Tag: Bengal
‘Unite Against BJP’: Mamata Writes To Sonia, Uddhav, Kejriwal, Others
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, in a letter to several non-BJP leaders, accused it of trying to establish a “one-party authoritarian rule” in India, calling for a plan of action to be formulated against the BJP after the conclusion of the ongoing assembly elections. ....
PM Modi Urges Voters In Bengal, Assam To Cast Votes In Record Numbers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed several election rallies in West Bengal and Assam, on Thursday urged voters of the two poll-bound states to cast their votes in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. ....
Assembly Election 2021: Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Urge Voters To Exercise Franchise
As the polling for the third phase in West Bengal and Assam and single phase poll in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are underway, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the people to exercise their franchise. ....
Impressive Voter Turnout In High-stakes Assembly Elections, Highest In Assam
Voting for the crucial third phase of Assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal, and the single phase elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, ended on Tuesday with all the major political parties -- BJP, Trinamool Congress, Congress, AIADMK and Left -- having high stakes. ....
Night Curfew In Covid-hit Bengaluru, 7 Karnataka Cities From Saturday
Night curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. would be imposed between April 10-20 in Bengaluru and 7 cities across Karnataka to contain the Covid pandemic, which is seeing a resurgence, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said on Thursday. ....
EC Issues Another Show Cause Notice To Mamata Banerjee
The Election Commission (EC) has again issued a show cause notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking a written explanation for her "attempt to berate and vilify the central forces by making false, provocative and intemperate statements". ....
EC Issues Notice To BJP's Bengal President Dilip Ghosh
The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to BJP's West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh for making public statements that are "provocative" and can "seriously incite" the emotions and lead to "breakdown" of law and order affecting the Assembly election process in the state. ....
BJP's Dilip Ghosh Barred From Campaigning For 24 Hours
After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission on Thursday barred West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh from campaigning for 24 hours, charging him with making "provocative" public statements that can "seriously incite" emotions and lead to "breakdown" of law and order affecting the Assembly election process in the state. ....
Bengal Polls: 16.27% Polling Recorded In First 2 Hours
Brisk polling much on the line of the other phases was recorded in the fifth phase of polling in West Bengal where 45 constituencies across six districts including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Aklimpong, Nadia, North 24 Parganas and East Burdwan are going for the polls on Saturday. Altogether 1,13,73,307 voters will exercise their franchise in 15,789 polling stations spread across six districts. ....
'She Has An Old Habit Of Doing Politics With Dead Bodies': PM Modi Attacks Mamata Banerjee
Launching a blistering attack on chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged that the Trinamool Congress supremo has an old habit of doing politics with dead bodies and she is trying to do the same with the unfortunate death of five people at Sitalkuchi in Coochbehar on April 10. ....
