Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation of corruption and misrule by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh doubled down in his attack against the BJP and said that more the PM frequently visited Bengal, TMC's vote share would keep increasing.
The Trinamool chief had held the railway portfolio in the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1999 and 2001, and during the Congress-led UPA-2 from 2009 to 2011.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Thursday dismissed criticism that West Bengal lacks adequate employment opportunities, pointing instead to large numbers of workers from other states who are employed in the state.
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi specifically targeted the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to remove a Central or State Minister who is facing allegations of corruption or serious offences and has been detained for at least 30 days
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday said that the job of the Election Commission of India is not to attack the opposition, adding that the poll body carried out a "shameful display of puppetry" in its media interaction yesterday.
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Election Commission and said that if the voter list has errors, the entire Lok Sabha and Union Government should be dissolved, as the same list was used to elect the Prime Minister and Union ministers.
Prominent among the demonstrators are Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs, including Yusuf Pathan, a former cricketer and current MP for Murshidabad, alongside Jaya Bachchan from the Samajwadi Party (SP). They protested to highlight the importance of preserving and promoting the Bengali language
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Monday approached the Delhi High Court, expressing concern over alleged media reports about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitting its findings to the Lokpal of India in the ongoing cash-for-query case.
Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien on Saturday cited Parliament data to highlight that West Bengal has recorded the second-lowest percentage of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) in loans given to Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) among major states.
The remarks came amids the Supreme Court today asked the poll panel to file its response by August 9 on a fresh application of an NGO seeking disclosure of data of voters who were not included in the Bihar draft electoral roll after SIR.
Trinamool Congress MPs carried out a protest in the Parliament premises on Wednesday over the alleged insult to Bengal. They held placards that read "Stop Insulting Bengal".