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Suvendu Adhikari flags TMC-era ‘sins’ as Kolkata warehouse collapse kills 9 | Kolkata News

Suvendu Adhikari flags TMC-era ‘sins’ as Kolkata warehouse collapse kills 9 | Kolkata News

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3 min readKolkataJun 25, 2026 12:31 PM IST With the death count in the Kolkata warehouse collapse climbing to nine, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday targeted the previous Trinamool Congress government over approving faulty and unsafe construction plans and assured that “nobody will be spared”.Addressing the Assembly, the Chief Minister waved a piece of paper signed by former Bengal minister and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, approving the plan for the under-construction warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala that collapsed on Wednesday. “A faulty building plan was approved by KMC (Kolkata Municipal Corporation). Nobody will be spared. These are all sins during your regime,” Adhikari told the House, adding, “Trinamool made Kolkata a City of Death”. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said rescue ops at Taratala are still on Chief Minister targets Firhad Hakim The remarks are significant against the backdrop of the rebellion within the Trinamool Congress in the aftermath of its crushing defeat in the Assembly polls last month. Interestingly, Hakim is in the rebel faction of MLAs that has challenged Mamata Banerjee’s leadership. …

Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends construction work till July 31, orders audit of all ongoing projects | Kolkata News

Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari suspends construction work till July 31, orders audit of all ongoing projects | Kolkata News

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4 min readKolkataJun 25, 2026 04:24 AM IST In the wake of the collapse of a warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area, killing at least five labourers, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all under-construction commercial projects in Kolkata till July 31. Soon after visiting the site of the under-construction warehouse collapse, the chief minister said that the building plan sanctioned by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) was faulty and announced a citywide audit and on-site inspections of all under-construction projects. Addressing a press conference at Nabanna, the state secretariat, Adhikari said the building plan was sanctioned by the KMC on January 17, 2026, in the name of Shambhunath Behera, a partner of Behera Brothers. In a statement, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority said it had granted a 30-year lease to M/s Behera Brothers with effect from August 1, 2024, for approximately 6,689 square metres of land to set up a multi-storied warehouse and cold storage facility. “I have spoken with officials and engineers of the KMC. Initially, we …

West Bengal Govt to bring in law to auction properties of those involved in corruption, says Suvendu

West Bengal Govt to bring in law to auction properties of those involved in corruption, says Suvendu

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari speaks during a press conference, in Kolkata. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday (June 23, 2026) came down heavily on the Trinamool Congress accusing the party of indulging in massive corruption and said that his government will bring in a law to auction properties of those involved in corruption in the ongoing session of State Assembly. “Many people are thinking that they will remain in prison for two months and after that they will get bail. They should remember, this time we will confiscate and auction their property. We will bring a Bill on the last day of assembly to auction properties of those involved in corruption,” the Chief Minister said. Taking a dig at Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who has a residence on Harish Chatterjee Street, “I will make arrangements to accommodate the people living under the flyover in Kolkata in the palaces of Harish Chatterjee Street”. The Chief Minister, who was speaking on the Governor’s address in the …

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 …

Dev breaks silence on meeting Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari: ‘I have always vouched for politics of keeping people united’

Dev breaks silence on meeting Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari: ‘I have always vouched for politics of keeping people united’

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Medinipur MP June Maliah and Ghatal MP Dev, both of whom are claimed to have switched to the rebel TMC camp in the Lok Sabha, as well as Keshpur MLA Siuli Saha, attended the administrative meeting held by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in Purba Medinipur district, reported news agency PTI. Actor and TMC MP Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote during the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_29_2026_000310A) (PTI) What Dev said Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Dev said, “As always, Dev has vouched for the politics of keeping people united, the politics of loving people and whichever party it may be or its inclination, I have always respected them.” He went on to add, “The new CM has come. As a representative of Ghatal Lok Sabha, I have spoken with him during the administrative meeting. He has told infront of everyone that the ‘Ghatal masterplan’ will be completed by this government. It was started off by the old government.” More details Meanwhile, Chief …

16 TMC MPs, led by Sukhendu Ray and Kakoli Dastidar, meet Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari amid split buzz

16 TMC MPs, led by Sukhendu Ray and Kakoli Dastidar, meet Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari amid split buzz

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As many as 16 Trinamool Congress MPs, led by Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, met West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at a BJP minister’s residence on Monday, a move that comes amid growing speculation of a split in the Mamata Banerjee-led party. The TMC MPs have also written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting that they be allotted seats as a separate faction. (Agencies) These MPs have also written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, requesting that they be allotted seats as a separate faction. Track INDIA bloc meeting LIVE updates The names likely among the legislators who met Adhikari include: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar Partha Bhowmick Jagadish Basunia Mitali Bag Dev Shatabdi Roy Rachna Banerjee Sharmila Sarkar Kalipada Soren Arup Chakraborty Asit Mal Shatrughan Sinha Prasun Banerjee Pratima Mondal Bapi Haldar Notably, except for Sukhendu Sekhar Ray – a Rajya Sabha member – the other 15 likely names are of Lok Sabha MPs. If there is a rebellion within the Trinamool Congress, then the rebel legislators would …

Water metro for Kolkata, separate shipping division likely: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

Water metro for Kolkata, separate shipping division likely: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

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West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the state government is considering carving out a separate shipping wing from the transport department and exploring the development of minor ports on the lines of Gujarat and Odisha. Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the state government is considering carving out a separate shipping wing from the transport department. (ANI) ALSO READ | West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari inaugurates BJP office in Bhabanipur Shipping wing and port development plans Addressing a press conference after the meeting, Adhikari said the state was keen to strengthen maritime infrastructure and inland water transport and was examining structural reforms to boost the sector. “Currently, the transport and shipping departments function together in the state. We are considering creating a separate shipping wing in the future. We are also examining the possibility of developing minor ports on the lines of states such as Gujarat and Odisha,” he said. Announcing a major boost to water-based urban transport, Adhikari said Kolkata would become the 18th city in the country to be connected to …

SIT to probe fake accounts of Lakshmir Bhandar scheme of TMC government: CM Suvendu Adhikari

SIT to probe fake accounts of Lakshmir Bhandar scheme of TMC government: CM Suvendu Adhikari

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said it was also found that men had availed of the women’s financial assistance scheme during the erstwhile TMC government. File | Photo Credit: PTI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (June 1, 2026) said he has asked the State Director General of Police (DGP) to form a special investigation team (SIT) to probe into alleged fake accounts of Lakshmir Bhandar, a women’s cash transfer scheme of the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. Addressing a press conference at the State secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata, Mr. Adhikari said that a money laundering probe will also be conducted into the matter as it involves illegal cash transfers. The Chief Minister also said it was found that men had availed of the women’s financial assistance scheme during the erstwhile TMC government. “Around 30 lakh Lakshmir Bhandar accounts are fake. I have asked the director general of police to form an SIT to investigate the matter,” the Chief Minister said. He said that those who are questioning the 12-page verification form …

Census in West Bengal to start from August 1: CM Suvendu

Census in West Bengal to start from August 1: CM Suvendu

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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday (May 29, 2026) that the West Bengal Census 2027 would be held between August 1 and end of February 2028 next year. Emphasising that the exercise had nothing to do with politics, the Chief Minister urged people in the State to participate in the process. He stressed that the census was a constitutional obligation. “The Government of India sent a letter to the previous West Bengal government on May 16, 2025, calling on it to start the census. I will not politicise the issue, but I will say that it is unfortunate that the previous State government did not respond,” Mr. Adhikari said. The Chief Minister said that while the rest of the country had moved far ahead in the conduct of the census, West Bengal needs to catch up. Mr. Adhikari also referred to the alleged demographic changes in parts of the state, attributing it to cross-border infiltration. Unfenced border “We have a 600-kilometre …

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari meets Governor RN Ravi amid speculations of cabinet expansion

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari meets Governor RN Ravi amid speculations of cabinet expansion

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Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met Governor R N Ravi at the Lok Bhavan here on Wednesday, amid speculations of an impending cabinet expansion of the newly-formed BJP government in West Bengal. The meeting was held for more than half an hour, but what transpired was not immediately known, sources said. 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