The full Cabinet of the BJP government in West Bengal is set to be formed on Monday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced how many ministers will take oath at Lok Bhavan during the Cabinet expansion exercise.
The new government under Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal is taking rapid and assertive action across the state. The latest move is the decision to remove a controversial statue designed by former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Agnimitra Paul announced that the West Bengal Cabinet has approved the 'Annapurna Scheme' for women. Additionally, the formation of the 7th Pay Commission has also been approved.
Kolkata: A man was arrested from the Garden Reach area of Kolkata for allegedly sending an email to police threatening a suicide bomb attack on West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari “with the help of terror outfit Al Qaeda,” a senior officer said on Saturday. The accused, identified as 27-year-old Hasnain Iqbal, was arrested on.
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the dismantling of the West Bengal Police Welfare Board, which was reportedly run during the previous Trinamool Congress regime by former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas, who is currently in Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody over his alleged involvement in money laundering-cum-illegal land grabbing.
Three people have been detained in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant of West Bengal's new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, said sources on Monday.
Suvendu Adhikari, who took oath as the BJP’s first Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday, inducted five ministers into his cabinet during the swearing-in ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several senior leaders, including NDA chief ministers.
KOLKATA: West Bengal is set to witness a historic political shift on Saturday as the state’s first BJP government takes oath, with Chief Minister-designate Suvendu Adhikari and his new Cabinet scheduled to be sworn in at 10 a.m. The swearing-in ceremony is being held on Rabindra Jayanti, marking the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
Kolkata: On Saturday, Suvendu Adhikari became the first Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal. Apart from him, Dilip Ghosh, Agnimitra Paul, Ashok Kirtania, Khudiram Tudu and Nisith Pramanik also took the oath of office as ministers. PM Modi congratulates Bengal CM and cabinet Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates West Bengal CM.
