Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's statement comes after TMC leaders claimed that a woman working at Raj Bhavan levelled allegations of sexual harassment against him. The row erupted ahead of PM Modi's Benga visit in the election season which is set to be another flashpoint between the BJP and TMC.
The court has instructed state authorities to offer their "fullest cooperation" to the ongoing investigation. The next hearing is scheduled for June 13, with the CBI directed to submit a further progress report.
Amid Lok Sabha Elections, TMC MLA Humayun Kabir has created a new stir with his controversial statement. He has threatened to drown Hindus in the Bhagirathi river and has also warned the BJP.
Hours after Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh shared a stage with a BJP Lok Sabha candidate and praised him, the TMC removed him from the post of state general secretary for making statements not aligning with the party.
Kunal Ghosh’s dismissal comes as a result of his divergence from the party’s official positions on certain matters.
According to the poll panel, out of 21 states and union territories which went to polls in the first phase, 11 recorded a higher turnout of women voters. These are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee raised alarms about the sudden surge in poll percentages reported by the Election Commission’s latest figures. She cautioned against the reliability of the electoral process, citing the unexplained jump in voter turnout and the absence of several EVMs.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Abhijit Das to take on Trinamool heavyweight and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in Diamond Harbour.
Home Minister Amit Shah's attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee comes amid an intense poll campaign in the state. West Bengal's four constituencies - Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad will undergo polling in the third phase on May 7.
Chunav Flashback: The interesting part of the 1998 Lok Sabha election in West Bengal was that the BJP and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) contested polls in alliance against CPI(M) and Congress.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In the upcoming third phase of Lok Sabha elections slated for May 7, West Bengal's 4 Lok Sabha constituencies— Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur and Murshidabad will be heading to polls
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fight is between TMC's Shatrugan Sinha, BJP's SS Ahluwalia and CPM Jahanara Khan in this constituency in the upcoming general elections. It will be interesting to watch who wins the seat.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mahua Moitra is up against BJP's Amrita Roy and CPM's SM Saadi on the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat.
Mamata's remarks came after the CBI recovered arms and ammunition during searches at two premises of an associate of now-suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali.
According to reports, after her minor injury, she flew to Kulti and addressed a rally in support of TMC's Asansol candidate Shatrughan Sinha.
The CBI meanwhile has registered the first case in Sandeshkhali related to the land grab and sexual assault allegations against five influential people there.
Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP and Congress over the issue and alleged that the leaders of these parties conspired which was evident from their reactions after the High Court's verdict.
Based on information gathered during its investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation received intelligence regarding a significant stockpile of arms concealed in Sandeshkhali. Acting on directives from the Calcutta High Court, the CBI had filed three FIRs pertaining to the matter.
Debasish Dhar had earlier resigned as IPS last month. According to reports, the ex-bureaucrat is planning to move Calcutta High Court against the rejection of his nomination.
In the second phase, polls are underway for the strategically key parliamentary constituencies of Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat. Raju Bista and Sukanta Majumdar from the BJP along with TMC's Biplab Mitra are the key candidates in the second phase.
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