In a recent incident in the Sandeshkhali region of West Bengal, agitated villagers set fire to the poultry farm belonging to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shivprasad Hazra.
"Sandeshkhali is CPI(M)'s bastion. We have never won in this area. The violence is a result of the collective efforts of both the BJP and the CPI(M). Out of 14 anchals in the area, violence was orchestrated in one anchal. This isolated incident is being used to propagate that violence is
During a debate on the 'White Paper on the Indian economy and its impact on the lives of people of India' in the Lok Sabha, Roy said that the government 'failed' to fulfil their promise to stop terror funding with demonetization.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reply to the motion of thanks to the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha and said there were no guarantees about employment, price rise, the situation in Manipur and accused him of "butchering fed
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), of being a corrupt company that indulges in appeasement and works against Hindus.
The chairman of the High-Level Committee (HLC) on One Nation One Election and former President, Ram Nath Kovind, on Tuesday met and interacted with representatives of Trinamool Congress leaders Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Kalyan Banerjee who put forth their opinions on the subject.
"They can implement UCC in BJP ruled states but it will not happen in West Bengal," Roy said speaking to reporters at the Parliament premises on Tuesday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Saturday that the state government would pay 21 lakh MGNREGA workers their pending wages by February 21.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a scathing attack on the BJP's proposal of 'One nation, One election', asserting that it would pave the way for "dictatorship and erode India's diversity."
The rift between INDIA bloc ally partners --Trinamool Congress and Congress-- over a seat-sharing agreement in West Bengal continued to spill into the open on Wednesday as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated that she won't give even a single seat to the Congress party.
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The rift between INDIA bloc ally partners --Trinamool Congress and Congress-- over a seat-sharing agreement in West Bengal continued to spill into the open on Wednesday as Mamata Banerjee reiterated her vow to fight alone in her state.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday laid the blame for the breakdown in seat-sharing talks in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on the Congress.