"It was a 'Dhanda'(business) not a 'Dharna' (protest). Now since the protest has been lifted, the business will also be stopped. The protest was just a distraction from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The people of Bengal know this," BJP leader Maj
"It is not like he (Abhishek Banerjee) withdrew the protest, he could not hold on to the people there, no one was present, and their (TMC's) Biriyani and alcohol budgets have exceeded," Priyanka Tibrewal told ANI.
Speaking to ANI after the meeting, the WB governor said, "They insisted that I meet them. I invited them warmly to the Rajbhavan. Three representatives came including West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar, MP Abhishek Banerjee and MP Mahua Moitra. I greeted them in the Raj Bhavan and th
Amid the dharna by the TMC outside the Raj Bhavan, the West Bengal governor on Sunday called the Trinamool representatives, including Abhishek Banerjee, but they refused to meet. So the Governor, CV Anand Bose, has given an appointment to the TMC delegation at 4:00 PM on Monday in Raj Bhavan
Hakim, who serves as the minister for urban development and municipal affairs and also holds the position of mayor of Kolkata, while addressing a press conference outside his residence after almost 9 hours of questioning by the CBI, said that he would resign if even one person claims of givi
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said that Jagdeep Dhankhar was catapulted to Vice President's office as a reward for continuously opposing the West Bengal government while he was the Governor of the state.
In his post on X, Adhikari claimed that West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has instructed the Chief Secretary to remove the agitators from within the prohibitory area around the Raj Bhavan where Section 144 has been imposed.
Those who indulge in corruption should be punished, said BJP MP Locket Chatterjee on Sunday amid CBI raids at the residence of Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim.
CBI on Sunday carried out search operations at the residence of Kolkata Mayor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Minister in West Bengal Cabinet Firhad Hakim in connection with alleged irregularities in civic body recruitment.
CBI conducted searches at the residence of senior West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim in Kolkata Sunday morning in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitments made by the civic bodies in the state.
Banerjee was seen seated at the 'Rajbhavan Chalo' makeshift stage along with other party leaders. This comes amid ongoing raids on two TMC strongmen- Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) since Sunday morning in the municipal jobs 'scam' case.