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Scuffle breaks out at Kolkata airport ahead of Abhishek Banerjee’s arrival, supporter blames ‘BJP person’

Scuffle breaks out at Kolkata airport ahead of Abhishek Banerjee’s arrival, supporter blames ‘BJP person’

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A scuffle broke out at the Kolkata airport on Friday night, ahead of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s arrival from Delhi. The altercation was caught on camera, with several people seen shouting at each other. The chaos broke out ahead of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s arrival in Kolkata. Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of the ex-Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was scheduled to land at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, returning from Delhi. TMC and BJP supporters gathered at the arrival gate. TMC supporters alleged that BJP supporters came with eggs to hurl at Banerjee. A scuffle broke out between the two groups. TMC also alleged that a BJP worker came with arms to murder the Lok Sabha MP from Diamond Harbour. A supporter of Abhishek Banerjee said a “BJP person” arrived at the airport, followed by some boys with eggs in their hands. “We requested them not to initiate this culture, they said we taught them this… They started misbehaving with our people… We requested the CRPF to remove them… …

CID to probe into Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s death by drowning, details CM Suvendu Adhikari

CID to probe into Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s death by drowning, details CM Suvendu Adhikari

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Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee died in Odisha after a drowning incident while shooting for the Bengali soap Bholebaba Paar Karega. As per the latest update from news agency PTI, the West Bengal government has decided to hand over the investigation into the death of actor Rahul Banerjee to the state CID, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said, amid persistent demands from the actor’s family and members of the film industry for a detailed probe into the incident. Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically lost his life on March 29. What Bengal CM said Adhikari said he had requested the Purba Medinipur district police to initiate the process for transferring the case to the CID. “Recently, a film star died in Udaipur. The Odisha government constituted an SIT and started an investigation. I have instructed Purba Medinipur SP to immediately send the proposal through the DGP to the home secretary so that the CID can take over this case,” Adhikari told reporters at Digha in Purba Medinipur district on Sunday. He said the actor’s family had already lodged …

Police raid Abhishek Banerjee’s house at 2am to trace aide in land fraud case

Police raid Abhishek Banerjee’s house at 2am to trace aide in land fraud case

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In a predawn raid on Saturday, a team of West Midnapore police searched Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s house in Kolkata’s Kalighat area in connection with a land fraud case in which his personal assistant Sumit Roy is an accused. The residence of TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee during a police operation in pursuit of his close aide in an alleged financial fraud, in Kalighat. (PTI) “A team from Salboni police station searched Abhishek Banerjee’s house in the early morning on Saturday. Police went there looking for an accused. The search lasted for a little more than an hour. The accused wasn’t found. No items were seized,” said a senior official of West Midnapore police. Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to Abhishek’s residence soon after being alerted, people familiar with the matter said. “They broke open the locks to search the house. I am not the investigating agency. The search was conducted by the agency. So, question them. Not me,” Abhishek said. This comes at a time when he had been …

Team rebel swells to 64, late-night raid at Abhishek Banerjee’s residence: TMC split worries mount

Team rebel swells to 64, late-night raid at Abhishek Banerjee’s residence: TMC split worries mount

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The Trinamool Congress is facing a big crisis, both in West Bengal and in Parliament with leaders uniting to break away and form their own faction. Amid mounting worries for former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, an expelled leader claimed that the strength of rebel MLAs willing to split away has now grown to 64. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is looking at a split in her party, with a rebellion growing in Bengal and in the Parliament. (ANI) Meanwhile, a police team accompanied by central security forces arrived at TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s residence in Kolkata late at night and conducted a four-hour raid on Saturday. The development came amid rising dissent within the party against Mamata’s nephew. The developments have added to worries of a TMC split. Buzz grew stronger on Friday after a letter with signatures from 19 rebel MPs emerged, with some claiming they forwarded it to the Speaker. However, the Speaker’s office has not confirmed receipt of the letter yet. Full list of MPs on list of rebels The letter that …

Saayoni Ghosh, Dev, Yusuf Pathan: Full list of ‘rebels’ in Mamata Banerjee’s TMC

Saayoni Ghosh, Dev, Yusuf Pathan: Full list of ‘rebels’ in Mamata Banerjee’s TMC

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Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) remains caught in what is being seen as its biggest internal crisis yet, as resignations and dissent continue to grow, a month after the party was voted out of power in West Bengal, which it had governed for 15 years straight. Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik became the latest TMC leader to resign from his post in the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday. A total of 15 MPs have reportedly backed the rebel group as signs of a party split continue to emerge, HT has learnt. (PTI) While the party faces a wave of resignations, rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar alleged that nearly 20 party MPs had written to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla to convey their support for the BJP-led NDA. Follow live updates related to TMC crisis here. The troubles are not limited to the Lok Sabha. In the West Bengal assembly as well, Mamata Banerjee’s party appears to be moving towards a split. Last week, speaker Rathindra Nath Bose recognised 58 rebel TMC MLAs …

TMC-Congress merger buzz, heavy-weight rebel camp: What’s happening in Mamata Banerjee’s TMC

TMC-Congress merger buzz, heavy-weight rebel camp: What’s happening in Mamata Banerjee’s TMC

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The Trinamool Congress, founded by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, seems to be all over the place with MPs and MLAs forming rebel camps, mayors stepping down and now seemingly divided stands over speculation of merger with the Congress. Amid buzz of a TMC-Congress merger, names of rebel MPs have emerged, with the list including top leaders like Saayoni Ghosh and June Maliah. (PTI file photos) Adding to back-to-back setbacks, Mamata Banerjee lost another Rajya Sabha MP — Sushmita Dev — on Wednesday after she announced her resignation from the membership of the Upper House and the TMC. Dev’s exit came two days after another TMC leader — Sukhendu Sekhar Ray — resigned from the Rajya Sabha, alleging “unbridled corruption” and “anarchical rule” of the party. The resignations of Dev and Ray come as the latest blow after an unsteady week for Mamata Banerjee, with TMC suffering a split in Bengal assembly – with 58 lawmakers backing rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee, who staked claim to the Leader of the Opposition position – and …

Expelled MLAs vs TMC over signature row: Mamata Banerjee’s battered party fights on two fronts

Expelled MLAs vs TMC over signature row: Mamata Banerjee’s battered party fights on two fronts

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Sandipan Saha, one of two Trinamool Congress MLAs expelled on Monday, turned on the party leadership within hours of the action, alleging that the TMC “treats any talk of morality as an offence”. He accused the party of “forging” the nomination of the assembly Leader of Opposition. This is only the latest fracture in a party reeling from defeat at the hands of the BJP. TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee walks towards the residence of party MP Kalyan Banerjee in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) “In this party, anyone who speaks of morality will be deemed to be engaging in anti-party activity, simply because the party itself does not engage in any moral conduct,” Saha told news agency ANI. “If, today, we have been suspended [note: party says expelled] for the sake of upholding morality, we are actually quite pleased,” he further said. Asked whether he would join another party, he said: “No, there is nothing like that. Why would I think about that?” Also read | TMC forgery case filed by 2 MLAs, says Suvendu Adhikari; Mamata …

Sanjay Raut backs Kalyan Banerjee’s criticism of I-PAC, says issue extends beyond Bengal

Sanjay Raut backs Kalyan Banerjee’s criticism of I-PAC, says issue extends beyond Bengal

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Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said that the statement made by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee regarding I-PAC is not just Bengal’s story but extends to several other parties in Bihar and other states. Raut Shares Banerjee’s Criticism of I-PAC Taking it to X, Raut elaborated that Banerjee said, “IPAC has taken over the Trinamool Congress organisation and completely ruined Trinamool. IPAC sowed discord among potential candidates. In every assembly constituency, many were told, ‘Your feedback is the best, you will get the ticket.’ Those who didn’t get the ticket became resentful and started helping the BJP. Prashant Kishor is an opportunist. He has weakened political parties across the country. We must remain cautious of him.” Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Congress, Left Parties reject Mamata Banerjee’s opposition alliance offer

Congress, Left Parties reject Mamata Banerjee’s opposition alliance offer

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday found herself rejected as a potential ally against the state’s first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government by all other opposition parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Congress. Mamata Banerjee released a video message urging opposition parties to unite against the BJP. (REUTERS) “Absolutely not. We will not accept anyone identified as criminal, extortionist, corrupt and communal. We will stand by the people and the marginal population,” CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim said in reply to the proposal Banerjee made on Saturday although his party is not in power in any Indian state for the first time in 49 years, having lost the Kerala polls. On Saturday, when BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as chief minister and five other MLAs took the oath as ministers in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah, Banerjee released a video message urging opposition parties to unite against the BJP. “I urge all opposition parties in Bengal, student organisations and NGOs …

Who will be the next Bengal chief minister? Meet Mamata Banerjee’s likely successor as assembly dissolves

Who will be the next Bengal chief minister? Meet Mamata Banerjee’s likely successor as assembly dissolves

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For fifteen years, the political identity of West Bengal has been associated with Mamata Banerjee. That era came to an end on Thursday when the state’s legislative assembly was dissolved, clearing the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to take office for the first time in the state. Mamata Banerjee has led West Bengal for 15 years. (HT_PRINT) In the 2026 assembly elections, the saffron party won 207 seats in the 294-member house, ending three terms of Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. Who will be Bengal’s next chief minister? The primary choice so far is BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari. Once a key lieutenant in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet, Adhikari is now the man who unseated her. He defeated the outgoing chief minister in her Bhabanipur stronghold. His rise fulfils the CM criteria set by the party leadership. Their vision promised a leader who was local, Bengali-educated, and rooted in the state’s grassroots politics. Other contenders for the CM post Dilip Ghosh A senior BJP leader and former state president, Dilip Ghosh won from Kharagpur Sadar in the latest …