Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that some people are sitting and eating in West Bengal but conspiring against the state government. “Some people are sitting and eating in Bengal and telling Delhi not to give money to Bengal. I don’t need Delhi’s money. Bengal is... The post appeared first on .

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that some people are sitting and eating in West Bengal but conspiring against the state government. “Some people are sitting and eating in Bengal and telling Delhi not to give money to Bengal. I don’t need Delhi’s money. Bengal is... The post appeared first on .

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 21 (ANI): West Bengal Police in an operation on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, detained the Teacher's Eligibility Test (TET) 2014 qualified students protesting outside the education board's office in Kolkata's Salt Lake.

New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI): West Bengal Congress has slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for excluding Jawahar Lal Nehru on her Twitter display picture, which features prominent freedom fighters with the exception of India's first Prime Minister.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 25 (ANI): West Bengal Legislative Assembly has been summoned at 2 pm on March 7.

Kolkata Feb 19 PTI West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday sent back Chief Minister Mamata Banerjees recommendation to convene an assembly session from March 7 stating that the proposal did not meet constitutional normsDhankhar took to Twitter to inform that he returned the file as the recommendation was not made by the state cabinet as was the normHonble CM Mamata Banerjee recommendation to summon assembly on March 7 had to be returned for constitutional compliance as Guv summons assembly on the recommendation made by the Cabinet after due compliance of Rules of Business under article 1663 of constitution Dhankhar tweetedThe governor attached a letter that he wrote to the government as he sent back the fileOnly option was to remit file and for constitutional compliance Dhankhar addedExpressing disappointment TMC national spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Roy noted that Dhankhar had previously sat over files duly approved by peoples representatives and returning the recommendation for assembly session was the latest move to stall administrational workHe has also put on hold the bill seeking creation of Bally municipality The recommendation for summoning the House has been made to him by the chief minister with due endorsement by the parliamentary affairs minister How come he inferred that it did not have the sanction of the cabinet Roy addedDhankhar who has been at loggerheads with the Mamata Banerjee government since assuming the chair of governor in a tweet on February 12 said that he had prorogued the AssemblyIn exercise of the powers conferred upon me by sub-clause a of clause 2 of article 174 of the Constitution I Jagdeep Dhankhar Governor of the State of West Bengal hereby prorogue the West Bengal Legislative Assembly with effect from 12 February 2022 he had tweetedParliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee had then clarified that Dhankhar took the decision on the advice of the council of ministersIn a jibe Chatterjee also alleged that the governor had the habit of bringing every action of Raj Bhavan and every communication in public domain PTI SUS RMS RMS

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 27 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold an administrative meeting at the Netaji Indoor Stadium on February 3.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 27 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday called upon state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to furnish information with regards to July 26 Pegasus notification.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she was happy that the people voted peacefully during the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Elections.

Kolkata Sep 19 PTI Former Union minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo who switched over to West Bengals ruling TMC in a surprise move on Sunday said life has now opened a new avenue for him from the prospect of being retired hurt from public affairs not so long ago Supriyo also said he has nothing to prove to anybody and he has been involved in politics from the grassroots level since becoming an MP in 2014 on a BJP ticket from Asansol in West Bengal Life has opened a new avenue for me from the prospect of being retired hurt from public life I received a lot of support from a party TMC with which I had a very tumultuous relationship Supriyo said addressing a press conference at the Trinamool Congress headquarters here Being retired hurt was the feeling when I had wished to leave politics But I changed my decision in the last four days I thank Mamata didi CM Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee for giving me a big opportunity It was completely unexpected he said Blowing hot and cold for several weeks after being dropped from the Narendra Modi government the BJP MP sprang a surprise on Saturday when he joined the TMC and asserted he will work for the development of the state Supriyo a two-term MP from Asansol had earlier declared he will quit politics before being persuaded by the BJP leadership to continue as a Lok Sabha member He will meet TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday senior party leader and MP Saugata Roy said The singer-turned-politician said he will leave for Delhi early next week to tender his resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker as MP from Asansol On his prospects in the TMC Supriyo said Banerjee will take a call about his future role in the party Asked if the CM could become the consensus opposition candidate for the prime ministers post in 2024 he said Wont you agree she is the most popular personality in the country Commenting on the 2015 controversy that erupted after he shared jhalmuri - a popular Bengali snack made of puffed rice - with Banerjee on way to Raj Bhavan in a car after a programme Supriyo said he had discussed with the chief minister some important projects in his constituency As I was waiting for my car after a programme of the prime minister Didi saw me while she was leaving and offered a lift I agreed as I had to talk about key projects in my constituency And when she offered me jhalmuri I accepted the delicacy Where is the harm in it he said Admitting his displeasure at being dropped from the Union government during its long-awaited reshuffle in July he said I always prefer to be in the playing XI The reshuffle had come close on the heels of Supriyos defeat to TMC candidate Aroop Biswas in the Tollygunge constituency in the March-April assembly polls Supriyo also sought to downplay criticism by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari and other BJP leaders for his decision to cross over to the TMC saying they have the right to make remarks I had respected his Adhikari decision when he had left the TMC to join the BJP Similarly if I leave the BJP to be a part of the ruling party he should respect my decision the former Union minister said He however sounded critical of BJP state president Dilip Ghosh and said he would buy the senior saffron party leader a copy of Barna Porichoy to learn the basics of the Bengali language Asked about the memes and trolls targeted at him since his announcement of joining the TMC Supriyo said Those who are making snide comments against me let me say it is fair enough All is fair in love and war Whatever I had posted in social media in the past was made in love And I think there can be rivals but not enemies I am thinking about today and tomorrow not about anything in the past To another question Supriyo said he would not like to face the embarrassment of campaigning against BJP candidate for the Bhabanipur bypoll Priyanka Tibrewal who is a fighter and helped me in legal matters Tibrewal is pitted against Banerjee in Bhabanipur which will go to polls on September 30BJP state president Dilip Ghosh described Supriyo as a political tourist and claimed the former Union minister is like the flitting autumn cloud The BJP has not suffered by the desertion The BJP is the largest party in the country People come and go Ghosh told reporters He said Supriyo has got everything from the BJP becoming an MP and a Union minister soon after joining the party PTI SUS AMR RBT NN NN