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ECI announces re-polling at a Kolkata booth
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 21 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered re-polling at a booth in Kolkata's Uttar parliamentary constituency.
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N Chandrababu Naidu meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 20 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telegu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu met West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee here on Monday, continuing his efforts to cobble a non-BJP coalition post poll, notwithstanding exit poll predic
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BJP's responsibility is to bring out corruption embroiled within Oppn: Sha
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Denying BJP's hand in the violence during his roadshow in Kolkata, party president Amit Shah on Friday said it is the ruling party's responsibility to "bring out" corruption embroiled within the Opposition.
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End of campaign in WB: Opposition meets EC
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A delegation of the Opposition parties on Thursday met the Election Commission (EC) and registered its strong opposition to its decision to end the campaigning early in West Bengal after violence erupted during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata
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WB statue vandalism: PM Modi demands strict action, questions Mamata govt
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday demanded strict action against those who vandalised Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust in Kolkata and accused the Mamata Banerjee government of removing CCTV footage of the incident.
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - social reformer at centre of a modern-day pol
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A prominent figure in West Bengal, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has come under the spotlight after a statue of him was vandalised on Tuesday night during violence at BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.
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Mamata Banerjee biggest fascist, murderer of democracy: BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): With the TMC and BJP at loggerheads over violence in Kolkata, new accusations are being made by both sides. The BJP on Thursday not only termed Mamata Banerjee the "biggest fascist and murderer of democracy" but also said that Election Commission should ha
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BJP workers hold countrywide protest against Kolkata violence, Mamata's 'a
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Wednesday staged protests across various parts of the country against the violence that took place during party chief Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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Vandalism of Vidyasagar's bust shows BJP's pseudo-nationalism: Chandrababu
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 15 (ANI): A day after the bust of polymath Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was vandalised in Kolkata during BJP chief Amit Shah's roadshow, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday claimed that the incident is an indication of the pa
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BJP, TMC trade charges over violence during Amit Shah's Kolkata roadshow
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata/New Delhi, [India], May 15 (ANI): BJP and TMC on Wednesday traded charges accusing each other of letting loose violence during Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took out a 7-km-long protest march in the state capital.
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FIR against Amit Shah a mockery of democracy: Rajnath
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New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) against BJP national president Amit Shah for the attacks on his road show in Kolkata is a 'mockery of democracy and due process'.
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Central forces colluding with BJP: TMC hits back over Kolkata violence
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): After BJP accused TMC of perpetrating violence in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee's party has hit back by accusing the central forces of acting in collaboration with the BJP.
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