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Bengal panchayat polls | BSF trying to scare voters in bordering areas: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BSF of scaring voters in the bordering areas of the State at the behest of BJP.

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Opposition attempting grand tangle in Bengal panchayat polls, says Mamata

Days after the mega opposition meeting in Patna, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that CPI (M) and Congress playing second fiddle to the saffron camp in the State are throwing a spanner in the effort

The Hindu

We stand together to contest BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha elections: non-BJP Opposition parties

Framing the next general election as a fight between “democracy and dictatorship”, 15 Opposition parties came together, projecting a united front in Patna on June 23. At the end of the four-hour long meeting, no joint statement was issued, nor a seat-sharing formula declared. It concluded on the promise of…

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Opposition meet: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge arrives in Bihar's Patna

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday arrived in Bihar's Patna to attend the Opposition leaders' meeting hosted by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, with an aim to arrive at a consensus to forge a united Opposition front to take on the BJP. Read further on…

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Can a shorter medical course solve rural doctor shortages?

A discussion on whether Mamata Banerjee’s proposal to have a diploma course for medical practitioners to address the problem of doctor shortage will help bring in more medical professionals to serve where they are needed or erode the structure of medical education

The Hindu

TMC calls Patna Opposition meet 'good beginning' ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The TMC considers June 23 Opposition meeting in Patna as a “good beginning” ahead of the 2024 general elections and emphasised the significance of anti-BJP parties uniting against “undemocratic and authoritarian policies”

The Hindu

West Bengal Governor commemorates ‘State Foundation Day’ despite Chief Minister’s reservations

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose organised the State’s ‘Foundation Day’ programme at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, despite objections raised by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Hindu

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Don’t observe State Foundation Day on Tuesday, Mamata urges Governor

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 19 wrote to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose urging him not to hold an event at the Raj Bhavan on Tuesday to commemorate the foundation day of West Bengal.

The Hindu

2024 Lok Sabha polls | Opposition parties must be ready for ‘give and take’ to fight BJP: Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said a UPA-3 Government coming to power in 2024 is “very much possible” provided the Opposition parties have a commonality of purpose, an agenda reflecting it and are ready for “give and take” when fielding candidates to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha…

The Hindu

I have very good working relationship with West Bengal government, says Governor Ananda Bose

West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on June 17 said he has an “excellent working relationship” with the Mamata Banerjee government despite “agreements and disagreements.”

The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee defends Abhishek’s ‘well-deserved’ rise in Trinamool

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 16, 2023 and defended her nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s rise to the helm of Trinamool Congress

The Hindu

Altered chemistry, strategy define Opposition unity 2.0

As the top leadership of anti-BJP parties prepare to meet in Patna on June 23 to draft version 2.0 of Opposition unity, it is becoming clear that their chemistry in 2023 is vastly different from that of their previous avatar in 2018.

The Hindu

Bengal panchayat poll nomination process peaceful, asserts Mamata

The Governor had said he has already discussed the situation with Ms. Banerjee.

The Hindu

Two killed on final day of nomination filing for panchayat polls in West Bengal

There was no respite from violence on the final day of filing of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections on June 15, with a supporter of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) and activist of Trinamool Congress (TMC) being killed in two separate incidents at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district.

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Mamata blames opposition for violence in panchayat poll nomination

“The CPI(M) is behind today’s violence in the Chopra area.”

The Hindu

West Bengal on the boil as filing of papers continues for panchayat polls

Violence and chaos was witnessed in certain parts of West Bengal on June 14, 2023 during the filing of nomination papers for panchayat polls. Read more on The Hindu

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Opposition leaders flay ‘misuse’ of probe agencies by Union government

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, her Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury were among several Opposition leaders who condemned the raids by the ED on Tamil Nadu’s Electricity Minister V. Senthil Balaji

The Hindu

Mango diplomacy: Sheikh Hasina sends gifts to PM Modi, President Murmu

As part of its ‘mango diplomacy’, the gift comes amidst a crucial election in Bangladesh later this year

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TMC leader accuses BJP of desecrating holy Matua land

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP of desecrating the holy place of the Matuas by harassing women devotees hours before his visit to Thakurbari in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas on Sunday.

The Hindu

Kumbh Mela at Tribeni: inventing tradition in West Bengal

Kumbh Mela at Tribeni: inventing tradition in West Bengal; The transformation of a local custom of a ritualistic bath into a Kumbh Mela is part of an ongoing political project

The Hindu

ED issues summons to Abhishek after grilling his wife

TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee’s wife questioned by ED in coal pilferage case

The Hindu

Mamata sends Bengal’s top varieties of mangoes to President, PM Modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 7 sent top varieties of the State’s mangoes to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu

Bengal CM distributes ex gratia, appointment letters to kin of Odisha train accident victims

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday distributed ex gratia to the kin of Odisha train accident victims. During the event held at the Kolkata Netaji Indoor Stadium, Ms. Banerjee accused the Union government of suppressing facts.

The Hindu

Opposition meeting to be held in Patna on June 23

The Opposition meeting was initially scheduled for June 12 but had to be postponed after Mr. Kharge and Mr. Gandhi expressed their inability to attend because of prior commitments.

The Hindu

Mamata visiting Odisha to meet injured in train crash to get political dividend: BJP

The BJP alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s visit to Odisha to meet injured people of the Balasore triple train crash was to “get political dividend”.

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