Mumbai sessions court on Thursday set aside summons issued against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a case where she had allegedly disrespected the national anthem.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all arrangements have made for Gangasagar Mela and requested the pilgrims to maintain peace, not be misled by any rumour.
Asserting that India had received a big jolt as former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had gone to Russia for a peace treaty with Pakistan, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday paid a floral tribute to him on the occasion of his 57th death anniversary.
India assumed the Presidency of the G20 starting in December 2022. The 43 Heads of Delegations- the largest ever in G20-will be participating in the final New Delhi Summit in September next year.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a press conference at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas termed this a systematic "defamation campaign" against West Bengal and said that it was the spread of fake news.
On the question of the impact of Bharat Jodo yatra on the 2024 general elections, he said, "Bharat Jodo Yatra will definitely have an impact in the elections."
The West Bengal government has decided to serve chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for four months starting January and has allotted Rs 371 crore for introducing the same.
After two years of the COVID pandemic, the Gangasagar Mela 2023 is being organised in West Bengal from January 8 to January 17 around the time of the Makar Sankranti festival. The pilgrims have already started pouring for the festival and take a holy dip in the Ganga river.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and various leaders cutting across political spectrum wished Mamata Banerjee on her 68th birthday Thursday.
Demanding strict action from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, Sarkar said, "So far no concrete action has been taken in this matter. Police should also conduct a fair investigation in this matter, action should not be taken on the basis of appeasement so the stric