Calling the Bharatiya Janata Party protests over the Sandeshkhali incident "premeditated, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national Spokesperson Shashi Panja hit out at the BJP and alleged that the script had been written by the Centre.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar was admitted to Basirhat multi-facility hospital after he was injured during a police lathi charge as a scuffle broke out between Police and party workers on Wednesday.
The West Bengal government have reimposed section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in and around 500 metres of area in seven-gram panchayats, including Sandeshkhali.
Bharatiya Janata Party workers clashed with the police as they marched to North 24 Parganas' Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) office on Tuesday, while the Trinamool Congress (TMC) claimed that the situation in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the purview of Basirhat Police Station, is p
As farmers in large numbers marched towards the national capital on Tuesday, the police fired tear gas on the protestors at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu Border, leading to chaotic scenes at the site.
In a major setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court ordered the removal of prohibitory orders that were imposed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the vicinity of the SP's office in Basirhat in view of the agitation by the BJP over allegati
"When I listened to my mothers and sisters there I could not believe that this could happen in Kabi guru Rabindranath Tagore's place," the Governor said.
In a no-holds-barred attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali issue, Union Minister Smriti Irani alleged on Monday that the TMC chief is known for the 'genocide' of Hindus.
"I want to express gratitude towards West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. She has given me a chance to go to Rajya Sabja again. I am going to represent the All India Trinamool Congress party. Mamata Didi has proved how much she supports women's empowerment," said Sushmita Dev.
Days after violence erupted in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Saturday alleged that BJP, Congress and CPI-M are engaged in trying to provoke the situation as the region returns towards normalcy.