Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): Former BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday took a dig at the BJP after joining the TMC stating that the BJP is 'an organisation limited to Facebook', adding that it has to get down to the ground to do politics.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): Disgruntled BJP MP from West Bengal Arjun Singh joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): West Bengal BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday while expressing discontent with the working of the party, said that it has shortcomings in some states including Bengal and Kerala.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 22 (ANI): Days after West Bengal BJP vice-president Arjun Singh slammed the state leadership for "not allowing him to work properly", despite holding a senior position in the organization, sources said that he is likely to join Trinamool Congress (TMC).

North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], May 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha MP Arjun Singh on Friday said that he has informed party president JP Nadda about an urgent need to revive the party in West Bengal, adding that party leaders are only interested in social media politics and not doing ground-level work.

New Delhi [India], May 1 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP from West Bengal Arjun Singh met Union minister of textiles Piyush Goyal here in the national capital on Saturday to raise his concerns regarding the price capping of raw jute by the Central government.

Kolkata Apr 25 PTI Senior BJP leader and MP Arjun Singh Monday slammed the central government for neglecting Bengals jute industry and threatened to hit the streets if the issues related to capping of raw jute prices is not resolved at the earliestHe also supported West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees demand to remove the price cap on raw jute in the open market as the current market-driven prices favour farmersIn a letter to Union Textile Minister Piyush Goyal Singh said the Centres policy on jute price ceiling would have a devastating impact on the industryMy constituency in Barrackpore has 20 jute mills and everyday I get complaints about how they are suffering because of wrong policies regarding the jute industry he told a news channelAsked whether the BJP state unit of which he is a vice-president would approve of his stand Singh said he is not bothered about what the party thinks about itI am answerable to the people of my constituency If needed I will hit the streets to press for the demand of the jute industry he assertedThe sector regulator had capped the price of raw jute for mills at Rs 6500 per quintal when the market price was over Rs 7000 This became a contentious issue as mills that consume the maximum amount of the golden fibre for manufacturing sacks meant for food-grain packaging could not procure the raw material at the officially set priceMeanwhile when contacted by PTI to comment on rumours of a possible switchover to his former party the Trinamool Congress Singh replied in the negativeThere is no question of joining any other party I am a public representative and it is my job to raise issues concerning the masses Even before Mamata Banerjee had talked about the issue I had made similar demands And just because both of us are talking about the same topic doesnt mean I am leaving the BJP he saidSinghs salvo at the BJP-led central government comes at a time when several saffron party leaders are openly speaking out against the state leadership for failing to take everybody alongBJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said there was nothing wrong with Singhs demand but said it called for a collective approach by the state government and the MPsIt is a matter concerning the entire jute industry So it is for the state government to take it up with the Centre An MP is well within his rights to raise issues concerning the masses he saidThe ruling TMC said Singhs comment reflects how the BJP government at the Centre is apathetic towards the states problemsThose who had switched over to BJP now realise that the saffron party was never bothered about the well-being of the state Singhs remarks only prove that TMC state general secretary Kunal Ghosh saidSingh one of the prominent Hindi-speaking leaders of the TMC joined the saffron camp just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 and went on to win the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat PTI PNT RBT RBT

Jaipur Apr 24 PTI Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said 90 lakh people are getting pension and six lakh farmers are getting electricity free of cost in RajasthanAddressing a gathering of farmers and the Patidar Samaj in Dungarpur district Gehlot said his government is committed to the holistic development of RajasthanBenefits of health food education clean drinking water and social security are reaching every single person through public welfare schemes he said at the mahasammelanGehlot said Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to present a separate agriculture budget to benefit farmers with a budgetary provision of Rs 89000 croreHe said the state government has waived the loans of about 22 lakh farmers and added that Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools have also been openedIt is our duty to respect all religions Therefore all of us together should maintain peace and harmony in the state Where there is peace there is development Gehlot saidIt is a matter of pride for the people of Rajasthan that the girl child is getting better education now he saidFor the people of the state medical facilities of up to Rs 10 lakh are now being provided under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme Gehlot addedEarlier the chief minister offered prayers at the Hanuman temple built by the Patidar society in SagwadaWater Resources Minister Mahendrajit Singh Malviya said youngsters of the area have got employment due to provisions made for the tribal areas by the state governmentThe state government is making meaningful efforts for development of every section said district in-charge minister Bhanwar Singh BhatiMinister of State for Tribal Affairs Arjun Singh Bamnia said the government is committed to the interests of farmers the poor and youngsters PTI AG IJT

Kolkata Mar 23 PTI A day after eight people were charred to death in Bengals Birbhum district in the suspected fallout of a TMC panchayat officials murder the opposition BJP on Wednesday demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees resignation over the incident alleging that attempts were being made to shield the culpritsBanerjee has asserted that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators of violenceThe chief minister is also the home minister of the state She has failed in discharging her duties as the home minister She should immediately resign Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari told reporters on his way to Birbhum along with other legislators of his partyBJP MP and the partys state vice-president Arjun Singh stated that the CM must take moral responsibility for the incident and step downEarlier it was the opposition workers facing the heat Now it is TMC versus TMC in the state Leaders of the ruling party are fighting among themselves The CM must immediately step down and the probe into Birbhum killings must be handed over to the CBI The police are trying to hush up the matter Attempts are being made to shield the culprits Singh addedMeanwhile the TMC taking a dig at the opposition BJP said its members were out on a picnicSharing on Twitter a video of BJP leaders at a sweetmeat shop he said that the saffron camp made arrangements for the visit of its members to violence-hit Birbhum but they are having a picnic on their way to the district PTI PNT RMS RMS

Asansol (West Bengal) [India], March 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Arjun Singh on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "conspiring to make West Bengal another Pakistan".