The bench also directed the West Bengal speaker to take a decision on the disqualification plea of 10 rebel TMC MPs by October 8.

Kolkata, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid speculations over the emerging national-level understanding between Trinamool Congress and CPI(M) over the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday, indirectly described this evolving understanding as a “marriage of convenience”. CM Adhikari’s observation came in relation to the recent exchange of communiques between former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the CPI(M)’s general secretary, M.A. Baby, on the issue of differences among the top brass in the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as reported by a media house recently.

Kolkata, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP leader and West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh has hit back at Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool faction MLA Kunal Ghosh over the attack on his vehicle in Hooghly, questioning the circumstances surrounding the incident and rejecting any BJP involvement. Reacting to the incident, Dilip Ghosh said, “The public meeting was in the evening, and they were travelling in the morning. Why were they going, where were they going, and who pelted stones? BJP has no role in this…” Ghosh also dismissed allegations that the incident was linked to attempts to prevent Trinamool Congress leaders from holding public meetings, saying such claims were being made for publicity.

Kolkata, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Saturday alleged that his vehicle was attacked and vandalised by BJP-backed miscreants while he was travelling to attend former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's public meeting in Serampore, Hooghly district. According to Kunal Ghosh, the incident took place in the Uttarpara area, where a group of people stopped his vehicle and pelted it with stones and eggs. He claimed that the attackers also struck the car's windows with iron rods, causing damage to the vehicle. "I was sitting next to the driver.

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The unfolding developments surrounding the Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections in West Bengal represent far more than routine political rivalries. The sudden withdrawal of candidates, the freezing of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) name and symbol, the resurrection of decades-old police cases to arrest opposition figures, and an escalating internal crisis within the Election Commission of India (ECI) collectively point to a severe systemic threat.

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Kolkata, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday criticised the role of the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the latter's decision to withdraw the "envelop" symbol earlier allotted to the All India Secular Front (AISF) and allot the symbol to Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction in Trinamool Congress just before the forthcoming bypolls for Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district and Rejinagar Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal next month. AISF, with Nawsad Siddique, as the lone party representative in West Bengal Assembly, is contesting the Nandigram bypoll, scheduled on October 6.

The Calcutta High Court has criticised the Election Commission (EC) for awarding the 'envelope' symbol to the newly formed Democratic Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction ahead of by-elections in West Bengal. The court noted that the symbol was already allocated to the Indian Secular Front, which had used it in previous contests. By granting the same symbol to a rival faction, the court ruled that the EC violated the principles of fairness and equality essential to the electoral process. The ruling comes as West Bengal prepares for by-polls triggered by the death of a sitting Member of Parliament. The EC's decision had previously sparked concerns regarding the neutrality of the process.

New Delhi, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to indicate a timeframe for deciding the dispute over the name and reserved election symbol of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), observing that the matter should not be prolonged indefinitely. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana was hearing TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the ECI’s interim decision to freeze the party’s name and its "Flowers and Grass" symbol amid the dispute between rival factions.

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New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Thursday Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to freeze the party’s name and its reserved election symbol amid an ongoing dispute between rival factions. As per the Cause List published on the website of the apex court, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana will hear the matter on September 24. The case is listed at serial number 26 before the CJI-led Bench as a fresh civil case for admission.

New Delhi, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP national spokesperson and MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday launched a strong defence of the Election Commission of India (ECI), saying internal deliberations among Election Commissioners should not be portrayed as a sign of discord but as part of a functioning democratic institution. Reacting to the controversy surrounding the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Patra questioned the Opposition's repeated allegations against the poll panel and said the final authority in a democracy rests with the people. Patra’s press conference followed The Indian Express report of September 23 that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised 14 formal objections over 10 months to the Commission's decisions, including issues linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

Kolkata, Sep 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Kirti Azad on Tuesday appeared before the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters in Kolkata for questioning in connection with an extortion case registered against him. Azad, a member of the Indian team that won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, and now the MP from Bardhaman-Durgapur, arrived at the CID headquarters at Bhabani Bhavan in south Kolkata armed with interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, granted by the Calcutta High Court on September 15. The relief was provided by Justice Kaushik Chanda while directing the MP to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation.

Kolkata, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Calcutta High Court on Monday allowed the Trinamool Congress's 'original but minority faction' led by the former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee to continue the "partial" and "conditional" use of the reserves in the three bank accounts in the name of the party, despite its name and electoral symbol being frozen by the Election Commission. A single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya made it clear that the Election Commission of India (ECI) order temporarily freezing the name of “All India Trinamool Congress” and the electoral symbol of “Flowers & Grass” will not have any impact on the court’s earlier order allowing the Mamata Banerjee faction's rights over the accounts.

New Delhi, Sep 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought urgent listing of her plea in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to freeze the party’s name and election symbol amid the ongoing dispute between rival factions. Mentioning the matter before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared on behalf of Mamata Banerjee, sought urgent listing of the plea. “They (ECI) issue a by-poll notification and in the middle of notification, they freeze the symbol. We want urgent listing,” Sibal submitted.

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Mamata Banerjee faces a fresh political test as her Nandigram candidate withdraws and the TMC's traditional name and symbol are frozen ahead of the October bypoll.

On January 1, 1998, the Trinamool Congress was founded in opposition to the Congress because, according to Mamata Banerjee at the time, the party could not fight the Left alliance. 28 years later, she...