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Those involved in SSC scam must be punished, says TMC's Kunal Ghosh

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh Saturday said that those involved in the teachers recruitment scam must be punished or it will create a precedent in future

WBSSC scam: Partha recites 'conspiracy theory', Arpita breaks down

Partha Chatterjee and his close aide, Arpita Mukherjee, both tainted in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) scam were brought to hospital for checkup

With Partha Chatterjee's exit, TMC Secy General's post becomes defunct

Although the party leadership got the replacement of Chatterjee as the editor of the party's organ in Bengali, 'Jago Bangla' ('Wake up Bengal') within a couple of hours

Partha owns luxury flat in Kolkata just to keep his dogs: Meenakshi Lekhi

The BJP Thursday slammed the TMC over corruption charges against its arrested former leader Partha Chatterjee

Arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee sacked from cabinet

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later said at a government event here that she will look after the portfolios held by Chatterjee for the time being

Mamata warns of taking back unused industrial lands for fresh ventures

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned that her government will take back lands given to firms for setting up industrial units but are lying unused, so that new ventures are established.

SSKM Hospital has become resort for scam-tainted TMC leaders: BJP

BJP on Sunday alleged that the Woodburn ward of state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata has become a "resort" for scam-tainted TMC leaders. West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar said the practice of "tainted" ruling party leaders getting admitted to SSKM citing "uneasiness" must stop. He said they should be treated at any medical establishment which is outside the control of the state government so that they can't influence hospital authorities in reporting their health condition in a way favourable to them. State minister Partha Chatterjee, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday in connection with its probe into the alleged school jobs scam, was hospitalised at SSKM after he complained of "uneasiness". He was remanded to two-day ED custody by a city court. "These scam-tainted TMC leaders have developed a habit of enjoying state hospitality at SSKM citing uneasiness. There is every possibility of them influencing hospital authorities in reporting their health

Partha Chatterjee hospitalised after arrest by ED in school jobs scam

The minister was arrested following a marathon 26-hour-long grilling at his house, an ED official said.

TMC running govt of corrupts in Bengal: Jyotiraditya Scindia on SSC scam

"The TMC government is no longer a government for the people, it is rather the government of corrupts. The entire government is knee-deep in corruption," Scindia alleged.

ED arrests TMC's Partha Chatterjee in Teachers' scam after probing

After over 24 hours of marathon grilling, ED officials probing the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment irregularities scam, finally arrested state minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday

Trinamool's decision to abstain from voting disappointing: Margaret Alva

Margaret Alva, the Opposition candidate for the Vice -Presidential poll scheduled on August 6, on Friday termed the Trinamool Congress' decision to abstain from voting as disappointing

TMC to abstain from vice presidential election: Abhishek Banerjee

TMC will abstain from the upcoming vice presidential election as it does not agree with the way the Opposition candidate was decided without keeping the party in the loop, senior leader Abhishek said

Could have garnered more votes in support of Yashwant Sinha: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that had she wished she could have garnered more votes in support of the opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Singh.

Vajpayee projected democracy, Modi reflects dictatorship: Shatrughan Sinha

TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday said that while the reign of Atal Behari Vajpayee projected 'lokshahi' (democracy), that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi reflects 'tanashahi' (dictatorship). Addressing a massive crowd during the Trinamool Congress' Martyrs' Day rally here, the recently elected Asansol MP said Vajpayee was a "pro-people father figure and statesman", under whose rule the Bollywood actor was a Union minister. "Vajpayee Ji was different...he projected the 'lokshahi' nature of the government, while Modi projects 'tanashahi' nature of the government," he said. "Unemployment is at a 50-year-high, GST is being corrected every day, hard-earned money stashed by poor women in their houses was made defunct through demonetisation. The debt burden has increased manifold in the last eight years of the Modi government," he said. Sinha, popularly known as 'Bihari Babu', described TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee as the "most acceptable leader in the country" and said, "What Bengal ..

Huge gathering for TMC's Martyrs' Day rally amid high security at Esplanade

A huge number of people from across West Bengal have congregated at Esplanade, the city's downtown area, for the mega Martyr's Day rally by ruling Trinamool Congress being held amidst tight security

Ensure Covid norms are followed during Martyrs' Day rally: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that the West Bengal government's Health and Family Welfare department guidelines be followed while holding the Martyrs' Day rally by the ruling TMC

United Opposition stalls proceedings over 'unparliamentary' GST hike

Says govt running away from discussion in Parliament on price rise, Rs

BJP's resort politics is back to haunt party: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday mocked the BJP over its decision to put its West Bengal MLAs in a Kolkata hotel ahead of the Presidential election

Prez poll: MPs, MLAs to vote Monday; NDA's Murmu has edge over Oppn's Sinha

With the support of regional parties such as BJD, YSRCP, BSP, AIADMK, TDP, JD(S), Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds

Curbs needed on language used by BJP legislators in Bengal Assembly: TMC

Amid the ongoing debate over the use of certain words during Parliamentary proceedings, TMC in West Bengal has accused BJP legislators of using unparliamentary words against CM Mamata Banerjee