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.
Leader of Opposition of West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari highlighted several critical issues, including the wage crisis faced by tea garden workers, land rights, the voter list revision process (SIR), and administrative irregularities.
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.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in the state, saying that ECI is "running on WhatsApp."
West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shashi Panja has dismissed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's remarks on the situation of Hindus in the state, stressing that the latter's remarks hold no significance as they are "scared and completely desperate."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept all nine seats in the Nandigram Cooperative Agricultural Development Committee elections. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) failed to win a single seat.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mausam Benazir Noor joined Congress in the national capital on Saturday. She said that she would work to strengthen the party.
"BJP is like a snake. If you keep 1 or 18 in your backyard, eventually it will bite you. This time in the upcoming elections, ensure that no snake is there in Alipurduar. I am 10 times more stubborn than the BJP, and against this behaviour, only the BJP bows down. In the upcoming polls, s
Mithun promised that if the BJP forms the government in West Bengal, the Ayushman Bharat scheme would be implemented. "If our government is formed in Bengal, we will implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme. This is my promise to you," he said.
"If they (TMC) have any issue against the SIR (Special Intensive Revision), they should tell the Election Commission, and the Election Commission has responded to everything. They couldn't raise any logical questions", he stated.