"These projects will provide momentum to West Bengal's economic growth and create job opportunities," he added
The Prime Minister took on the TMC government over corruption charges, saying: "It is my guarantee that those who have looted public funds will face consequences"
Modi, who is on a two-day tour of the state from Friday, will stay the night at Raj Bhavan
Sheikh began his own baby shrimp business by 2004, when he had already created a "Robinhood-like" image in Sandeshkhali, a riverine area in North 24 Parganas district
On Tuesday, Banerjee had set a deadline of April 1 for the central government to complete building houses for the beneficiaries or else her government would build around 11 lakh houses for them
Catch the latest updates on TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's arrest in Sandeshkhali
TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested this morning by the West Bengal police from a house in North 24 Parganas's Minakhah on Thursday morning
Adhikari said that protesters in Sandeshkhali have claimed that they have not voted since the time Mamata Banerjee came to power
"When they see a Sikh IPS officer wearing pagdi (turban), they call him Khalistani. This is their real communal face," she said, while addressing an official programme here
Taking to X, Adhikari, the Nandigram MLA, claimed Shajahan was in police custody since 12 am after being "taken away from Bermajur gram panchayat
The Bengal CM said she would look into the demands of the community, and make efforts to fulfil them
Armed with sticks, they attacked a few houses in Bermajur area of Sandeshkhali, venting their fury against local TMC panchayat leader Shankar Sardar, a senior officer said
Earlier in the day, Thakur said that 'Ek Se Shresth' centres were working well to impart education to students
"The police for years did nothing. That is why we are doing everything to get back our land and honour", a protester said
UIDAI has declared that no Aadhaar number has been cancelled; BJP leaders assure that deactivated cards would be reactivated within 24 hour
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that Mamata Banerjee is defending the Sandeshkhali issue to save her political reputation
National Commission for Women (NCW) chairman Rekha Sharma claimed that the DGP asked her how he can arrest Shah Jahan when there is nothing against him
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's visit comes a day after the Calcutta High Court (HC) granted him permission to visit Sandeshkhali
The stifling of freedom of expression in West Bengal is unfortunate and amounts to the murder of democracy; the TMC government is flouting constitutional norms, he added
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that her government would provide alternative identification cards to people whose Aadhaar cards have been deactivated