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"Here only bhaipo has right to earn": Amit Shah takes jibe at Mamata Baner
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging bribes and corruption in the state and claimed that only her nephew, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, has the right to earn money.
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BJP believes in good governance; TMC bothered about cuts and commissions:
Updated : 5 months ago IST
He also raised concerns over 4,50,000 'unmapped' people in the Matua-dominated areas of Nadia and North 24 Parganas. This comes after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which has sparked fears among the Matua community about potential disenfranchisement.
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"BJP government's deep-rooted Bangla-birodhi mindset has pushed Bengal int
Updated : 5 months ago IST
She accused the BJP-led Union government of political vendetta, claiming it has withheld nearly Rs 2 lakh crore in funds meant for the state.
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Trinamool Congress to hold internal meeting on Nov 24 focused on SIR
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will hold an internal meeting on November 24, chaired by party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
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"Exempt Matua community from strict documentary requirements under SIR":
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
Member of the Congress Working Committee, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has written to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking urgent intervention to exempt the deprived Matua community of West Bengal from the strict documentary requirements under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and to form
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LS polls: BJP counts on CAA to retain Matua stronghold Bongaon, TMC sets h
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Centre's much-debated Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), by which members of religious minorities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, who settled in the country as refugees after fleeing alleged persecution in their homelands, are to be given permanent Indian residency; could well
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"Can TMC form govt at Centre with just 15 seats?" PM Modi at Krishnanagar
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"TMC isn't even winning 15 seats in the country. Now tell me, can TMC form the government with just 15 seats?" PM Modi said while speaking at a rally at West Bengal's Krishnanagar on Friday.
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Trinamool leader takes Matua guru's name during oath to House, VP Dhankar
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Speaking to ANI, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha said that Mamata Thakur from West Bengal took oath in Bangla but made changes according to personal choice.
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West Bengal: BJP's Shantanu Thakur assails TMC over Matua Maha Mela
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Political turmoil erupted over the Baruni Mela of Matuas to be held on April 6. The religious fair is held every year at Thakurnagar Thakurbari of Gaighata in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
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With CAA implementation, Matua community gets their rights: BJP leader Sha
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur expressed gratitude to the central government for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) which will give citizenship rights to the Matua community.
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CAA will be implemented before Lok Sabha polls, says Union Minister Shanta
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Monday reiterated Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that the Citizenship Amendment Act, which was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, will be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections.
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'Deactivating Aadhaar cards' of Matuas political ploy: CM Mamata targets C
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"How can they deactivate Aadhaar cards of Matuas? No one knows why? They struck off their names just to consider them as foreigner. Afterb 5 years they have to listen to slurs that they are foreigners. Then they (BJP) will say that a card will be given to them. This is a political ploy, a pl
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