OPINION | SANDESHKHALI AND SHAHJAHAN: HOW MAMATA COMMITTED BLUNDERS
India | March 07, 2024 17:43 ISTMamata Banerjee tried her best to avoid handing over Sandeshkhali strongman Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI, despite Calcutta High Court order.
Mamata Banerjee tried her best to avoid handing over Sandeshkhali strongman Shahjahan Sheikh to CBI, despite Calcutta High Court order.
In a rally themed 'Mahila Der Adhikaar, Aamader Angikaar' (women's rights are our commitment), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accompanied by her nephew and TMC Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, spearheaded the Trinamool Congress's Mahila Wing Rally today.
CBI got the custody of Shahjahan Sheikh...CID handed over after medical...now interrogation will happen
Sandeshkhali has been in the news after a large number of women have alleged that now-suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his "gang" captured swathes of land by force, besides "sexually harassing" them.
West Bengal government had sought urgent listing of its plea in the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order to transfer to the CBI the probe into an attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali on January 5.
A large number of women in Sandeshkhali have alleged that now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh and his "gang" captured swathes of land by force, besides "sexually harassing" them.
The high stakes Lok Sabha elections 2024 are due in few weeks, but the polling scheduled is yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Ahead of the polls, India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll to gauge the mood of the voters.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh has continued his attack on senior party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, stating that the North Kolkata MP's bank account should come under central agency investigations in connection with the coal scam.
Tapas Roy's growing distance from the party had been apparent for several days. His removal from the post of North Kolkata district president further exacerbated frustration within his camp.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed a public gathering in Aarambagh and hit out at the Mamata government over the Sandeshkhali incident. He said that people of state now wants BJP.
India TV-CNX conducted an opinion poll survey to predict the mood of voters in West Bengal, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, due in few weeks. In 2019 elections, BJP gave a tough fight to the TMC and secured a total of 18 seats out of total 42.
India TV-CNX Opinion Poll: Voting percentage wise, TMC this time is projected to get 44.5 pc votes, while BJP may get 43 pc votes. Left Front may get 5.68 pc votes, and Congress may get 3.62 per cent votes. ‘Others’ may get 3 pc votes.
PM Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal where he will address rallies and also launch several developmental projects.
Women blew conch shells and threw ‘gulaal’ (coloured powder) at one another, while men distributed sweets to celebrate the arrest of Shahjahan Sheikh.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) national spokesperson and senior leader Kunal Ghosh stirred speculation on Friday by removing the party's name from his official X handle.
Against the backdrop of heightened tensions in Sandeshkhali, the arrest of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan marks a significant development in the ongoing controversy.
Mamata Banerjee had announced that TMC would go solo in West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections and would contest all seats. The party has confirmed the development once again and said that there is no change in the position.
According to reports, Trinamool Congress is demanding one seat in Meghalaya and two seats in Assam.
PM Modi's visit to West Bengal has been scheduled ahead of the Lok Sabha elections which are due to be held in few weeks. The polling dates for the general elections are yet to be announced.
Sukanta Majumdar, arrested by the West Bengal Police on February 22 while leading a protest against the Sandeshkhali incidents and released on a PR bond later, said the Governor was ‘shocked’. Watch the video to know more!
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