Kolkata : Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday pitched for a non-Congress, non-BJP federal front in the country but claimed the alliance would transcend the barrier of political parties and focus solely on people’s agenda. “There is definitely going to be a federal front by the […]
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Give me peace, I will give you prosperity, Mamata tells Darjeeling
Darjeeling : Months after violence and tension erupted in the north West Bengal hills centering the Gorkhland movement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked the political outfits in Darjeeling to maintain peace and ensure no form of violence returns to the region. “Please give us peace, we will give you prosperity, that is our […]
All regional parties join hands to defeat BJP in 2019: Mamata
Kolkata : Urging all regional parties to join hands to defeat the BJP in the 2019 general elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday warned the saffron brigade that for them alarm bells have already started ringing. “All regional parties should join hands to defeat the BJP in 2019 (Lok Sabha poll),” Banerjee […]
Mamata cries ‘Delhi Chalo’, says target Red Fort
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave out slogan “Delhi Chalo” and vowed to imprint her party’s footsteps in the national capital, but claimed that they would not look for any benefits other than betterment of the country. She also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh […]
BJP-RSS trying to start a riot in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP and the RSS of trying to inflict a communal riot upon the state by secretly throwing meat in religious places. She urged the police to form community development committees in every locality to catch the offenders and to engage the local people […]
Congress refused coalition, seat sharing with us in Tripura: Mamata
Kolkata : Accusing the Congress of total negligence in contesting the Tripura Assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she had approached Congress President Rahul Gandhi for alliance but was not listened to. “I requested the Congress for a coalition (in Tripura). I told Rahul Gandhi that we are new as […]
Tripura result is CPI-M’s loss, not BJP’s credit: Mamata
Kolkata : Refusing to give any credit to the BJP for its historic victory in Tripura, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed Saturday’s result as “CPI-M’s loss” and claimed that the BJP will itself suffer a crushing defeat in the 2019 general elections. Accusing the ruling party at the Centre of showering money in […]
Woman breaches security cordon, gets onto Mamata’s dais
Kolkata : A woman bypassed all security arrangements and jumped onto the dais during West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s public speech in North Dinajpur district on Thursday. The woman, a local resident, promptly threw herself at Banerjee’s feet much to the latter’s surprise, before immediately being dragged away by the security personnel present on […]
Not only PNB, other banks also involved in scam: Mamata
Baharampur (West Bengal) : Continuing her attack on the Centre over the multi-crore PNB fraud, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that there are “other banks” involved in such money laundering cases with their chiefs being protected by the BJP government. “We know everything. Not only the Punjab National Bank, there are […]
PNB fraud fuelled during demonetisation: Bengal CM
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank fraud was fuelled during demonetisation and demanded the unearthing of the “full truth” behind the scam. “This is just a tip of the iceberg. This big bank fraud was fuelled at the time of #DeMonetisation. Big money-laundering […]