Addressing a rally in Jalpaiguri district for the panchayat elections, Banerjee said the BSF must work impartially as the BJP may not be in power tomorrow
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BSF of intimidating voters in bordering areas on behalf of the BJP
In our opinion, this is not such a case that calls for CBI enquiry. However, since allegations are made of infringement of constitutional right of the petitioners, some enquiry is necessary: Court
While referring to alleged shooting of villagers by BSF last year, whom border force claimed as smugglers, Banerjee said, "Police will lodge FIRs in such cases and the law will take its own course"
"We are trying to form a grand alliance (Mahajot) against the BJP at the Centre. But the CPI (M) and Congress are trying to work with the BJP in Bengal," she said
Addressing a panchayat election rally in the bordering district, Banerjee said, Law and order is a state subject and the Centre has no role in it
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The election will be held in a single phase on July 8, with vote counting scheduled for July 11
Kejriwal skipped the subsequent press briefing, and his party issued a statement condemning the Congress' "silence" on the issue
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is hosting the crucial meeting in which most of the non-BJP parties are taking part as they plan to take on the BJP in the next year's general election
Meanwhile, Bihar Congress president Dr Akhilesh Prasad Singh said all opposition parties are coming together to defeat the ideology of BJP and RSS
On her arrival in Patna, Mamata Banerjee called on Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav and his son and state Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav
The meeting is being seen as a starting point for the Opposition to come together to take on the Narendra Modi-led BJP
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The Governor went to Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday evening and interacted with the locals over the violence witnessed for the past few days
The Governor described Banerjee as his "Constitutional colleague" and said both should work together for the well-being of the people
Approaching the apex court in this matter is a U-turn from the SEC's earlier stand of abiding by the order of the Calcutta High Court
The decision of the state government and the SEC was taken after CM Banerjee at a public rally on Friday afternoon questioned the justification of the deployment of armed forces in the state
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata asserted that the panchayat poll nomination process in Bengal is peaceful, while slamming opposition parties for trying to make an issue out stray incidents
Banerjee also slammed the BJP-led central government for stopping the due funds for the state and using central agencies to threaten the TMC