Bengal BJP launches multi-pronged attack on Trinamool Government

February 29, 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday upped the ante against the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal with a multi-pronged attack on the ruling party. It claimed before the state electoral officer that there were 16 lakh duplicate or fake voter identity cards in the state. Its Leader of the...

Calcutta HC busts Trinamool double-speak on Sandeshkhali’s Sheikh Shahjahan

February 27, 2024

The Calcutta High Court on Monday busted the Trinamool Congress’ claim that the State Government was not able to arrest Shiekh Shahjahan, the main accused in the cases of atrocities on the women of Sandeshkhali, because of the court’s “support” for the absconding leader. On Sunday, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress...

Unrest spreads in Sandeshkhali as women agitate against menfolk’s arrest

February 24, 2024

Enforcement Directorate raids premises of businessman linked to absconding TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan. New areas in Sandeshkhali block on Friday witnessed fresh arson and violence as angry villagers set fire to property belonging to a Trinamool Congress leader, accused of land grabbing. A huge police force converged on the area...

Sandeshkhali on the boil, Bengal BJP chief bundled out

February 23, 2024

Sukanta Majumdar was sitting in dharna in front of Sandeshkhali Police Station demanding arrest of absconding TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan Sandeshkhali remained on the boil on Thursday as some parts of the island saw fresh violence by people protesting against the land grabbing by the brother of Sheikh Shahjahan, the...

Sandeshkhali on the boil; state BJP chief held, later released

February 23, 2024

Sandeshkhali remained on the boil on Thursday as some parts of the island saw fresh violence by people protesting land-grab by the brother of Sheikh Shahjahan, the Trinamool Congress leader who allegedly masterminded the land-grab and atrocities on women. The National ST Commission also visited Sandeshkhali during the day and...

TMC, BJP spar over ‘Khalistani’ slur on Sikh IPS officer

February 22, 2024

Smarting from the BJP’s success in reaching Sandeshkhali on Tuesday despite repeated legal and administrative hurdles put up by the Trinamool Congress Government, the ruling party grabbed at a purported remark by the BJP’s Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to hit back. Adhikari denied making the remark and challenged...

Calcutta HC lets Suvendu visit Sandeshkhali, women extend a rapturous welcome

February 21, 2024

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Shankar Ghosh today received a rapturous welcome from the women of Sandeshkhali who have been protesting against torture, sexual exploitation and landgrab by Trinamool Congress leaders of the region. The women blew conch shells and threw flower petals to welcome the BJP...

NCW for President’s Rule in West Bengal

February 20, 2024

After spending than four hours speaking to the women of Sandeshkhali who alleged that Trinamool Congress leaders had committed sexual atrocities and torture upon them, National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma today said that that the Mamata Banerjee Government was trying to “suppress the voice of women so that...

BJP scrambles to contain damage from cancelled Aadhaar cards in Bengal

February 20, 2024

Faced with accusations from the Trinamool Congress that the Centre was cancelling Aadhaar cards of SC, ST and minority people in West Bengal to deprive poor people from getting the benefits of welfare schemes, the BJP today rushed to control the damage. Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ministry of...

BJP, Congress fume as Mamata’s police keeps them away from Sandeshkhali

February 17, 2024

For the third day running, the West Bengal police continued to block political leaders from reaching Sandeshkhali which has seen a mass uprising by women protesting against the harassment and atrocities by Trinamool Congress leaders. Today, leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress’ own I.N.D.I.A. ally,...