Taking a strong pitch on the recent violence in the state ahead of the panchayat elections, West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose on Thursday said he would not tolerate it anymore.
With the fresh chargesheet, the total number of accused charge-sheeted in the case so far are seven. Five accused persons were named in the original chargesheet filed in April this year.
Earlier on Sunday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhary alleged that bombs were being manufactured in almost every house in the villages of Murshidabad and in all other border areas of West Bengal.
After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was rushed to SSKM Hospital in Kolkata following an emergency landing of her helicopter, the hospital director said that she has suffered some injuries and is being examined.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming panchayat polls that are scheduled to be held on July 8, promising corruption-free village councils and a focus on rural infrastructure development.
In a letter written to the West Bengal State Election Commission, the state unit of the BJP has called for various confidence-building measures ahead of the Panchayat polls.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday following an emergency landing of her helicopter at Sevoke Airbase.
"Due to low visibility, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's helicopter made an emergency landing at Sevoke Airbase. She was going to Bagdogra after addressing a public gathering at Krinti, Jalpaiguri. She is safe," TMC leader Rajib Banerjee said.
As per the information given by Dinhata Police officials, five people received bullet injuries in an inter-party struggle on Tuesday morning, and one individual, identified as Babu Hoque, passed away.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy on Monday stated that the party's decision to choose Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the Panchayat Poll campaign has nothing to do with the BJP's strength in the state.
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has written to the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Bihar, and West Bengal -- three Opposition-ruled states, asking them to reduce value-added tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF), sources said.