favour of the SIR. This has happened before. Back then, the SIR used to run for 2-4 months, and that SIR was a process for registering every citizen's votes. Voters didn't fill out any forms. The BLO would come and ask, and
"The Central government amended the Central Goods and Services Act of 2017, particularly section 121 to 134 of the finance Act 2025. This was passed by Parliament and enacted in 2024. These changes also came into effect on October 2025 after more than half of the states updated their GST.
"In the name of electoral reforms, the death of democracy is happening. What is the meaning of Parliament if there is no democracy? Election Commission has been set free of limitations. Election Commission has been set free of limitations, there were checks and balances in the Constitutio