Muqabla: Who is the mastermind behind the farmers protest?
News | February 22, 2024 23:29 ISTMuqabla: Who is the mastermind behind the farmers protest?
Muqabla: Who is the mastermind behind the farmers protest?
The riverine Sandeshkhali area has been witnessing protests after local women accused absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shajahan and his supporters of land grab and sexual assault under coercion.
Sandeshkhali violence: The Commission has observed that the recent incidents in Sandeshkhali, as have been reported in various print and electronic media, "indicate prima facie violation of human rights, shocking the conscience".
Muqabla: Listen the pain of Sandeshkhali's women, who was Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters
Mamata Banerjee had alleged that the BJP-led Centre was "deactivating" the Aadhaar cards of SC, STs and minorities in West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been alleging that the BJP-led central government was deactivating the Aadhaar cards of SC, ST and minority community people of the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections as a precursor to bring in NRC.
Mamata stressed that her government will not implement NRC in Bengal and said that TMC is ready to "give our blood" but "not going to exclude any person from West Bengal".
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre was "deactivating" the Aadhaar card of people of the state to stop them from getting the benefits of social schemes of the state government.
The Congress delegation spearheaded by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, encountered initial hindrance from police officials at Sarberia and subsequently at Rampur, along the path to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider listing a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali village.
West Bengal news: Asked why she tendered her resignation to Banerjee and not to the Lok Sabha Speaker as per norms, Chakraborty said, "Once I get the nod from the TMC, I will submit it to the Speaker."
Several women in the Sandeshkhali accused the local TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters of land-grab and sexually assaulting them under coercion. Shajahan has been absconding after a mob attacked ED officials who has gone to search his premises in connection with a corruption case.
The possible meeting of the trio - Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann (Member of I.N.D.I.A bloc) is coming amid farmers' protests and seat-sharing talks. The key members of the opposition bloc - Mamata and Kejriwal - accused Congress of demanding more seats than they offered it.
The protest against allegations of sexual harassment of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali for the sixth consecutive day cast its shadow in other regions of the state, with agitating BJP supporters clashing with police personnel in another part of North 24 Parganas district.
Tabling a budget of Rs 3,66,166 crore, Chandrima Bhattacharya said the monthly financial assistance under the ‘Lakhsmir Bhandar’ scheme has been raised to Rs 1,200 for the SC and ST community, whereas for other categories, it has been increased to Rs 1,000.
In the report, the NCPCR stated that West Bengal is also violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
BJP supporters in Kolkata used a symbolic "honey-feeding" gesture to express their dissatisfaction with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rally, organized by the BJP's youth wing, aimed to encourage more respectful language.
Parliament Budget Session LIVE: The last session before Lok Sabha polls expected to be held in April-May this year will be spread over eight sittings spread over a period of 10 days and may conclude on February 9.
The CM claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre owes the state thousands of crores of rupees on account of various welfare schemes. She began a two-day dharna in front of the BR Ambedkar's statue in the Maidan area of Kolkata on Friday.
Further deepening the cracks in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Mamata Banerjee said that she doubts if Congress would win "even 40 seats" in the Lok Sabha elections in the country. She lashed out at the party over seat-sharing in West Bengal.
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