West Bengal

Dinesh Trivedi did good work as rail minister but was cut off by Mamata Banerjee: Goyal

11:55 pm March 10, 2021

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi tried to do good work during his stint as railway minister, but his efforts were thwarted by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trivedi served as railway minister from 2011 to 2012. Talking to reporters, Goyal said Trivedi must have gauged the defeat of Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming West Bengal assembly […]

Mamata rejects “outsider” tag in Nandigram

7:11 pm March 9, 2021

Nandigram: Coming down hard on those calling her an outsider in Nandigram, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday for them people “coming from Gujarat” are insiders. Addressing booth-level TMC workers a day ahead of filing her nomination for the seat, Banerjee said people who had “sold their souls to outsiders from Gujarat” […]

Modi scalds Mamata, says instead of being ‘Didi’ to people she chose to be ‘bua’ to ‘bhatija’

9:04 pm March 7, 2021

Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of ”betraying and insulting” the people of the state who trusted she will bring about a positive change after the Left rule. Addressing his first rally in West Bengal after the announcement of state assembly polls, Modi held out the promise of inclusive development […]

TMC demands removal of dy EC Sudeep Jain

7:04 pm March 4, 2021

Kolkata: The ruling TMC in West Bengal Thursday demanded the removal of Sudeep Jain, the deputy election commissioner in-charge of the state, accusing him of being biased against it and breaking norms of the federal structure. TMC spokesperson Sougata Roy said that party leader Derek O’ Brien has written to the Election Commission demanding that […]

TMC will return to power, WB people want its daughter back: Prashant Kishor

5:57 pm February 27, 2021

KOLKATA: With the stage set for high- octane assembly elections, poll strategist Prashant Kishor Saturday exuded confidence of TMC returning to power as the people of West Bengal are ready to bring back their rightful leader. Kishor, whose team I-PAC is working in planning TMC’s election campaign, in his latest tweet said that one of […]