Amid reports of an alleged ban on Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan, West Bengal Minister of State Birbaha Hansda on Thursday clarified that the government did not ban Holi celebrations in Shantiniketan, but rather made a request.
Earlier today, West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari criticized the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for reportedly banning Holi celebrations at Santiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat, accusing the police of divisive and appeasement politics.
West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday criticized the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for reportedly banning Holi celebrations at Santiniketan's Sonajhuri Haat, accusing the police of divisive and appeasement politics.
Majumdar went on to label the government as "anti-Hindu" and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seeking to create polarisation in the state.
Amid discussions on the three-language policy under the National Education Policy (NEP), Bharatiya Janata Party MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday emphasized that the central government is giving importance to all languages.
Speaking to ANI, TMC MP Saugata Roy said, "Suvendu is daydreaming... He is making communal statements... They (BJP) will never come to power in West Bengal."
Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim on Wednesday slammed the BJP, calling it a party of hooligans and asserting that No one can defeat TMC and that BJP will be wiped out from West Bengal in the upcoming assembly elections.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari for his remarks in the Assembly, accusing the BJP of targeting Muslims during the holy month of Ramzan to divert attention from economic and trade issues.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday refrained from commenting on Suvendu Adhikari's controversial statement, saying he would first speak to the Leader of the Opposition to understand the context.
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar met with the Election Commission in Delhi to file a complaint on the alleged fake voter issue.
After Bihar BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur's appeal to Muslims to "stay indoors," which sparked a controversy, Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Singh stated on Tuesday that while Muslims can offer Namaz, there should be restrictions on how and where they perform it in relation to Hindu festiva