West Bengal politics News

At the heart of the dispute lies the question of who qualifies as an “illegal migrant” (ghuspaithiya) and who can legitimately claim Indian citizenship and voting rights. The Election Commission’s revised list of documents required to establish citizenship primarily affects voters who were not enrolled during the previous SIR exercise in 2003.

In a sudden political twist, Mamata Banerjee urged PM Modi to reconsider the Gorkha interlocutor move, calling it abrupt and unnecessary.

The Calcutta High Court upheld a single-judge order questioning the appointment of CM Mamata Banerjee’s sister-in-law, Kajori Banerjee, as President of Rani Birla Girls’ College committee, citing the need for a detailed eligibility hearing. Scroll down to read more. 

Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), held at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, Banerjee reiterated her accusation that the Centre is conspiring to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) under the guise of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR).

Taking to the social media platform X, Adhikari shared a video in which Trinamool's Pandabeswar MLA Narendranath Chakraborty can be seen reprimanding Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of the Durgapur Division in West Bengal, Anupam Khan.

West Bengal Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, particularly the survey on demographic changes and the warning to expel infiltrators from India.

TMC's Kalyan Banerjee resigned as chief whip after a heated feud with Mahua Moitra. Know the full timeline of their public spat and Mamata Banerjee's response to the internal conflict.

LoP Adhikari also issued a statement earlier on Saturday morning, which he posted on his official X account, and claimed that Debashish Biswas, a BJP worker and a resident of the area under Behal (East) constituency in Kolkata, was attacked on the streets by a group of illegal Rohingya infiltrators on Friday.

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: In the ongoing controversy over the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor, the TMC released a video countering the family's claims that the police tried to cover up the case by offering a bribe. 

The ED registered a case against Jahan, a Bengali actor, related to her association as a director with a shady financial entity which allegedly duped senior citizens of several crores of rupees by promising them residential flats at reasonable rates.

BJP MP Shantanu Thakur said the Mamata Banerjee government will not last beyond five months.

Cyclone Biparjoy Updates: Cyclone Biparjoy is fast moving towards India. According to the Meteorological Department, the storm was to hit by 3 pm today. But now Biparjoy storm has once again changed course.

West Bengal Breaking News: Bengal is burning once again before the Panchayat elections. TMC workers have been accused of stone pelting in Birbhum area of ​​West Bengal. Stone pelting and country bombs have gone off outside the BDO office.

Violence, stone pelting and bombing have become a tradition in any election in West Bengal. During the panchayat elections, there have been riots once again in Bengal. There has been fierce violence in South 24 Parganas today. BJP leaders have also met the Bengal Election Commissioner today.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's direction to her state ministers came after Visva-Bharati University sent an eviction order to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who it claimed is in possession of 1.38 acres of land on their Santiniketan campus.

Big allegation of West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Mazumdar. Sukanta Majumdar said that to return to TMC, the tribal women were made to do Dandavat Parikrama.