West Bengal news: A second agency team was attacked and their vehicle was damaged during the arrest of another TMC leader Shankar Adhya in Bongaon of the said district on the same day.
Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh's supporters assaulted the ED officers during the Sandeshkhali raid. The report includes minute-by-minute details and videos of the incident, prompting a potential National Investigation Agency inquiry.
TMC worker Satyan Chaudhary has been staying away from the party since the last assembly elections due to some differences with senior leaders.
Amid recent speculations of internal divisions, Banerjee clarified during a program in Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas district, that unity prevails within the TMC.
TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, whose "supporters" allegedly attacked an ED team in West Bengal, locked himself at his home at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district when ED team went to his residence to conduct a raid.
The remarks come two days after state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said his party won't beg for seats from the TMC.
West Bengal ration scam case: Earlier on Thursday, ED officials came under attack in the North 24 Parganas district while they were on their way to raid homes of former Bongaon Municipality chairman Shankar Adhya and Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with the ration scam case.
The federal agency also said that it has filed an FIR in connection to the case. It will also sought to strengthen the security cover for its officials and offices present in the state, the sources said.
Bengal governor also stated that the state is not a banana republic and the government should stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy.
West Bengal news: Bomb squad reached the location and visitors' entry to the museum has been restricted for the next few hours, said Kolkata Police.
The villagers reportedly surrounded the central agency team, vandalized the screens of the officials' car, and obstructed them from conducting their operations.
Every uploaded picture will have a docket containing details about the current whereabouts of the lost person, the secretary of West Bengal Radio Club, Ambarish Nag Biswas.
Sudip Banerjee emphasised the need to scrutinise Congress's role in different states, questioning its alliances with regional leaders like Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Lalu-Nitish Kumar in Bihar, and Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab and Delhi.
The comment comes amid the arrest of several TMC leaders and state ministers in the school recruitment irregularities.
West Bengal news: As per notification, everyone present on occasion will have to be in standing position while the song is being sung or tuned. On Sept 6, a resolution was passed on the floor of WB Assembly to declare Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year’s Day) as the Statehood Day for West Bengal.
Banerjee, before boarding her car, conveyed her New Year greetings to people of the state and recited few lines of a Tagore poem praying for amity, win of humanity and peace.
West Bengal new DG: A 1989-batch IPS officer with an engineering degree from IIT Roorkee, Kumar held prominent positions such as commissioner of Kolkata Police, joint commissioner (Special Task Force), and director general, among others.
The consecration ceremony of Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22 in Ayodhya. Chief Minister of all the states, key opposition leaders have been invited for the Ram Mandir's grand opening.
The meeting was conducted to formulate the party's strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. In 2019, the Trinamool Congress won 22 seats but faced stiff competition from the BJP, which won 18 seats.
According to BJP sources, an election management committee for Bengal is likely to be formed soon, comprising both old guards and new entrants, including central observers.
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