Tag: Trinamool Congress
Photo: IANSBengal Bypolls: Over 58% Polling Recorded by 1 PM
Kolkata: Amid scattered events of tension in the ongoing bypolls for Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district and Rejinagar seat in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Tuesday, the average polling percentage in the two constituencies for the first six hours till 1 p.m. was 58.16. Rejinagar had polled 56 per cent votes, and…
Photo: PTIAbhishek Banerjee to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee will meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday evening to present his case on the split in the party and oppose the recognition of a rebel faction, sources said. According to sources, Banerjee will meet Birla at 5 pm in the Speaker’s Parliament Chamber. The meeting comes…
Photo: IANSCourt Issues Arrest Warrant for Abhishek Banerjee’s Aide
Kolkata: A district court in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, on Monday, issued an arrest warrant against Sumit Roy, the executive assistant of Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee. The arrest warrant against Roy, who is currently absconding, was issued in the morning by the court of the…
Photo: agencyShiv Sena (UBT) alleges repeat of Maharashtra-style defections in West Bengal
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said the ongoing political developments mark 12 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, terming it a period in which “turncoats and betrayers” are being recast as “rebels” instead of strengthening democratic norms. In an editorial in its mouthpiece, Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction alleged that constitutional institutions,…
