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.
Amidst the ongoing unrest in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to provide a prove over the alleged remark of BJP's LoP Suvendu Adhikari hurling a 'Khalistani' jibe at a Sikh IPS officer.
The situation in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked a war of words between the ruling and opposition parties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleging atrocities against women there and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of fomenting trouble in the area.
The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Locket Chatterjee on Monday targeted Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali incident and alleged that atrocities against women are happening in West Bengal and the Chief Minister is completely silent.
Launching an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Sandeshkhali violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP is trying to disrupt peace in the area and has not taken any action against its leaders.
In a strong rebuttal of BJP leader Dharshana Jardosh and actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty's remark on Sandeshkhali violence, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Saturday dared the Centre to impose Article 356 or President's rule in West Bengal saying their remarks were '
An advocate moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection with the alleged sexual assault on women in Sandeshkhali.
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, along with four legislators, were detained by the police at Rampur village en route to Sandeshkhali.
Union Minister Annapurna Devi has been named as the convenor of the high-level committee. Other members of the panel are Pratima Bhowmik, BJP MPs Sunita Duggal, Kavita Patidar, Sangeeta Yadav, and Brijlal.
Reacting to the annual budget presented by the West Bengal government on Thursday, BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul called the budget focused on electoral politics and catering to votes as Lok Sabha polls are around the corner.