West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote a letter to the Election Commission requesting the central forces to come to the state before the upcoming general elections in March. He emphasised that the locals were losing faith in the state police, adding to which he
Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, on their way to Sandeshkhali, were arrested at Bhojerhat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Sunday afternoon.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that "she is a cruel lady." He also alleged that the West Bengal CM lodged 42 cases against him.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) State Ministers Sujit Bose and Partha Bhowmik interacted with the locals of Sandeshkhali on Saturday. West Bengal Irrigation Minister Partha Bhowmick said that not a single woman has raised the issue of assault.
Mahila Morcha National President Vanathi Srinivasan and BJP leader Agnimitra Paul along with party workers held a candlelight march from College Square to Thanthania Kalibari in Kolkata, demanding justice for victims in Sandeshkhali on Saturday.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Basirhat, HM Rehman on Saturday said that no incident has been reported in Sandeshkhali today.
Elaborating on the police action, SP Basirhat said, "Apart from the district administration camps, the police have also set up camps. We will take legal action (agai
Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi on Saturday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and alleged of securing her aide Sheikh Shahjahan amid various allegations of land grabbing and atrocities against women.
"NCW strongly condemns a worsening law situation in West Bengal, a new incident has been reported where a woman's body found in Malda, West Bengal, with suspicion of rape and murder. Urging immediate action, NCW Chairperson @sharmarekha has sent a letter to the DGP West Bengal demanding t
In a blistering attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday claimed a fresh rape incident in Malda district amid the row over the alleged horrific incidents in Sandeshkhali.
Tensions flared up in Sandeshkhali as protesters from Bemojur village panchayat area set fire to a store room on Thursday in a fit of rage and even thrashed a Trinamool Congress MLA with slippers.