Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 22 (ANI): Following the violence in Bhirbhum, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs from West Bengal on Tuesday sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah's intervention over the "rapidly deteriorating law and order situation" in the state.

Nadia (West Bengal) [India], March 20 (ANI): West Bengal Police on Sunday filed a case over an alleged bomb attack on Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagannath Sarkar.

Kolkata Mar 20 PTI BJP supporters on Sunday blocked traffic on the busy national highway 12 connecting north and south Bengal protesting alleged bomb attack on the vehicle of party MP Jagannath Sarkar on the previous night Sarkar alleged that a country-made bomb was hurled at his vehicle at Haringhata area in Nadia district when he was travelling to his village home in Santipur on Saturday night but it missed hitting the car since it was moving at a high speed Our party supporters have resorted to road blockade on the national highway and other roads in Nadia to protest the bomb attack on my car Sarkar told reporters The blockades were removed later by the police an official said Claiming that such attacks will not succeed in intimidating him the Ranaghat MP who has been given the charge of overseeing the partys campaign for the April 12 Ballygunge assembly constituency byelection alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress was behind the incident He claimed that his car was travelling at around 100 kmph when a bomb burst behind his vehicle No other party would do it I am sure that the ruling party people are behind the attack Sarkar said Denying the allegation TMC leader Jaiprakash Majumdar claimed that no such attack had taken place on the MPs car on Saturday night He is making up the allegation to get central security for himself Majumdar who recently joined the TMC after having been suspended from the BJP for alleged anti-party activities said PTI AMR RG RG

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 20 (ANI): BJP's Keya Ghosh took a jibe at the Trinamool Congress saying it is scared of losing after BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar narrowly escaped bomb attack on Sunday and demanded the deployment of Central forces for the bypolls.

New Delhi [India], March 13 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has geared up for the upcoming by-elections in a Lok Sabha seat and an Assembly constituency in West Bengal.

New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from West Bengal's Ranaghat Jagannath Sarkar on Saturday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee never obeys the law and the constitution.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 31 (ANI): West Bengal recorded a voter turnout of 71.38 per cent till 5 pm in the four Assembly constituencies during the by-elections on Saturday.

New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): India was dependent on foreign countries at the time of Congress rule, but is becoming self-reliant during the PM Narendra Modi-led government, said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar on Friday.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 20 (ANI): After meeting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, former Union Minister Babul Supriyo said that he is happy to be welcomed in Trinamool Congress (TMC).

New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): BJP MP from West Bengal's Ranaghat Jagannath Sarkar on Sunday alleged that former Union Minister Babul Supriyo joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to evade the allegations of his involvement in the coal theft and cow smuggling cases.