‘Desperate attempt’: Suvendu Adhikari sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee; threatens defamation case over 'baseless' corruption allegations | India News

‘Desperate attempt’: Suvendu Adhikari sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee; threatens defamation case over ‘baseless’ corruption allegations | India News

NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday sent a legal notice to chief minister Mamata Banerjee after she made allegation against him and Union home minister Amit Shah over coal smuggling case.Adhikari demanded Mamata to prove the allegations made by her within 72 hours, adding that failure to do so would…

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'Peaceful till CM came': ED's big charge against Mamata; raids linked to coal case trigger row | India News

‘Peaceful till CM came’: ED’s big charge against Mamata; raids linked to coal case trigger row | India News

Earlier, Banerjee rejected the allegations and accused the central agency of attempting to seize the TMC’s internal documents and election strategy (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate on Thursday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of obstructing an ongoing money-laundering investigation, claiming that search operations were conducted “in a peaceful and professional manner till…

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SIR row erupts: BJP hits back after Mamata Banerjee’s letter to CEC; calls her concerns 'pure fiction' | India News

SIR row erupts: BJP hits back after Mamata Banerjee’s letter to CEC; calls her concerns ‘pure fiction’ | India News

Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: West Bengal leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday sent a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, dismissing CM Mamata Banerjee’s “desperate lies” about the SIR exercise and her latest request to the Election Commission to halt it. The BJP leader said her concerns were…

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'Rectify the glitches, or ...': CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop 'unplanned' Bengal SIR | India News

‘Rectify the glitches, or …’: CM Mamata writes of CEC; urges to stop ‘unplanned’ Bengal SIR | India News

CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Mamata Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, criticising the “procedural violations” and “administrative lapses” in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is currently under way in the poll-bound state.Mamata Banerjee called the exercise “unplanned, arbitrary and…

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'Fear, corruption have become Bengal's identity: Amit Shah hints at Mamata, TMC; takes 'bhaipo' dig | India News

‘Fear, corruption have become Bengal’s identity: Amit Shah hints at Mamata, TMC; takes ‘bhaipo’ dig | India News

Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a pointed attack on West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of not allotting land to establish border fence on border with neighbouring Bangladesh, enabling infiltration through the state’s eastern borders.However, CM…

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'Mere apology not enough’: BJP targets Mamata over chaos at Messi event in Kolkata; demands legal action | India News

‘Mere apology not enough’: BJP targets Mamata over chaos at Messi event in Kolkata; demands legal action | India News

BJP on Sunday stepped up its attack on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the chaos and vandalism at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium following Argentine football star Lionel Messi’s appearance, accusing the state government of gross mismanagement and demanding accountability.Speaking to IANS, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh said chief minister Mamata Banerjee must take responsibility…

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'I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi': CM Mamata Banerjee after fan create chaos at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium | Kolkata News

‘I sincerely apologise to Lionel Messi’: CM Mamata Banerjee after fan create chaos at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium | Kolkata News

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed deep shock and distress over the chaotic mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s visit KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed shock and distress over the mismanagement at Salt Lake Stadium, where thousands of fans had gathered to catch a glimpse of football…

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‘SIR is votebandi’: Mamata Banerjee slams EC, BJP over voter roll revision; questions ‘hurry’ before polls | India News

‘SIR is votebandi’: Mamata Banerjee slams EC, BJP over voter roll revision; questions ‘hurry’ before polls | India News

Mamata Bnerjee (File-ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Election Commission (EC) of rushing through the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming the exercise “votebandi” and demanding its immediate suspension.Speaking to reporters in Siliguri, Banerjee likened the voter roll revision to demonetisation, alleging that the process was…

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