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Abhishek Banerjee gives voice sample in Bengal assembly poll speech case

Abhishek Banerjee gives voice sample in Bengal assembly poll speech case

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday provided his voice sample at Bidhannagar court in connection with an on going probe into his alleged intimidatory speech during the West Bengal assembly election campaign. Rajib Sarkar alleged that Abhishek Banerjee made objectionable remarks against Union ministers and rival parties. (HT Photo) This move comes days after the Calcutta high court pulled up Banerjee for not providing his voice samples. “The Calcutta high court had set a deadline of 12 noon on July 15 for Banerjee to submit his voice sample. Banerjee reached the Bidhannagar court before the deadline where experts recorded his voice sample. He was there for around two hours,” said a police officer. The TMC MP had earlier skipped two dates set by the lower court to record his voice sample. On Friday the Calcutta high court warned Banerjee of withdrawing the protection given to him. Banerjee refused to respond to media queries. “Even today, as I am speaking to you on social media, Abhishek was summoned. At least 25 – 30 cases …

‘On special invitation of ED’: Mahua Moitra dismisses Madan Mitra’s exit from Mamata’s TMC for rebel camp | Watch

‘On special invitation of ED’: Mahua Moitra dismisses Madan Mitra’s exit from Mamata’s TMC for rebel camp | Watch

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, who continues to be with party founder Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday dismissed MLA Madan Mitra’s decision to switch allegiance to the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, linking the move directly to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons to his family. Mahua Moitra pointed to what she described as Madan Mitra’s abrupt reversal, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab) “It’s not a surprise,” Mahua Moitra told news agency ANI in Kolkata, “Yesterday, his wife, daughters-in-law and sons were summoned by the ED. So, he has gone on the summons of the ED… He has gone on the invitation of the ED.” Madan Mitra’s family members were summoned by the ED for next week for questioning in connection with a money-laundering probe tied to the alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal, a senior official told PTI on Tuesday. Mahua Moitra pointed to what she described as Madan Mitra’s abrupt reversal. “We should understand that the person who was standing day before yesterday and abusing Ritabrata gang, today he is …

ED summons TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s wife, two sons in municipal recruitment ‘scam’

ED summons TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s wife, two sons in municipal recruitment ‘scam’

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s wife and his two sons for questioning next week in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal, a senior official said on Tuesday. The development comes weeks after the ED conducted simultaneous searches at multiple premises linked to Mitra in connection with the alleged recruitment scam. (PTI) The summons were issued after the probe agency came across information linking the family members to certain financial transactions under scrutiny in the case, he said. “During the course of investigation, these financial transactions came to light in which the names of the MLA’s wife and his two sons surfaced. They have been summoned next week to record their statements,” the senior ED official told PTI. “The probe is progressing on the basis of documentary and financial evidence. We are examining all persons whose names have figured during the investigation. No conclusions should be drawn at this stage,” he said. The development comes weeks after the ED conducted simultaneous searches …

Kolkata airport mosque row: BJP backs prayer curbs, TMC lashes out

Kolkata airport mosque row: BJP backs prayer curbs, TMC lashes out

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The suspension of prayers at the Bankra mosque at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for the past few days by the authorities has snowballed into a major controversy, leading to a war of words between the ruling party and the Opposition. The authorities, while stopping entry passes for congregational prayers at the mosque, cited heightened security concerns as the reason, but the matter took a political turn, with questions raised over access and religious rights. A string of BJP leaders, from Bengal ministers to the state party chief, backed the move to curb prayers at the mosque, stating that shifting the religious structure was essential for airport expansion and security. Opposition parties, however, called this an infringement of the religious rights of minorities, accusing the new BJP govt of ‘religious interference’. Notably, the 136-year-old mosque is situated near the airport, about 165 metres from the main runway. It has long been identified as a potential concern for airport operations and emergency responses. TMC MP Saugata Roy, speaking to IANS, said there had never …

Calcutta HC pulls up Abhishek Banerjee over voice sample in poll speech case

Calcutta HC pulls up Abhishek Banerjee over voice sample in poll speech case

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Kolkata: The Calcutta high court on Friday pulled up Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for not giving his voice sample to investigators probing the election speech case, lawyers who attended the hearing said. The court directed Abhishek Banerjee to provide his voice sample on July 15 after hearing his petition seeking exemption from recording it. The single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya asked Ayan Bhattacharya, the Lok Sabha MP’s lawyer, why Banerjee did not appear before a lower court and give his voice sample, although his bench had earlier directed that police would not take any coercive action until July 31 if Banerjee cooperated with the investigators. The court directed Banerjee to provide his voice sample on July 15 after hearing his petition seeking exemption from recording it. Banerjee’s lawyer withdrew the petition after the court made several strong observations. “There should be a limit to everything. I have already given protection subject to cooperation. I will withdraw the protection. I will dismiss it (Banerjee’s petition) with exemplary cost. Will you withdraw this …

Hours after joining BJP, three former TMC leaders get Rajya Sabha bypoll tickets

Hours after joining BJP, three former TMC leaders get Rajya Sabha bypoll tickets

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered another setback after three prominent former Rajya Sabha MPs, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The leaders were formally inducted at the BJP’s state headquarters in the presence of West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya and other senior party officials. Within hours of induction into the party, the BJP fielded them for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal. 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

3 ex-TMC MPs join BJP; to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from seats they vacated

3 ex-TMC MPs join BJP; to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from seats they vacated

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Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik, the three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders who resigned from the Rajya Sabha in June, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Thursday. The BJP said all three former TMC leaders will contest the July 24 bypolls to the Upper House seats vacated by them. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed them to the party at its West Bengal headquarters in Salt Lake State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed them to the party at its West Bengal headquarters in Salt Lake and stopped short of confirming whether they would be the party’s candidates. “They are officially joining the party led by Narendra Modi who has steadily taken the nation forward. Right now the only identity of these three persons is that they are BJP workers,” he said. Also Read | Former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik join BJP in Kolkata Asked about his earlier assertion that no TMC leader would be inducted into the BJP, Bhattacharya said, “This …

‘Police acting as BJP arm’: Mamata accuses ruling party of blocking TMC protest on Baruipur rape-murder

‘Police acting as BJP arm’: Mamata accuses ruling party of blocking TMC protest on Baruipur rape-murder

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Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of disrupting their protest over the rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur. Mamata Banerjee claimed that supporters of the BJP had obstructed the rally. (PTI) Banerjee claimed that the police had failed to discharge their duties impartially, and alleged that the cops had become “an arm of the BJP organisation”, PTI news agency reported. The BJP did not immediately respond to Banerjee’s allegations. Addressing a gathering at Hazra Crossing in south Kolkata after the protest march ended, Banerjee claimed that supporters of the BJP had obstructed the rally and assaulted TMC workers at several places along the route. Workers of the BJP and the TMC youth wing had clashed during the protest march, which started from Ballygunge Phari in southern Kolkata, following which police personnel used baton charge to control the situation. The rally was allegedly obstructed by BJP workers, who also raised “thief” slogans and tried to set up human barricades along the …

‘Welcome to UP 2.0’: TMC MPs slam Bengal govt’s ‘jungle law’ after Baruipur rape-murder accused’s encounter killing

‘Welcome to UP 2.0’: TMC MPs slam Bengal govt’s ‘jungle law’ after Baruipur rape-murder accused’s encounter killing

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Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra on Wednesday slammed the West Bengal government over the alleged encounter of Baruipur rape and murder accused, Prabhas Mondal. This is jungle law, Moitra said as she criticised Bengal’s BJP government over the police action. Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra slammed the Bengal government for encounter killing of Baruipur rape-murder prime accused. (HT_PRINT) “Bengalis please welcome new Bengal- Uttar Pradesh 2.0 @BJP4Bengal is no government. This is jungle law,” Moitra wrote in a post on X. Mondal, the prime suspect in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, in South 24 Parganas, was killed in a police encounter, earlier on Wednesday. Police said he “snatched a firearm from a policeman and tried to escape from custody” during a crime scene reconstruction exercise. The encounter is first such police action since the BJP government assumed office in the Bengal in May. The rape and murder of the minor girl had triggered public outrage and violent protests, putting the police under intense pressure. TMC …

Mamata prevented from meeting family of girl suspected to be raped, murdered: TMC

Mamata prevented from meeting family of girl suspected to be raped, murdered: TMC

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has said that heavy police forces were deployed and barricades were put outside the residences of former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee’s residences to prevent them from visiting the family of a 12-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and murdered in Baruipur near Kolkata. In a post on X, the TMC said heavy police deployment and route marches were being conducted suspiciously outside the residences. TMC linked heavy police deployment and barricading outside former chief minister Mamata Banerjee to an attempt to prevent her from visiting the girl’s family. (X) TMC leader Derek O’Brien posted “alarming visuals” from the lane outside the homes of Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. He questioned why central forces were being deployed to restrict freedom of movement and confine them to their homes. “Route march happening now. Confinement using force!” he wrote on X. Police said two people have been arrested and three detained for questioning in connection with the alleged rape and murder, even as prohibitory orders preventing large gatherings …