West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday, visited the family of Bharatiya Janata Party worker who died in mysterious circumstances in West Medinipur.
The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, approached the Governor and top state officials on Monday to request the extension of central forces' deployment beyond the Model Code of Conduct period.
Hitting out at the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her "BJP will cause riots" remarks in the state, Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday said that Trinamool Congress chief should not try to intimidate Hindus by talking about riots on Ram Navami this month.
According to police, the scuffle between the two groups broke out when Dilip Ghosh, a BJP candidate from Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha of West Bengal, had arrived to participate in a discussion program in the New Township area of Durgapur.
"This is a false allegation motivated by politics. It is not new that the 'Bhua-Bhatija' is attacking the NIA. They have been attacking the ED and CBI for the last three years," Adhikari said speaking to reporters on Sunday.
West Bengal minister Shashi Panja hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jitendra Tiwari for allegedly threatening to file a defamation case against the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has accused him of 'meeting a National Investigative Agency (NIA) officer and furnishing him with
"This is their (TMC) attitude. Some people had come here to protest and they have been removed. So many people have come here to see me, that is why they (TMC) are protesting," Dilip Ghosh said, speaking to reporte
BJP leader Shishir Bajoria on Sunday filed a complaint against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violating the Model Code of Conduct with the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer.
Cautioning the people in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will "incite riots" in the state on April 17 ahead of the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.