"Swami Vivekananda once said you will be nearer to heaven if you play football rather than the study of Gita. Today, West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar showed disrespect to Swami Vivekananda's thoughts and his sayings," Shashi Panja said.
"The party which talks of nationalism and garners votes in the name of nationalism insults the national anthem even today," West Bengal Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration distribution case, was taken to the Command Hospital in Kolkata for medical examination on Sunday.
"This is an unfortunate and unprecedented incident. One bus coming from Calcutta and going to Odisha caught fire and one person died due to burn injuries while others were injured. Our SP came on the spot along with his force. Fire brigades rushed to the spot and fire was controlled," the We
West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick who was arrested in the alleged multi-crore ration scam, on Friday said that his health was so bad that he might become paralysed.
The ruling TMC in Bengal has accused the BJP-led NDA government of withholding Rs 15,000 crore in dues to the state under the MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana.
West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged Rs multicrore ration scam, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday evening after complaints of dizziness, nausea and vomiting, officials said on Saturday.
West Bengal Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the early hours of Friday, was brought to ESI Hospital in Joka for medical examination.
West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Friday targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the arrest of West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick in an alleged case of corruption in PDS ration distribution, saying "His arrest was certain...Mamata Banerjee sympathises with thieves."
An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption in the public distribution system.