Adhir Chowdhury, a name connected to West Bengal politics for more than three decades, is contesting the Assembly elections from the Baharampur constituency, a place widely known as his electoral ‘fort’. Chowdhury, one of the tallest Congress leaders in West Bengal’s history, started his journey in electoral politics exactly 30 years ago, in the 1996…
West Bengal News: A political and legal incident related to Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has come to light. The wife of Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir has been summoned by the police to appear at the police station. According to the information, his wife Meera Sultana has been directed to be present at Shaktipur…
Politics has intensified in West Bengal regarding the recent visit of the President. The round of allegations and counter-allegations continues between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trinamool Congress has targeted the Prime Minister over a two-year old photograph, in which President Draupadi Murmu is seen standing while the Prime…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal over the treatment meted out to President Droupadi Murmu. The PM said that the “enlightened people” of the state will never forgive the party for “insulting” a woman tribal leader and the President of the…
Mukul Roy Profile: Former Railway Minister and senior leader Mukul Roy, who had deep influence in the politics of West Bengal, died at the age of 71. Mukul Roy, known as ‘Master of Strategy’ in West Bengal politics, was once counted among Mamata Banerjee’s most trusted associates. From setting up the organization to preparing the…
Veteran politician and former railway minister Mukul Roy died of cardiac arrest at a private hospital here on Monday, his family said. He was 71. Roy breathed his last at 1.30 am at the private hospital, his son Subhranshu Roy said, adding that he had been in a coma for the last several days. Roy…
Can the leadership of INDIA alliance move away from Congress and go to some other opposition party? This new political debate has arisen not from anywhere else but from within the Congress itself. Mani Shankar Iyer, who is in the headlines due to his controversial statements on many issues, has given this statement. He has…
West Bengal Politics: The stir has once again intensified in the politics of West Bengal. Humayun Kabir, who separated from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s party Trinamool Congress (TMC) and formed Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), has announced to form a third front in the state. For this, he has invited the Left parties, Congress, ISF and…
BJP made a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a press conference held on Monday. Party’s national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Rahul Gandhi is defaming India by going to foreign soil and conspiring with anti-India forces. He said that this attitude of the Leader of…
