Army At Bengal Toll Plaza

Days after a row erupted over the army drill at toll plazas in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today objected to the centre's move to deploy CRPF personnel for providing security to Income Tax officials during search operations in the state.

Hitting back at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for saying her opposition to presence of army troops at toll plazas can "adversely" impact the armed forces' morale, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her complaint was against the government policy, not the army.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a letter to Mamata Banerjee, has said he was "deeply pained" by the Chief Minister's allegations on the army's presence at toll booths in Bengal last month.

West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi today virtually disapproved of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on the deployment of army at toll plazas, saying one should be careful while making allegations against a responsible organisation like the army.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Friday following ruckus by the opposition over demonetisation and the deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal.

A furious Mamata Banerjee left her Kolkata office after 30 hours on Friday evening amid a row over the presence of army at toll booths across West Bengal. "The centre is trying to bulldoze us, we will fight them legally," Ms Banerjee said. The centre and the army have said soldiers are present at the toll booths as part of a routine vehicle countin...

Days after a row erupted over the army drill at toll plazas in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today objected to the centre's move to deploy CRPF personnel for providing security to Income Tax officials during search operations in the state.

Hitting back at Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar for saying her opposition to presence of army troops at toll plazas can "adversely" impact the armed forces' morale, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her complaint was against the government policy, not the army.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, in a letter to Mamata Banerjee, has said he was "deeply pained" by the Chief Minister's allegations on the army's presence at toll booths in Bengal last month.

West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi today virtually disapproved of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on the deployment of army at toll plazas, saying one should be careful while making allegations against a responsible organisation like the army.

The Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Friday following ruckus by the opposition over demonetisation and the deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal.

A furious Mamata Banerjee left her Kolkata office after 30 hours on Friday evening amid a row over the presence of army at toll booths across West Bengal. "The centre is trying to bulldoze us, we will fight them legally," Ms Banerjee said. The centre and the army have said soldiers are present at the toll booths as part of a routine vehicle countin...