Mocking at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'guarantees' to the people ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said they were nothing but balloons that are inflated and sent up into the skies before polling but go bust once the votes are cast.
As the TMC moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Calcutta High Court order to transfer the probe into the attack on an ED team in Sandeshkhali to the CBI, a team from the premier central probe agency on Tuesday arrived at the CID headquarters in Kolkata to take jailed suspended ruling
The Congress leader made the remark while addressing a press conference in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district on Tuesday, when he arrived here with the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order directing a CBI probe into the Sandeshkhali matter, which pertains to the attack on ED officials.
"The party will decide whether there will be candidates in the Lok Sabha or not. The ruling party of the state has inspired me to enter politics," Gangopadhyay said.
Gangopadhyay had already conveyed his resignation to President Droupadi Murmu and planned to meet Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam later today for a "courtesy visit".
"There will be a few polling stations which will be run entirely by women. We will try to deploy female security personnel in those polling stations... Similarly, some polling stations will be established entirely by persons with disabilities. This will present an example for the society
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confidently asserted her party's dominance in the state, emphasizing, "Elections may come and go, but the Trinamool Congress will continue to hold sway in Bengal."
Following the sudden resignation of Tapas Roy from the Trinamool Congress, fellow TMC leader Santanu Sen expressed his surprise and scepticism on Monday. He questioned the timing of Roy's decision, which came just 15 days before the election announcement and hinted at the possibility that