Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the family of deceased Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Arjun Chowrasia at Kolkata's Kashipur on Friday.

Kolkata Apr 24 PTI Days after BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said that Sukanta Majumdar who succeeded him as the partys West Bengal unit president is relatively new for his post the incumbent state chief on Sunday asserted that none becomes seasoned overnightMajumdar the MP of Balurghat in north Bengal said that every person is new when appointed to a post and Ghosh was no exception when he became the state party president for the first time in 2015Ghosh however struck a conciliatory note during the day saying he had meant that being new for the post Majumdar will be able to impart a fresh approach and give a dynamic leadership to the state BJPMajumdar who had declined to comment initially said Dilipda is a senior leader but let me point out that when someone first takes over he is new to the post None becomes experienced overnight When Dilip-da had been appointed as the state BJP head he was relatively new It happens to every occupant of every post he told reporters to a questionGhosh had said on Thursday that Majumdar should take everyone along and the party should work as a united force to be able to fight against the alleged misrule of the Trinamool CongressSukanta Majumdar is comparatively new it is quite obvious that he is taking time to adjust he had saidHis comments were preceded by the partys recent debacle in by-polls in the state following which several senior BJP members hit out at the state unit leadership for allegedly failing to identify the lacunae plaguing the partyHowever Ghosh said on Sunday what I meant was Sukanta Majumdar being a fresh face helming the BJP in West Bengal will be able to give a new thrust to the fight against the Trinamool Congress Everyone has his own style of functioning I am ready to extend all cooperation to Sukanta We have been working in unison he told reportersMajumdar replaced Ghosh as the state party unit chief in September 2021 months after the BJP faced an electoral drubbing in the assembly election However Ghosh became the national vice-president then The party also did not fare well in later elections and its internal bickering came to the foreTMC candidate Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha defeated the BJPs Agnimitra Paul by over 300000 votes in the Asansol Lok Sabha by-election Former Union minister Babul Supriyo who quit the BJP to join the TMC last year clinched the Ballygunge assembly seat in Kolkata in a by-poll beating his nearest CPIM rival by 20228 votes The BJP came third there PTI SUS NN NN

Kolkata April 21 PTI Amid the internal bickering in the West Bengal unit of the BJP following the partys recent debacle in the bypolls BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said that the saffron camps state president Sukanta Majumdar should take everyone along and refrain from sidelining experienced leadersSeveral senior members of the BJP recently hit out at the state unit leadership for failing to identify the lacunae plaguing the partyGhosh said the party should work as a united force to be able to fight against the alleged misrule of the TMCSukanta Majumdar is comparatively new it is quite obvious that he is taking time to adjust We need to take everybody along Old and experienced leaders who have fought many battles for the party cant be sidelined Ghosh told reportersMajumdar appointed as BJP president last September however declined to react to his statementsBJP leader Ritesh Tiwari suspended by the party earlier this year among others had alleged in the past that they were being ignored and disregarded by the leadershipThe infighting within the BJPs state unit came to the fore after the TMCs Asansol candidate Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha defeated BJPs Agnimitra Paul by over 300000 votesFormer Union minister Babul Supriyo clinched the Ballygunge seat in Kolkata beating nearest CPI M rival by a margin of 20228 votesThe saffron party candidate came third in BallygungeBJP national secretary Anupam Hazra recently urged the Bengal unit leadership to set its house in order by identifying lacunae warning that the partys existence would be in crisis in the stateHazra also said that the leadership instead of pretending everything is alright should take steps to solve issues of concernLast week BJP MP Saumitra Khan had also lashed out at the Bengal leadership over the partys drubbing in by-polls and said the loss was expected as its state unit was being led by inexperienced leaders bereft of any political maturity PTI PNT RMS RMS

Kolkata Apr 18 PTI BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra on Monday asked the partys infighting-affected West Bengal unit to set its house in order by identifying its lacunas or else its existence will be in crisis in the stateHazra who had lashed out at the state unit following the partys drubbing in the by-elections to Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and Ballygunge Assembly seat on Saturday said instead of pretending everything is alright the leadership should take steps to solve the issuesThe internal bickering within the BJPs state unit came to the fore after the TMCs Asansol candidate Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha steamrolled the BJPs Agnimitra Paul by over 300000 votes Former Union minister Babul Supriyo won the Ballygunge seat in Kolkata defeating the CPIM nominee by a margin of 20228 votes The saffron party candidate came third there Hazra said If the problem is not discussed how will you rectify your mistakes If you cant tolerate criticism your existence will be in crisis If you always say All is well how will you solve the problems BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said the state leadership should take everybody along and work as a united force to fight against the alleged misrule of the TMCI too was a state president and had worked unitedly for the partys growth Now we cannot win elections so we need to take everybody along and resolve our problems If there is any problem regarding our approach or policy that should be corrected he said BJP MP Saumitra Khan who had recently said the by-poll defeats were on expected lines as the state unit is being led by inexperienced leaders bereft of any political maturity on Monday claimed that the Bengal unit is suffering from a disease and is in dire need of medicines from Delhi central leadershipReacting to these statements BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar said everyone should abide by the party disciplineIf anyone has grievances or suggestions the person can always place them at the party forum instead of airing them in public he saidThe ruling TMC mocked the state BJP for failing to settle its inner differencesThe Bengal BJP unit cannot settle its differences but is dreaming of unseating the TMC from power They should first resolve their own problems TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said PTI PNT NN NN

Asansol (West Bengal) [India], April 13 (ANI): BJP Lok Sabha Candidate from Asansol, Agnimitra Paul on Wednesday stated that the Calcutta High Court has sought a report on progress of investigation in the Hanskhali rape case from CBI by May 2.

Asansol (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): With the voting underway for the by-poll to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday alleged that TMC workers thrashed her security personnel and pelted stones at her convoy.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): Mithun Chakraborty, actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Saturday appealed to the Asansol voters to vote for BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul in the upcoming Lok Sabha bypoll.

Kolkata Mar 31 PTI Trinamool Congress on Thursday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Agnimitra Paul BJPs candidate for the by-poll to the Asansol Lok Sabha seat for her alleged comment blow lands on us we will retaliate during the ongoing election campaign A purported video went viral on Wednesday where Paul was heard shouting to her party supporters during a meeting in Asansol I am telling you if a blow lands on us we will retaliate in equal measure Justifying her alleged comments she told reporters later if someone punches us we cannot reciprocate by namaskar polite greeting we cannot hug that person Our response will be to land a counter punch on the assaulter Earlier a purported video footage of the Pandabeswar Trinamool Congress MLA Narendranath Chakraborty created a storm where he was heard telling party workers to intimidate committed BJP supporters so that they do not go to booths on the day of polling The EC had on Wednesday barred Chakraborty from campaigning for the Asansol by-elections for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly issuing such open threats to BJP voters and supporters at a party meeting Attaching the video and the press meet footage of Agnimitra Paul an actress and BJP leader TMC state General Secretary Kunal Ghosh said in a mail to the CEOs office from her conduct it is evident that Paul has decided to repeatedly promote violence in a desperate bid to win her seat Her speeches not only emboldened memberssupporters of BJP to use violence against opponents but has also eventually terrorise the entire electorate the letter said The ruling party advocated immediate action including but not limited to criminal proceedings against Paul The other steps it suggested included taking necessary steps to ensure BJP and Agnimitra Paul are refrained from repeating such violations during the pendency of the ensuing election Referring to the TMC complaint BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya told PTI When the state police becomes mere stooges of the ruling party and the opposition is subjected to brutal violence by TMC the peoples representatives feel helpless and insecure Bhattacharya said it has to be kept in mind in what circumstances a peoples representative and a candidate from the opposition has made such a comment to boost the morale of party members and supporters Does the TMC understand the language of civility and culture Paul who is the BJP MLA from Asansol South assembly seat and is contesting the Asansol Lok Sabha seat against Bollywood hero of yesteryears Shatrughan Sinha nominated by TMC for the seat which was vacated by Babul Supriyo after he left BJP to join TMC Supriyo is contesting on a TMC ticket from Ballygunge assembly seat where by-poll was necessitated after the untimely death of TMC heavyweight Subrata Mukherjee By-polls to the Asansol Lok Sabha constituency and the Ballygunge assembly seat will be held on April 12 and votes will be counted on April 16 PTI SUS JRC JRC

West Burdwan (West Bengal) [India], March 28 (ANI): Ahead of the Asansol bypoll, a huge catchment of arms and ammunition have been seized from West Burdwan under which the Asansol Lok Sabha seat falls.

Asansol (West Bengal) [India], March 21 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday filed nomination for the upcoming Asansol Lok Sabha bypolls.