Kolkata, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Current West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, said that an FIR would be lodged against his predecessor and former Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee over violation of a Calcutta High Court order at the foundation day rally of Trinamool Congress’ student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), on Friday. The Calcutta High Court gave conditional permission to the original faction of the Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee to conduct the said rally at central Kolkata on Friday. However, it was alleged that many of the conditions imposed by the Calcutta High Court, especially the one on keeping the rally restricted to a single lane and keeping the second lane free for traffic movement, were violated.

Kolkata, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just four rounds of counting still left, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trailing in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in south Kolkata by 563 votes against Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari. At Bhabanipur, there will be a total of 20 rounds of counting, and at the time of filing this report, counting had been completed for 16 rounds. As per the official figures available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, at the end of the 16th round of counting, Mamata Banerjee had secured 53,369 votes, while Suvendu Adhikari had secured 53,932 votes.

Kolkata, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) "Gunda", before rectifying the same, and accused the force of "assaulting" workers and leaders of the Trinamool Congress. She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state. To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel are deployed. The polling officers have made strict arrangements for the polling. Speaking to the reporters, CM Mamata alleged that a Trinamool Congress worker was "beaten up" on Tuesday night.

Kolkata, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP wants to "forcefully rig" the Assembly elections in the state, stating that the election observers, "brought from outside", are going to police stations and "creating pressure". She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state. To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel are deployed. The polling officers have made strict arrangements for the polling.

Kolkata, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday made a strong statement alleging that former Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir, who recently floated his own political party and is also contesting in the upcoming West Bengal elections in the state later this month, is a plant of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to indirectly facilitate the construction of a Babri-style mosque in the state.

Kolkata, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will address three campaign rallies each in the state on Saturday. On the other hand, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be addressing four campaign rallies during the day. As per the revised schedule of the Prime Minister, provided by the West Bengal unit of the BJP, the first rally will be at Purbasthali (Dakshin) Assembly constituency in East Burdwan district at 11.30 A.M.

New Delhi, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved a fresh application urging the Apex Court to restrain the Election Commission of India (ECI) from deleting the name of any voter during the ongoing SIR exercise in the state.

Kolkata, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday registered a complaint at two police stations in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate's simultaneous raid and search operations at the office of the India Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder, Pratik Jain. According to sources, one complaint has been registered at Shakespeare Sarani Police Station under Kolkata Police, and the other at Electronic Complex Police Station.

Kolkata, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to speak against the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A. Raja, for making baseless allegations linking Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Vande Mataram's composer and legendary Bengali writer, to past communal tensions in the state. BJP had raised the question whether Mamata Banerjee would dare to speak against Raja, considering that both Trinamool Congress and FMK are part of the opposition Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).

Kolkata, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "playing with fire" by subtly "using" now-suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir to polarise people's sentiments in the state. "West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is playing with fire. Reports emerging from Beldanga in Murshidabad have triggered serious concern, with Mamata Banerjee using 'suspended' TMC MLA Humayun Kabir to polarise Muslim sentiment for political gain," BJP Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya said in a social media post issued on Saturday afternoon.

Kolkata, Oct 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of World Food Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee outlined the details of the initiatives her government has taken to ensure food security for every person in the state, and pointed out that over seven crore people were provided free ration every month. In a social media post on Thursday morning, the Chief Minister had claimed that under the state-run 'Khadyasathi' project, free rations are provided to nearly 9 crore people in the state.

Kolkata, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll from landslides following torrential rain in northern region of West Bengal rose to 28 on Monday, with six persons remaining missing, an official said. On October 5, incessant rain caused massive landslides across north Bengal hills, sweeping away homes, road links and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded. With over 300 mm of rain in 12 hours, the landslides wreaked havoc in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Kalimpong districts.

Kolkata, July 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP Lok Sabha member from Kanthi constituency in East Midnapore, Soumendu Adkhikari, on Tuesday, complained to Delhi Police against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of allegedly disseminating fake and provocative content on her social media handle on the issue of alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking migrant workers from West Bengal in BJP-ruled states. Soumendu Adhikari is the younger brother of Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.

Kolkata, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The internal disciplinary committee of Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly has finalised the list of legislators, said to around 50, who were absent on the last day of the budget session second phase, ignoring the party whip. A decision on them will be taken by the party leadership only after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee returns to Kolkata from her UK trip on Friday night.