Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condemned the assault on Calcutta High Court advocate Shamim Ahmed in Salboni Police Station area of West Midnapore district. Taking to X, Banerjee demanded action against the culprits and asked the administration to protect advocates. “The brutal assault on Advocate Samim Ahmed, newly elected Member.
~Jayanta Bhattacharya The party that Mamata Banerjee built looked good as long as it had a goal to oust the Left Front government from power; once achieved, it appeared set to usher in good governance and able administration. With time, however, it seemed either the people of West Bengal had expectations beyond any administration’s means.
Sanchita Pradhan Dey, fielded by the Mamata Banerjee camp, withdrew from the Nandigram bypoll, after which Mamata announced support for the Congress candidate.
The uncertainty surrounding the Trinamool Congress's proposed public meeting at Sreerampore in West Bengal's Hooghly district, with former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the principal speaker, continued on Friday after a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court referred the matter back to the single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya for an early decision.
Kolkata: Current West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, said that an FIR would be lodged against his predecessor and former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee over violation of a Calcutta High Court order at the foundation day rally of Trinamool Congress’ student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Friday. The Calcutta High Court gave.
Former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal following women’s protests across the state over alleged delay in disbursement of monthly allowance under the Annapurna Bhandar financial assistance scheme.
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court’s order on three frozen TMC bank accounts and allowed the party to raise objections before a special officer.
Following the attack on former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Bijpur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, the minority faction of the Trinamool Congress has decided to hold protest rallies across the state on Monday.
Mamata Banerjee alleged that stones were hurled at her car during a protest in North 24 Parganas' Bijpur. Protesters also raised 'chor' slogans and allegedly smeared mud on her vehicle.
The West Bengal government has carried out a major reshuffle in the West Bengal Medical Council by replacing all three state-nominated members appointed during the previous Trinamool Congress government.
