The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha on Thursday issued a notice to senior police officers in West Bengal on a complaint filed by the BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, alleging misconduct, brutality and life-threatening injuries during a scuffle with uniformed personnel amid a protest against
Former TMC MP and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday drew a parallel between the prevailing state of affairs in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali and the violence in Nandigram during the erstwhile Left Front regime in the state.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday summoned Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra to appear before it on February 19 in connection with irregularities in the foreign exchange contravention case.
Trinamool Congress candidates Matua leader Mamata Bala Thakur and author Sagarika Ghose on Wednesday filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.
A day after its state president Sukanta Majumdar slumped unconscious amid a police crackdown on a sit-in he was leading against the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of women by ruling TMC strongmen at Sandeshlkhali in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP was in no mood to take their foot
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.
A scuffle broke out between the police and party workers during Bharatiya Janata Party's protest in West Bengal's Siliguri district on Thursday over the Sandeshkhali incident.
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Thursday that the West Bengal government jobs for sale nexus is very active, as he shared an audio clip of the purported crime on his social media handle.
As BJP continues to attack the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal over Sandeshkhali violence, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh on Thursday alleged Chief Mamata Banerjee of giving protection to its leaders like Shahjahan Sheikh from law enforcement agencies and also referred them as "crimin
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.
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose on Wednesday slammed the "competent authorities" of the Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas district, saying that they have "failed to instill confidence among the harassed and affected villagers."
"...We are being asked to show medical report to prove rape... How can the women of the village come forward and say they have been raped? I have not been raped but this has happened with other women...," protester who was protesting over Sandeshkhali violence.