Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress sweeps Bengal bypolls, BJP fails to open account
November 23, 2024 16:21 ISTTMC sweeps all six West Bengal by-elections, including the crucial Madarihat seat, marking a major political victory over the BJP.
TMC sweeps all six West Bengal by-elections, including the crucial Madarihat seat, marking a major political victory over the BJP.
TMC candidates are leading by substantial margins in all six West Bengal bypoll constituencies, reinforcing the party's dominance ahead of the 2024 assembly elections.
TMC sweeps all six West Bengal assembly by-elections, including Madarihat, previously held by BJP, following the November 13 polls.
TMC councillor Sushanta Ghosh survives an assassination attempt in Kolkata; one attacker was arrested, and an incident was captured on CCTV.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle and threw it away during a heated exchange of words with BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay at the meeting of the Joint Committee on Waqf Bill.
West Bengal bypolls 2024: The six seats going for bypoll in West Bengal are Sitai, Madarihat, Naihati, Harao, Medinipur, and Taldangra. As per the Election Commission, the polling at these three seats will be held on November 13, while counting of votes will take place on November 23.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee ridiculed the doctors' hunger strike describing it as "fast-unto-hospitalisation". He said that he saw one doctor join the protest one day and get hospitalised the next day.
As a lawmaker, Majeed Memon has served as a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice and a member of the Consultative Committee on the Ministry of Law and Justice.
The purported video from Siliguri showed two youths from Bihar allegedly being asked to produce documents and being heckled by a group of people. They accused students of trying to get jobs in central forces by producing fake domicile certificates of West Bengal.
Haji Nurul Islam, the Trinamool Congress MP from Basirhat, passed away at 61 after a battle with cancer, prompting tributes from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and deep mourning within the local community.
The TMC MP's remarks came as the protesting doctors refused to hold talks with the West Bengal government unless their demand for live streaming of the meeting to resolve the RG Kar hospital impasse was met.
The school jobs scam involves allegations of significant irregularities in the recruitment process for state-run schools, where it is claimed that jobs were exchanged for monetary gains.
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: A postgraduate trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered while on duty at the hospital on August 9. A civic volunteer was arrested by the police the next day in connection with the case which the Calcutta High Court later transferred to the CBI.
Meanwhile, it is pertinent to mention that the West Bengal Assembly passed an anti-rape Bill on September 3 that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state.
The West Bengal Assembly passed a new legislation called the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024. This bill aims to make the state a safer place for women and children, especially in the wake of a tragic incident that occurred at RG Kar Medical College.
The BJP slammed the Trinamool Congress leader for her alleged comments comparing junior doctors protesting the alleged rape and murder of a female medic inside a medical college in Kolkata to “butchers”.
The entire country has witnessed protests against the rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee doctor, whose body was found in the hospital on August 9.
'Aparajita Woman and Child Bill 2024' seeks to strengthen protections for women and children. The legislation aims to amend existing laws and introduce new provisions specifically targeting rape and other sexual offences, enhancing legal measures against such crimes in the state.
During the ongoing protests in West Bengal following the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, another case has emerged. This time, it involves the alleged molestation of a minor girl in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas.
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