Organiser of the Shobha Yatra in West Bengal's Howrah and Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Inderdev Dubey on Friday claimed that they did not deviate from the approved route and had sought permission from the authorities.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday continued her attack at the BJP-led Central government, accusing them of robbing the state's GST money and depriving all non-BJP states of their due.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who on Wednesday sat on a dharna here against the central government over alleged blocking of state money, said she would sit on a dharna near the Prime Minister's residence in Delhi if necessary.
Trinamool Congress MPs will stage a protest at Ambedkar Statue in the Parliament at 10 am on Wednesday which coincides with a two-day dharna by the party's supremo Mamata Banerjee who will protest against the Centre in Kolkata.
'Pathashree-Rastashree' is a flagship project of the West Bengal government to strengthen road infrastructure and enhance connectivity to villages by constructing 12,000 km of roads in 22 districts of the state.
"TMC is not a political party but a private limited company. Elections before Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power used to be held on three grounds - dynasticism, ethnicity, and appeasement - which has been rooted out except for two states, West Bengal and Telangana," Suvendu Adhikari
Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata on Friday.
Opposition leaders on Friday came out in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the wake of his disqualification as a member of the Lok Sabha, calling it a "black day" for Indian democracy.