Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly obstructing the Enforcement Directorate's raid at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and taking away "key evidence" from the site.
Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday asserted that the state has two cancerous growths on its body politic - one is violence, and the other is corruption.
High political drama unfolded in West Bengal on Thursday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached the offices of political consultancy firm I-PAC even as the Enforcement Directorate was conducting search operations in connection with the coal smuggling case.
"Who does the constitutional head want to protect by snatching the evidence and files? She (Mamata) did it to protect those who are involved in the coal scam and Hawala cases," the BJP leader said.
Raising the issue of alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers, Banerjee questioned the BJP's narrative on illegal immigration. "For speaking Bengali, people are branded as Bangladeshis and sent to jail. Then why should Suvendu Adhikari, Khagen Murmu, Dilip Ghosh not be sent
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday led party workers and leaders in a protest in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), after ED conducted raids at the I-PAC office.
The BJP's remarks came amid a dramatic political confrontation after the ED carried out searches at multiple locations, including the I-PAC office, as part of a nationwide probe into an organised fake government job racket that allegedly duped aspirants with fraudulent appointments across
Speaking to reporters after arriving at the I-PAC office in Kolkata, where the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting searches in connection with an alleged fake government job scam.
The choice of Singur is symbolic, given Mamata Banerjee's 2006 protests against land acquisition for Tata Motors' Nano project, which led the company to shift production to Gujarat. Ironically, Singur now regrets its support for Banerjee.
Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Tuesday attacked the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that the BJP is fearful of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, who is touring across West Bengal while holding meetings ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Centre for the deportation of Sunali Khatun on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national and said the party will assist the family in bringing back her husband, Danish Ali, from the neighbouring country.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) of not giving clearance to his chopper while he was headed to Rampurhat in Birbhum to address a public meeting arranged by the All India Trinamool Congress.