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WB Assembly monsoon session to start on July 24; Speaker says, “...not adv
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The monsoon session of the West Bengal Assembly will commence on July 24, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Saturday.
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“Our daughters in danger,” says WB LoP as BJP worker claims sexual assault
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said that “daughters are in danger in West Bengal” after a BJP worker alleged sexual assault by Trinamool Congress workers during Bengal Panchayat
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"Dragged me outside booth, ripped my clothes": West Bengal BJP worker clai
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) calls for action against alleged sexual assault on a party worker by Trinamool Congress (TMC), a BJP worker from Howrah's South Panchala in West Bengal on Friday claimed that she was dragged outside the polling booth and her clothes were ripped off addi
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"Save our daughters...," BJP MP Locket Chatterjee breaks down
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal DGP Manoj Malviya, however, said that the police investigated the incident but no evidence was found of the alleged incident.
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Bengal panchayat polls: Woman alleges assault, molestation by TMC workers
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A gram sabha candidate on Thursday alleged that she was physically assaulted and molested by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on July 8, the polling day of Panchayat polls, an official statement said.
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Women Congress workers stage protest, demands resignation of CM N Biren Si
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The protest comes amid a horrific video of two women being paraded naked on a road by a group of men in Manipur has been shared widely on social media, drawing massive condemnation and calls for action.
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West Bengal CM Mamata visits hospital to meet panchayat poll violence vict
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During her visit, Mamata announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakhs to the dependents of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured.
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"TMC govt will collapse within months," says MoS Shantanu Thakur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Speaking at a party programme in his Bongaon Lok Sabha constituency in North 24 Parganas district, BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said, "I guarantee that this government will collapse within the next five months."
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CM Manik Saha slams TMC for perpetrating violence in West Bengal Panchayat
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Saha while addressing Karyakars in an Organizational Meeting at Julaibari called upon West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC leaders to visit Tripura to understand what democracy is and how peaceful election can be conducted.
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"Even bloodcurdling violence in West Bengal couldn't stop BJP...," Amit Sh
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Even bloodcurdling violence in West Bengal could not stop the BJP from putting up a stellar performance in Panchayat Election. The BJP nearly doubled its seat tally from the previous election, indicating a significant rise in the trust placed by the people," Amit Shah tweeted.
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Bengal Panchayat poll violence: BJP fact-finding committee visits Cooch Be
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
BJP constituted five -member fact-finding committee, including party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, which will visit Dinhata in Coochbehar and the other violence-affected areas in the state.
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Bengal polls: BSF Special DG meets Bengal Governor at Raj Bhavan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) Special Director General YB Khurania on Thursday met West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose following the violence in the state during Panchayat polls which has claimed at least 10 lives.
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