Mamata claimed to have information that the BJP’s planning was chalked out during a recent meeting held in the national capital with senior leaders of the party's state unit.
Following the direction of the concerned authorities, the Mumbai-Howrah Mail made an unscheduled halt at Bagnan station on Saturday.
The mall in Asansol is seen fully covered by black thick smoke causing chaos in the market. However, police rushed to the spot to ensure the safety of the people.
A video from West Bengal's Malda showing two women being stripped naked, tortured and beaten mercilessly.
The BJP had claimed that the incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal have exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, especially women.
Traffic in the city was tossed out of stuff as huge number of energetic TMC workers were going towards the five-point Esplanade crossing the venue of the rally.
West Bengal: It is to be noted that arms and ammunition were seized from him.
According the Fire department, at least 18 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The incident once again highlighted that political violence is growing unabatedly in the state despite severe criticism over the law and order situation in Bengal.
BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the TMC government will not last beyond five months.
The ruling TMC secured victory on all 20 Zila Parishads in the three-tier panchayat system, winning 880 seats, while the BJP emerged as its closest rival which won 31 seats out of the total 928. The Congress-Left Front alliance secured 15 seats while others won the remaining two seats.
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, who heads the party's fact-finding delegation, slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on poll violence in just concluded panchayat elections.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose's statement has come in the wake of the violence which took place during the recently concluded Panchayat elections in the state.
As many as 15 people have been killed in separate violent incidents that took place on Saturday during the panchayat elections in West Bengal.
15 people have lost their lives in violent incidents that took place in several districts during voting in panchayat elections.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Abhishek Banerjee last month over its investigation in the teacher recruitment scam. Abhishek declined to comply citing political responsibilities.
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said had the central forces been deployed in sensitive areas, there would not have been so much violence. TMC hit back and said there is no guarantee that doing so would have prevented the violence.
Instances of ballot box theft, bloodshed and stone-pelting were reported from across West Bengal on polling day. TMC, BJP, CPI-M and Congress traded blame for the violence in the state.
West Bengal Panchayat poll was held on Saturday, however, the reports of violence and deaths dominated the headlines the entire day. Political parties including the TMC, BJP, and Congress said that they lost their supporters in the violence.
The ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters.
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