Attacking the BJP-led central government for hiking prices of petrol and diesel, Banerjee said, "The Centre is defrauding common people by fuel prices.
While attending the special Namaz prayer at Kolkata's Red Road, the chief minister did not miss the opportunity to take jibes at the BJP
BJP said the agitation will continue till peace prevails in the state and justice is done
Claiming that the Kolkata Police have denied the BJP permission to hold an exhibition on the West Bengal post-poll violence, the party leaders slammed Mamata Banerjee, saying what was the fear about.
The committee will inquire into the rights of the displaced persons for rehabilitation and to return to their place of abode and place of work
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
Banerjee was replying to queries regarding Union Home Minister Amit Shah's recent remarks over the importance of Hindi at an event in New Delhi
Banerjee had on March 16 wrote to PM Narendra Modi requesting him to accommodate the medical students who returned from Ukraine in Indian colleges shortly after interacting with them in the city
Banerjee demanded that the central government immediately slash the price of domestic LPG cylinders by at least Rs 300
Facing criticism for the incidents, she pulled up senior police officers saying that their sources have failed in providing them with inputs leading to such incidents in Birbhum and Nadia district
Her retort came a few hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a virtual interaction with chief ministers, flagged higher fuel prices in opposition-ruled states
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Trinamool Congress legislator from Ballygunge constituency and the singer-turned politician, Babul Supriyo has become a new tussle factor.
The conclave on pendency of cases across courts in the country is scheduled for Saturday
Modi is set to hold a meeting with chief ministers on April 27 on the emerging Covid-19 situation
Investment proposals worth Rs 3.42 lakh crore were received by West Bengal in this year's business summit, CM Mamata Banerjee said
The state which was at one time known as the strike capital of the country has brought down man-days lost to industrial action to zero from 75 lakh annually, said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Bora, the former president of Congress' Assam unit who joined the TMC on Sunday, alleged that several leaders of the Congress were working in connivance with the BJP in the Northeastern state
He said various issues including unemployment, inflation, the 'misuse' of Central probe agencies, attempts to create communal discord etc will be discussed in the upcoming meeting
The TMC bagged 56.62 per cent of the votes polled, while the BJP got 30.46 per cent votes. The by-poll saw a huge swing of 21 per cent votes in favour of the TMC from the saffron camp's kitty
In West Bengal, movie actor-turned politician Shatrughan Sinha of the TMC defeated BJP's Agnimitra Paul by 3,03,209 votes in Asansol