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Eggs, stones thrown at Abhishek Banerjee by protesters in Sonarpur; TMC leader blames BJP

Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee encountered angry protests and alleged physical jostling from locals in Sonarpur, West Bengal. He was visiting families affected by post-poll violence. Protesters reportedly hurled stones and eggs at his convoy. Banerjee accused the BJP of orchestrating the demonstration. He vowed to continue his political campaign…

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West Bengal: TMC MP Sougata Roy faces protests, eggs thrown at his car

Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy faced protests outside a police station in West Bengal. Demonstrators shouted slogans and hurled eggs at his vehicle. Roy alleged BJP involvement, calling the protest politically motivated. The BJP denied involvement, stating locals were expressing anger over alleged corruption during TMC rule. Police intervened to…

The Economic Times

Seems they are acting with a motive: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Kakoli Ghosh's 'verbal abuse' allegations

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee has questioned party colleague Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar's allegations of verbal abuse. Banerjee stated that any incident in the Lok Sabha must be reported to the Speaker immediately. He suggested Ghosh's complaint, made after a delay, indicates a motive. Dastidar has resigned from her party post…

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Lone TMC MLA walks out of Assam Assembly against 'malicious intention' of government behind UCC Bill

Sherman Ali Ahmed, the sole Trinamool Congress MLA in Assam, staged a walkout from the Assembly. He opposed certain clauses of the Uniform Civil Code Bill. Ahmed stated the proposed law has malicious intent and violates fundamental rights. He welcomed some provisions but insisted on broader discussions for others. The…

The Economic Times

Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee back Cockroach Janta Party: TMC leader Derek O'Brien

Trinamool Congress leaders Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee have voiced their support for the satirical digital group Cockroach Janta Party. This comes as the party reviews its recent electoral performance. The Cockroach Janta Party gained traction online after a controversy involving the Chief Justice of India. The group has faced…

The Economic Times

Why millions of Indians are proudly calling themselves ‘cockroaches’

The Cockroach Janta Party has become one of India’s fastest-growing movements after a Supreme Court judge compared unemployed young people to ‘cockroaches’. Shahana Yasmin reports

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Leader of opposition not allotted room in Bengal assembly: TMC

The Trinamool Congress has raised concerns about the functioning of democratic institutions in the West Bengal assembly. The party alleges that the Leader of the Opposition has not been provided with a room. Trinamool Congress legislators are reportedly sitting in the assembly lobby. The party has warned of a protest…

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‘They won’t get more than 5-7 thousand votes’: BJP’s Panda targets TMC in Falta

Repolling is underway in Falta Assembly constituency. BJP candidate Debangshu Panda stated voting is peaceful and voters are participating. He expressed confidence in a significant BJP victory. The Election Commission ordered fresh polling due to alleged irregularities. Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan had previously withdrawn from the contest. Counting of…

The Economic Times

Centre accords 'Y' category CISF security to TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar

The Centre has provided 'Y' category armed security cover to senior Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, with protection deployed from May 19, an officials said here on Wednesday.

The Economic Times

Abhishek Banerjee moves Calcutta HC seeking quashing of FIR against him

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Calcutta High Court. He seeks to quash an FIR registered against him. The FIR relates to alleged inflammatory remarks made during the recent West Bengal assembly elections. A social activist filed the complaint. The police registered the FIR on May 15. The…

The Economic Times

TMC MPs visit vandalised party offices in South 24 Parganas; Susmita Dev slams 'bulldozer politics'

Trinamool Congress MPs visited party offices and met workers affected by recent clashes. They alleged opposition workers are intimidating TMC members and disrupting democracy. The BJP countered, accusing the TMC of diverting attention from its electoral defeat and past worker atrocities. Post-poll violence remains a significant concern in West Bengal.

The Economic Times

‘Those who want to leave can leave, the rest of us will rebuild TMC’: Mamata Banerjee amid internal churn in TMC

Following an electoral defeat, Mamata Banerjee urged Trinamool Congress candidates to rebuild the party, stating those wishing to leave are free to do so. She vowed to revive the organization, emphasizing unity and resilience despite a significant loss in the recent assembly polls. The party maintains the people's mandate was…

The Economic Times

Census, Hunter, Eaton: Essential reading on the Bengali Muslim

One of West Bengal’s most controversial poll seasons just concluded, with the Bharatiya Janata Party defeating the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.

Newslaundry

Can BJP govern Bengal without becoming its old political order?

After weeks of saturation coverage and sustained commentary, election outcomes in India often arrive weighed down by interpretation. A familiar tendency persists to read into them too many meanings and to insert too many subtexts.

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Jobs, corruption, SIR | Mahua Moitra on the Mamata mandate

With voting in West Bengal less than two weeks away, questions abound as to whether the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise will hurt the incumbent Trinamool Congress’s (TMC) chances. Concerns are mounting over the reported targeting of Muslim-dominated constituencies where the party has historically been strong. At the…

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‘No disease’, only ‘impediment removal’: Delhi meet flags Bengal’s 90 lakh voter deletions

Two days after the Election Commission of India released another list of deleted voters in West Bengal’s controversial special intensive revision, political activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday said that deletions would “critically” affect the governing Trinamool Congress in 19-25 constituencies in the upcoming assembly polls. In the 2021 state polls,…

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West Bengal: BJP's Haldia MLA joins TMC

Breaking news coming in from Kolkata where BJP MLA Tapasi Mondal has joined the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC party, dealing a blow to the saffron party in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kirti Azad accuses BJP-led NDA govt of speaking lies

Trinamool Congress MP Kirti Azad on Friday targeted the BJP-led Central government saying that for the last 11 years, they have been lying, adding that nothing is going to come out of this year's Economic Survey also. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi Polls: Trinamool Congress to campaign for AAP for assembly elections

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Shatrughan Sinha will campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the poll-bound national capital Delhi. read on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

In air crisis capital, only 0.76% of winter session questions were on air pollution

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Kolkata doctor horror: TMC vs TMC over probe into police commissioner and former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh

NEW DELHI: Veteran Trinamool Congress MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy has called for the CBI to conduct a custodial interrogation of Kolkata police commissioner Vineet Goyal and the former principal of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital regarding the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor. Roy's demand centers…

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Days after poll win, Yusuf Pathan sent ‘encroachment’ notice by Gujarat civic body

Two days after he was elected as the Baharampur MP on a Trinamool Congress ticket, cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan received a notice from the Vadodara Municipal Corporation asking him to vacate encroachments on land owned by the civic body. And five days later, a local BJP leader wrote to the civic…

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Opposition Makes Stunning Comeback In Indian National Election

India's opposition, led by Rahul Gandhi, stages a remarkable comeback in the national election, challenging PM Modi's ruling party.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 22: Three raided by ED, CBI, one linked to parliament breach

In March this year, former Trinamool Congress leader Tapas Roy – “frustrated” at his party’s “silence” over raids at his residence by the Enforcement Directorate – quit the TMC and jumped ship to the BJP. But in the run up to the January probe, the BJP itself levelled corruption charges…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 18: Coalgate accused, ‘anti-national’ ex-activist, former couple turned rivals

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