The Trinamool Congress has named Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, the party announced that Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay will serve as deputy leaders of the opposition. The party also appointed Firhad Hakim, MLA from Kolkata Port constituency, as the chief Read More…
The Trinamool Congress has approached the Supreme Court of India challenging the Election Commission’s decision to appoint central government and public sector employees as supervisors and assistants for the vote counting scheduled on May 4. The matter is set to be heard on Saturday by a special bench comprising Justices P S Narasimha and Joymalya Read More…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, alleging that the administration is being run by “criminals sheltered by the party” rather than from the state secretariat. Addressing an election rally in Arambag’s Haripal area in Hooghly district, Modi claimed that the ruling party’s reliance Read More…
Bankura/Purulia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stepped up his attack on the Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing the party of “betraying” women by opposing the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. Addressing a series of rallies across Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Medinipur, Modi sought to turn the Centre’s recent setback over the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill Read More…
In a surprising political move, Independent MLA PV Anvar from Nilambur, Kerala, has resigned from his legislative position just days after aligning himself with the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Anvar, who won the Nilambur seat in both the 2016 and 2021 Assembly elections as an independent supported by the Left Democratic Front (LDF), submitted his resignation Read More…
In a pre-bypoll standoff, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) are sparring over allegations of inaction by the poll body regarding model code of conduct violations in West Bengal. The tension flared when TMC’s Derek O’Brien criticized the ECI for allegedly failing to act on TMC’s complaints of bias and Read More…