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CBI summons Trinamool MLA Saokat Molla over coal smuggling scam in WB

Mollah is the party's sitting MLA from the Canning (East) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district

BJP MP Arjun Singh joins TMC in presence of general secy Abhishek Banerjee

In a jolt to the saffron camp in West Bengal, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday rejoined the Trinamool Congress, ending weeks of speculation over his possible switchover to the ruling party.

BJP misusing central agencies, law will take own course: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee was on Wednesday evening quizzed for over three hours by the CBI in connection with the irregularities in government school appointments

'Trespass' at Bengal LoP office: Guv says chief secy report worrisome

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday asked the state's chief secy to make himself available at Raj holding that a report submitted by him on alleged trespass of Suvendu Adhikari's office

Rome was not built in a day: Kirti Azad on TMC's electoral debacle in Goa

Claiming that Rome was not built in a day, TMC' Goa in-charge Kirti Azad said that the party would be in a position to form a government in Goa by the next Assembly elections

Other states also run Central schemes under different names: Trinamool

TMC has outlined counter-campaign against BJP claiming that West Bengal's dues under the PM Awas Yojana should not be released as the state government is running the same scheme under a different name

Govt may amend sedition law instead of revoking it: TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Senior TMC leader Mahua Moitra, who has been at the forefront in fighting against the sedition law, claimed the BJP-led Centre is not keen on revoking the draconian legislation but may amend it

'Two cylinders then at price of one now': Rahul Gandhi compares LPG prices

A day after the price of Liquefied petroleum gas cylinder was hiked by Rs 50, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday compared LPG prices between the UPA tenure and the present BJP government at the Centre.The hike in the LPG prices has attracted criticism across the Opposition parties with the Trinamool Congress condemning the price rise and the youth wing of the Congress, Indian Youth Congress staged a protest outside the residence of Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri.Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the price of the LPG during the UPA tenure was Rs 410 and the subsidy provided was Rs 827, while the LPG costs Rs 999 during the NDA tenure with zero subsidy.The Congress leader further took a jibe at the Centre and said that two cylinders were available then for the price of one now."2 cylinders then for the price of 1 now! Only Congress governs for the welfare of poor & middle-class Indian families. It's the core of our economic policy," .

Amit Shah's eventful two-day Bengal visit may help revive BJP state unit

At public programmes, Shah gave strong anti-Trinamool Congress and anti-state government messages clearly aimed at boosting the morale of the party workers and leaders

Court issues bailable warrant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira

A Delhi court issued a bailable warrant against Rujira Banerjee in connection with a complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly refusing to join the probe in a money laundering case

TMC to set up ad hoc committee in Goa to strengthen base for 2024 polls

The TMC had recently faced a setback in Goa after its state unit president Kiran Kandolkar quit the party along with two other members

Amit Shah trying to influence probe into BJYM worker's death: TMC

The party iterated that the top BJP leader should "focus on the law and order situation in BJP-ruled states, as the scenario here was far better"

BJP MLAs demand separate UT for northern West Bengal at Amit Shah rally

Claiming that the people of the northern part of West Bengal have been deprived of development, two BJP MLAs on Thursday demanded a union territory (UT) for North Bengal at a party rally which was later addressed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh, a former chief of the party's West Bengal unit, said he agrees with the demand, claiming that the people of the region want it. Matigara-Naxalbari legislator Anandamay Barman and Dabgram-Phulbari MLA Shikha Chatterjee spoke in favour of a union territory. Reacting to the demand, the ruling Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of fanning separatism. "If Ladakh can be carved out as a union territory from Jammu & Kashmir, why not North Bengal? What is the harm in it? The people of North Bengal have been deprived for decades and it is time to stop that deprivation. I would request the prime minister and the union home minister to look into the demand," Barman said. Echoing his party colleague, Chatterjee

Bengal takes action against wrong regardless of political colour: Mamata

Attacking the BJP-led central government for hiking prices of petrol and diesel, Banerjee said, "The Centre is defrauding common people by fuel prices.

Congress leader P Chidambaram heckled by party workers outside Calcutta HC

Lawyers representing West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in a case against the Trinamool Congress-led state government were seen protesting and showing black flags to Chidambaram

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives in Delhi, meets Arvind Kejriwal

Banerjee is in Delhi to attend the Justice Conclave programme in the national capital on Saturday where Chief Ministers of other states are scheduled to be present at the event

Inform me if anyone tries to extort money in TMC's name: Mahua Moitra

There is no need to be afraid of anyone, no matter how influential the person is; the law will take its own course, said TMC MP Mahua Moitra

TMC's Anubrata Mandal skips CBI appearance again in cattle smuggling scam

A separate team of the central agency has also asked him to appear before it on Sunday for aiding the probe into last year's post-poll violence cases

TMC 'fact-finding team' to visit Prayagraj after family's killing in city

The TMC delegation comprises Dola Sen, Mamata Bala Thakur, Saket Gokhale, Uma Soren, and Lalitesh Tripathi

TMC's Babul Supriyo wins Ballygunge assembly bypoll, CPI(M) finishes second

Supriyo garnered 51,199 votes against Halim's 30,971 votes