West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming panchayat polls that are scheduled to be held on July 8, promising corruption-free village councils and a focus on rural infrastructure development.
In a letter written to the West Bengal State Election Commission, the state unit of the BJP has called for various confidence-building measures ahead of the Panchayat polls.
Old is Gold. It's 2023 and Hindi songs from the golden musical era are still being played over and over by music lovers across the country. Music composer RD Burman truly deserves huge credit for giving the Indian music industry several gems in the shape of evergreen songs.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Monday stated that the party's decision to choose Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the Panchayat Poll campaign has nothing to do with the BJP's strength in the state.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, on Monday came down heavily on the censor board and the makers of the recently released Pan-India release 'Adipurush' amid the ongoing row around the films' dialogues.
"I beg to state that prior to the Panchayat Elections, 2023, the state of West Bengal is literally on the volcano of violence with as many as 10 persons having been fallen victims to crude violence since the Issuance of notifications for the said elections on 8th June," the Congress West Ben
Ahead of the Panchayat elections, scheduled to be held on July 8, the state witnessed continuous clashes in various parts of the state, including a violent incident at the Block Development Office in Birbhum's Ahmadpur, where crude bombs were reportedly thrown.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will kick-start her full-scale campaign for the July 8 panchayat elections in the state on Monday.
The administration and Bolpur police also joined hands with the central forces to ensure that the election process could be done peacefully in the Panchayat elections.
Days after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition Central Forces within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections, one company of paramilitary force reached Jalpaiguri on Friday evening.