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In Bengal, BJP government to bring UCC Bill this Assembly session | Kolkata News

In Bengal, BJP government to bring UCC Bill this Assembly session | Kolkata News

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3 min readKolkataJun 26, 2026 12:45 AM IST The new BJP government in West Bengal is planning to bring in a Bill on implementing the Uniform Civil Code in the state during the ongoing Assembly session. During the Assembly elections in the state, the BJP had promised to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) within six months of being voted to power as part of its manifesto. “It is likely that the UCC Bill will be introduced in the Assembly and it will be a law in this Assembly session itself. It will be a milestone. It is in tune with our party’s policy of one nation, one law,” said a senior BJP MLA. According to sources, a business advisory (BA) meeting was held late Thursday evening at the state Assembly, where tabling of the Bills, including UCC, was discussed. “The Bill may be placed on Monday,” said a source. The Uniform Civil Code is a proposed framework to replace religion-based personal laws with one common set of secular laws governing marriage, divorce, inheritance, and …

The Two Suhrawardys — How the BJP’s renaming optics confuses one with the other | Explained News

The Two Suhrawardys — How the BJP’s renaming optics confuses one with the other | Explained News

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The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal has renamed Kolkata’s Suhrawardy Avenue, a prominent arterial road in the city’s heart, as Gopal Mukherjee Road, after “Gopal Patha”, who is remembered for having organised the Hindu retaliation during the Calcutta riots of 1946. Gopal was called Patha (goat) because of his family business of slaughtering goats. Just five-feet-four-inches tall, he was a local strongman and told journalist Andrew Whitehead in a 1997 interview that he had instructed his men to kill 10 Muslims if one Hindu was killed. He also refused to surrender his weapons before Mahatma Gandhi, when Gandhi called upon people to surrender arms – something many indeed did. Welcoming the announcement of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said, “For decades, a major artery of our City bore the name of someone who wilfully misused state power as a weapon, orchestrating the massacre of innocent citizens for sheer political gain. By renaming it after Shri Gopal Mukherjee, the fearless soul who stepped up as a protector-in-chief to defend and save …

‘Messi fiasco’: New BJP govt in Bengal orders probe, says event tickets may be refunded | Kolkata News

‘Messi fiasco’: New BJP govt in Bengal orders probe, says event tickets may be refunded | Kolkata News

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3 min readKolkataMay 17, 2026 07:16 PM IST The newly elected BJP government in West Bengal will launch a fresh investigation into the December 13 ‘Messi fiasco’, with officials within the administration hinting that the tickets for the event might be refunded. The superstar footballer visited Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on December 13 last year, during the ‘Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour’. However confusion over seating and alleged mismanagement at the event led to chaos, with attendees vandalising the stadium over not being able to see Messi despite paying hefty ticket prices. A senior official of state administration said the new Sports Minister, Nishith Pramanik, is considering refunding the ticket prices to the attendees. “If all things go well, then people will get a refund of the ticket money within one month,” the official said. However, it is still not clear who will conduct the probe. Messi — along with former Barcelona teammate Luiz Suarez and former Atletico Madrid star Rodrigo de Paul — had to leave the stadium within 25 minutes of arrival, after …

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as Chief Minister as BJP forms first-ever government in West Bengal

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as Chief Minister as BJP forms first-ever government in West Bengal

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Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday took oath as the Chief Minister of the first BJP-ruled West Bengal government, along with four other members of the state Council of Ministers led by him.  The other five members of the state Council of Ministers who were sworn in on Saturday include the former national vice-president and former state president of the BJP in West Bengal, Dilip Ghosh, fashion-designer-turned politician and two-time BJP legislator, Agnimitra Paul, former BJP Lok Sabha member and the former Union Minister of state for Home, Nisith Pramanik, Ashok Kirtania and Khudiram Tudu. 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

BJP’s ideology gained recognition in West Bengal; change of power to bring development: Nitin Gadkari

BJP’s ideology gained recognition in West Bengal; change of power to bring development: Nitin Gadkari

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Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections reflects growing public acceptance of the party’s ideology in the state and asserted that the political change would accelerate development in the region, reported PTI. Speaking to PTI Videos in Nagpur before leaving for Kolkata to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari, Gadkari described the BJP’s electoral performance as a landmark moment for the party in eastern India. 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

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister

Suvendu Adhikari sworn in as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister

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BJP legislature party leader Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the chief minister of West Bengal on Saturday, heading the first BJP government in the state. Governor RN Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to Adhikari at a grand ceremony held at the Brigade Parade Grounds. The swearing-in ceremony, held in Kolkata, was attended by several senior BJP leaders and chief ministers from BJP-ruled states, reflecting the significance of the party’s breakthrough in the eastern state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP president JP Nadda and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan were among the prominent leaders present during the oath-taking ceremony. Chief Ministers including Himanta Biswa Sarma, Manik Saha, Rekha Gupta and Pushkar Singh Dhami also attended the event and congratulated Adhikari on the BJP’s landmark electoral victory in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari Wins Bhabanipur And Nandigram The BJP Legislature Party had earlier unanimously elected Suvendu Adhikari as its leader following the party’s decisive mandate in the Assembly elections. Adhikari emerged as one of the biggest winners …