Union Minister Sukunata Majumdar lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) led West Bengal government, saying that there is "no democracy left here" after a 13-year-old girl died in a bomb explosion in Kaliganj.
While most of the parties like Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retained their seats in this by-elections, but the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government in Kerala faced a major blow, as the alliance failed to retain its Nilambur assembly seat.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday held protest against West Bengal government after a 13-year-old girl died in a bomb explosion at the Trinamool Congresss' victory procession organised after the party swept Kaliganj Assembly bypoll.
A 13-year-old girl died in a bomb explosion during a victory procession organised by Trinamool Congress in Kaliganj police station area after the party swept Kaliganj Assembly bypoll.
According to the Election Commission of India, Alifa received 1,02,759 votes while BJP's Ghosh received 52,710 votes. Congress' Shaikh managed to get 28,348 votes while 2,502 votes went to NOTA (None of the above).
The Jagannath Temple in Digha, West Bengal, became center of another controversy as the Trinamool Congress slammed Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar over his recent comments on West Bengal government's administration of the temple.
TMC's Alifa Ahmed maintains a commanding lead of 33,255 votes over BJP's Ashish Ghosh in the Kaliganj by-election after 14 rounds of counting. Mamata Banerjee expressed her gratitude to voters and dedicated the victory to the late legislator Nasiruddin Ahmed.
Naxalbari Police in West Bengal's Darjeeling district have arrested a local betel nut trader in connection with an alleged illegal transportation case dating back to October 6, 2024.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 20: The Rangsharda Auditorium in Bandra West witnessed an inspiring convergence of purpose and progress as the Sneh Asha Foundation launched 10 new state-of-the-art computer labs across BMC and TMC schools and welcomed 12 bright students to its flagship Sch
Sukanta Majumdar alleged that the West Bengal police had not taken any action and were "mute." Taking on 'X', the BJP MP informed about the development and asserted that the West Bengal police failed to take any preventive action despite clear signs of escalating tension.
Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh has strongly condemned the makers of the recently released film Kesari Chapter 2, accusing them of "distorting" the facts about Bengal's role in India's freedom struggle.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar alleged that stones and shoes were thrown at him by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during his visit to Budge Budge when he was returning after meeting an injured BJP worker.