Following the BJP's demand for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, TMC leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said that the BJP can try, but nothing is going to happen here.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday alleged that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs had disrupted the proceedings during the introduction of the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025, on the directive of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Trinamool chief had held the railway portfolio in the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1999 and 2001, and during the Congress-led UPA-2.
PM Modi on Friday hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government and Congress for the "appeasement" politics and said they are "encouraging infiltration only for the greed of power."
Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation of corruption and misrule by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh doubled down in his attack against the BJP and said that more the PM frequently visited Bengal, TMC's vote share would keep increasing.
In a post on social media platform X, Adhikari alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government had tried to derail the Sealdah-Esplanade stretch of the East-West Metro and accused her administration of non-cooperation and inefficiency.
The Trinamool chief had held the railway portfolio in the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1999 and 2001, and during the Congress-led UPA-2 from 2009 to 2011.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday dismissed criticism that West Bengal lacks adequate employment opportunities, pointing instead to large numbers of workers from other states who are employed in the state.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announced the 'Shramshree' scheme for Bengali migrant workers, alleging discrimination in other states. Returnees registering on the Shramshree portal will receive Rs 5,000 monthly aid for up to a year to help resettle in Bengal.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar called the alleged disruption during 'The Bengal Files' trailer launch undemocratic and a suppression of the filmmaker's freedom to produce films.
After disruption at The Bengal Files trailer launch in Kolkata, BJP's Suvendu Adhikari accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of celebrating a tragedy as "Khela Hobe Diwas". He also called the state police "gunda force" and likened them to extremists.
West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, particularly the survey on demographic changes and the warning to expel infiltrators from India. Adhikari believes these actions are significant gains for the nation.