Kolkata Feb 18 PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reappointed her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as TMC national general secretary as she constituted the new office bearers team packing it mainly with old-timers loyal to herThe party brought back Yashwant Sinha as its national vice-presidentTwo other senior leaders Subrata Bakshi and Chandrima Bhattacharya have also been given the vice-presidents post in the organisationBanerjees trusted lieutenant and housing minister Firhad Hakim has been given the charge of coordination between her and the national working committee while state minister Aroop Biswas has been appointed as the national treasurerRajya Sabha chief whip Sukhendu Shekhar Ray and Lok Sabha MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar are the new party spokespersons of Parliaments upper and lower houses respectivelyKrishnanagar MP Mahua Moitra has been assigned the job of interacting with the mediaTMCs Rajya Sabha party leader Derek O Brien who had been serving as the partys chief national spokesperson did not feature in the listPolitical observers feel Abhisheks return as national general secretary the de-facto number two in the organisation has sent out a message indicating that he would remain the heir apparent amid the internal strife between the old guard and the next-generation leadershipThe TMC boss also seems to have mollified some of the old-timers by giving them plum posts in the committee and thus stifling the growing clamour for one party one post by some of the younger leaders in the partyThree defectors from the Congress Sushmita Dev and Subal Bhowmik and Mukul Sangma have been made TMCs in-charge of the northeastBanerjee has assigned the job of preparing the partys draft policy on economic and external affairs to her principal chief adviser Amit Mitra and Yashwant SinhaTwo others leaders have been given the task of managing TMCs affairs in northern states -- Rajeshpati Tripathi in UP and Ashok Tanwar in HaryanaAt a meeting held here prior to the announcement Banerjee asked everybody in the party to work together a TMC leader saidThe TMC supremo during his 25-minute long speech underlined that the party needs both the experience of old leaders and the energy of the new leaders to further its growthOur party supremo during the meeting clearly said that everybody has to work together as one team Although the party needs new faces old leaders are always invaluable assets No one should forget old is gold a senior TMC leaderDuring the meet Banerjee also maintained that social media platforms should be used to propagate the partys policies and programmes and not to further personal agenda he saidShe has also said that TMC is a party of poor people so everybody has to be humble and shun pomp and luxury the leader addedBanerjee had last week dissolved the erstwhile national office bearers committee and the portfolios that came with it amid a growing internal strife between the old guard and the young leaders She then formed a 20-member working committee packed with party veteransMeanwhile Krishna Chakraborty Ram Chakraborty and Bidhan Upadhyay have been selected as the next mayor of Bidhannagar Chandernagore and Asansol towns respectivelyGautam Debs name as Siliguri mayor was announced earlier in the week Sabyasachi Dutta the former mayor of Bidhannagar who made his back to TMC from BJP after assembly polls has been made the chairman of Bidhannangar municipal corporationPolls to these municipal corporations were held on February 12 The TMC bagged all four civic bodies with overwhelming majority PTI PNTRMS RMS

Agartala Dec 31 PTI Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banjerjee would be on a two-day visit to the state from Sunday to discuss organisational issues ahead of the 2023 assembly elections a party member saidBanerjee will meet victims of political violence that had erupted during the civic elections last month and hold a meeting with the partys steering committee members TMC State Steering Committee convener Subal Bhowmik said hereThe ruling party in West Bengal would organise a Raj Bhavan Abhiyan on January 5 to press for a 15-point charter of demands with focus on issues concerning the common people he saidBhowmik added that TMC would observe the partys 24th Foundation Day on Saturday in each district sub-division and block in Tripura PTI CORR RBT RBT

Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 28 (ANI): The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has once again retained its power in the crucial Tripura civic body polls, and restricted the Opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) and All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) from scoring maiden seats.

Agartala Nov 25 PTI An estimated 7504 per cent of over 493 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 4 pm for elections to Tripuras 14 civic bodies on Thursday amid allegations of political violence by opposition camps Officials in the State Election Commission SEC however said no clash or voting machine-related problem was reported from the poll-bound areas Polling began at 7 am and continued beyond 4 pm as electors stood in long queues outside voting booths the officials said adding that the turnout is set to increase by the end of the day Members of opposition TMC and the CPIM claimed that their workers and supporters were attacked and stopped from casting their votes During the day TMC leader Subal Bhowmik along with party workers staged a sit-in here accusing the State Election Commission of favouring the ruling BJP He alleged that booth jamming and other intimidatory tactics were used to prevent voters from exercising their franchise Peoples verdict will not be reflected when the results are announced Unfair means were used to conduct the voting process The police and election commission officials sided with the ruling party he told reporters Bhowmik who is also the state convener of the TMC steering committee further said Residences of several TMC candidates were attacked last Wednesday night and attempts were made to set their houses on fire At least five party members were attacked and many supporters were prevented from casting their votes The police simply stood by as silent spectators Echoing him leaders of the opposition CPIM also said that polls were rigged by BJP-sheltered goons CPIM state secretary Jitendra Chowdhury alleged that the voting process was reduced to a farce I have never witnessed such mayhem during civic elections Despite lodging several complaints with the SEC no measure was taken to hold free and fair elections Chowdhury told reporters Another woman leader of the CPIM Phulon Bhattacharjee said voters were threatened of consequences if found entering the polling booths In my long political career I have never seen such anarchy Voters are being openly threatened she exclaimed The ruling BJP however denied all allegations The TMC and the CPI M are making baseless allegations as they know well that they would be defeated Elections were held in a festive spirit BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya stated The saffron party has already won 112 of total 334 seats uncontested in Agartala Municipal Corporation AMC and 19 other civic bodies in the state Polling is being held in 222 seats across six nagar panchayats seven municipal councils and AMC Counting of votes will be held on November 28 The Supreme Court had on Thursday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to provide two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces CAPF to secure the polling booths during the Tripura civic polls PTI JOY RMS RMS

Agartala Nov 25 PTI A total of 22 per cent of the 594 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in Tripuras 14 civic bodies on Thursday amid oppositions allegations of political violence State Election Commission Secretary Pallab Bhattacharya said that 22 per cent votes were polled till 11 AM He said that no reports of violence or EVM malfunctioning has been reported so far even though opposition TMC and CPI M alleged that their party workers and supporters were attacked and prevented from casting their votes Two companies of Border Security Force and 500 Tripura State Rifles personnel have been deployed as per Supreme Court directive in addition to the previous deployment the official said Subal Bhowmik state convener of the TMC steering committee said Residences of several TMC candidates were attacked last night and attempts were made to set their houses on fire At least five party workers have been attacked and our supporters have been prevented from casting their votes Police is standing as a silent spectator to these incidents Alleging that law and order in Tripura has collapsed Bhowmik said The BJP has mocked the entire election process and sheltered goons for their political ends But they will have to face the electorate in the future We will mobilise people against this anti-people party and its leaders who have mocked democracy in the state The TMC has claimed that at least 20 EVMs had malfunctioned in Agartala during the beginning of the elections CPI M leader Phulon Bhattacharjee also alleged that voters have been threatened to vote for the BJP In my long political career I have never seen such things Voters are being openly threatened she said However the ruling BJP denied the allegations The TMC and the CPI M are frustrated and making baseless allegations because they know that they would be defeated BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya said The BJP has already won 112 of the total 334 seats uncontested in Agartala Municipal Corporation AMC and 19 other civic bodies in the state Polling is being held in 222 seats across six nagar panchayats seven municipal councils and AMC Counting of votes will be held on November 28 The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to provide two additional companies of the Central Armed Police Forces CAPF to secure every polling booth during the Tripura civic polls PTI JOY ACD ACD

Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 22 (ANI): Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Tripura ahead of the civic polls, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said there is complete anarchy in the state and people need to choose between the TMC's 'Duare sarkar' model or BJP's 'Duare Gunda' model.

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a contempt plea of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which claimed that the law and order situation in Tripura is "worsening" by the day, ahead of civic body elections in the state.

Agartala (Tripura) [India], November 22 (ANI): The Tripura Police said that no permission has been granted either to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or All India Trinamool Congress for organizing a roadshow or rally in Agartala on Monday.

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Around 10-12 MPs of Trinamool Congress have arrived in New Delhi to seek an appointment from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police brutality in Tripura.

Kolkata Sep 21 PTI Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will go ahead with his visit to Tripura on Wednesday to attend party programmes as per plans but has cancelled the proposed mega rally in the wake of the Tripura High Court order a top party leader said on Tuesday Banerjee will not change his plan to visit Tripura and will attend TMCs Jogdaan karmasuchi joining programme on September 22 he said The new West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumder has welcomed Banerjee to Tripura where the government headed by the saffron party is in power Tripura High Court on Tuesday rejected the TMC plea to hold a rally in Agartala on September 22 which was slated to be addressed by Banerjee and other senior party leaders TMC leader Subal Bhowmik had moved the court on Monday seeking its permission to hold the mega rally after the state police on September 18 denied permission to the party to hold the rally Tripura High Court on Tuesday rejected a Trinamool Congress plea to hold a rally here on September 22 which was slated to be addressed by All India Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other senior party leaders Tripura Advocate General Siddhartha Sankar Dey told the court on Tuesday that the district magistrate of Tripura West district has already imposed prohibitory order under Section 144 Cr PC in the sadar subdivision on September 21 till November 4 as part of the precautionary measure to prevent the third wave of the COVID pandemic Also since Durga puja is to be held from October 11 the administration does not want to allow any political rally or public gathering in Agartala in view of it Moreover it has been observed that the city witnessed violence in the aftermath of political rallies or procession over the past two or three weeks Thats why the prohibitory order has been clamped in the sadar sub-division he said TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said We will honour the court order and will not run away from the fieldBut as far as the Biplab Deb government in Tripura is concerned we wonder how it has all off a sudden woken up to the threat of COVID third wave on the eve of Abhishek Banerjees proposed rally in the state and invoked prohibitory orders till November 4 on the assembly of even 50 people which is permitted under the Disaster Management Act he added Majumder said We welcome Abhishek to Tripura where restrictions are in force due to the pandemic But why is he not visiting other states Let him see how the opposition is treated by the ruling party elsewhere in India Not the way it is in Bengal he added TMC is trying to reach out to BJP-ruled Tripura where assembly polls will be held in 2023 Stones had been allegedly thrown at Banerjees convoy and his party leaders reportedly attacked during their earlier visits to the north eastern state as part of TMCs programme since August this year PTI SUS KK httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you httpptinewscomimagesptijpg We bring the World to you Disclaimer This e-mail message may contain proprietary confidential or legally privileged information for the sole use of the person or entity to whom this message was originally addressed Please delete this e-mail if it is not meant for you KK KK