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Suvendu Adhikari, BJP protest in Kolkata over Messi event mismanagement; d
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Addressing the protest, Adhikari said the protest would continue and added that the BJP has also moved the court in the matter. "Protest will also go on, and we also have an appeal filed in the court for tomorrow. He (Aroop Biswas) should be taken into custody; he is completely responsibl
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Suvendu Adhikari targets 'fake and proxy voters', backs SIR in Bengal ahea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking on the voter list revision exercise, Adhikari said the BJP believes in transparent electoral practices and does not resort to proxy voting. "We are honest people. The BJP does not contest elections by relying on dead voters, fake voters and Bangladeshi infiltrators. The BJP doesn
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"Not only was there total mismanagement...there was also attempt to hide t
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday pulled up the state government for the chaos and vandalism at Lionel Messi's event at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, saying that the CEO of Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) tried to hide the truth.
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"So many people were killed at Kumbh Mela...New Delhi railway station stam
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He criticised the BJP's handling of past incidents, pointing out the Kumbh Mela tragedy and the New Delhi railway station stampede, where many lives were lost. In contrast, he praised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swift response to the chaos at Lionel Messi's event at Salt
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"No matter what you do, TMC's vote percentage and seat count will increase
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to mediapersons, he warned the BJP that if this happens, they will have to apologise to the people of Bengal and release the withheld Rs 2 crore within 7 days.
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Over 58 lakh electors deleted as Election Commission publishes draft rolls
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission published the draft rolls on Tuesday following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, with 58,20,899 electors, accounting for 7.59 per cent, deleted due to death, being untraceable, or permanent migration.
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Messi Tour Chaos: Mamata Banerjee takes charge of state sports after minis
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I think he is very much correct and until and unless the impartial inquiry is over, the Sports Department will be looked after by me for the time being," the statement read, with a copy sent to Biswas too.
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Still waiting for file on resignation: WB Governor after Sports Minister s
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Yesterday, this demand (of resignation) of the public was conveyed to the government, today I got the news that the Sports minister has resigned. As per the Constitution of India, resignation is to be approved by the Governor. I am waiting for the file," Bose told ANI here.
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Mamata Banerjee did what BJP, CPM cannot not do: TMC leader on state govt
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is following her duties. During the CPM time, in 1980 in August, when 16 people were killed, then the CPM government did not do anything. CPM did so many wrong things, they didn't investigate anything, and on the other hand, or Chief Minister has ordere
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Messi Tour Chaos: WB Sports Minister Aroop Biswas resigns, SIT constituted
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Earlier today, the West Bengal government also informed that a Special Investigation Team comprising of IPS officers Piyush Pandey, Javed Shamim, Supratim Sarkar and Muralidhar has been constituted to conduct a thorough investigation into the matter.
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Saugata Roy accuses Finance Minister of 'misleading house' over Bengal's d
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Finance Minister (Nirmala Sitharaman) avoided speaking on West Bengal as she knew that she would be challenged," Roy told reporters. "We walked out in protest, and the Congress and the Samajwadi Party also did the same. The Union Finance Minister is repeatedly misleading the House on
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Draft electoral rolls for five states and UTs to be published Tomorrow: EC
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday that draft electoral rolls for West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep will be published tomorrow.
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