Kolkata Rally

"Today, I Am A Dalit": Mamata Banerjee At Kolkata Rally On Hathras

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Saturday October 3, 2020

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leading a protest march against what has come to be known as the Hathras horror - the alleged rape and fatal assault of a 20-year-old Dalit woman, and her 2:30AM cremation by Uttar Pradesh Police without the family's consent or presence leading to nationwide outrage.

"Daughter Of Bengal": Congress Backs Rhea Chakraborty With Kolkata Rally

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Saturday September 12, 2020

The Congress in West Bengal, actor Rhea Chakraborty's home state, on Saturday took out a rally in support of the actor who has been charged in alleged drugs-related case linked to the death of her friend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

"Something Special...": PM Modi Before Visiting Bengal's Ramakrishna Mission

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday January 11, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his two-day visit to West Bengal starting this evening said he is "excited" to be in the state. He said he is "delighted" to be spending time at the Ramakrishna Mission.

Mamata Banerjee Announces Mega Kolkata Rally Against Citizenship Act

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Friday December 13, 2019

West Bengal will not allow implementation of the amended Citizenship Act "under any circumstances", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today as she announced a series of protest programmes across the state to protest the contentious Act.

"Will Go To Jail Fighting": Mamata Banerjee Attacks BJP At Kolkata Rally

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 28, 2019

In a throwback to her signature 'mercurial' avatar, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today exhorted the people to "break down the prison walls put up by the BJP" in the country and said that she will not be intimidated by the threat of being sent to jail. "Today they are calling my brother, tomorrow they will call me. I am ready for that....

At Kolkata Rally, Mamata Banerjee Pits Black Money Against Cut Money

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday July 22, 2019

Mamata Banerjee on Sundaylaunched her fightback for Bengal with a mega rally in Kolkata -- her first since Trinamool's 12-seat setback for in the Lok Sabha elections and BJP's 16-seat inroad.

"Halved In 2019, Wiped In 2021": Babul Supriyo On Trinamool's Poll Prep

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Sunday July 21, 2019

Ahead of Mamata Banerjee's mega Kolkata rally today, Union Minister Babul Supriyo took a dig at the Trinamool Congress and said the ruling party in Bengal will be wiped out of the state by 2021 when the assembly elections are likely to be held.

After Clash At BJP's Kolkata Rally, Governor Plans Round-Table: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented pitched battle between the BJP workers and the police today as the party attempted to hold a rally to Lalbazar, the state police headquarters in the heart of the city. Following the violence, during which the police used batons, tear gas and water cannons and the party retaliated with stones, Governor Kesari Nath ...

"Paint Ugly Picture Of Me, Won't File Complaint," PM Jabs Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday took a swipe at Mamata Banerjee over the arrest of a BJP activist for posting a meme of her, saying the West Bengal chief minister should make an "ugly" painting of him which he will heartily receive and preserve for life.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP's Tajinder Bagga Trends As He Claims 2 am Arrest Over Kolkata Rally Violence

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Tajinder Bagga, a Delhi BJP leader, alleged today that he was arrested at 2 am in Kolkata hours after the Amit Shah roadshow that ended in clashes, arson and vandalism of a statue of iconic Bengali reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Elections 2019: BJP-Trinamool Battle Peaks In Bengal Ahead Of Final Voting - 10 Points

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The political battle over the violence and vandalism during BJP chief Amit Shah's road show in Kolkata has sharpened to a Bengalis versus outsiders conflict. Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress claims the BJP had brought in goons from outside the state who know nothing of Bengal's history and culture, which led to the vandalism of the statue of Is...

BJP Urges Election Body To Bar Mamata Banerjee From Poll Campaigning

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The BJP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to bar West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the state and alleged that "constitutional machinery" has collapsed there.

Trinamool Seeks Meeting With Election Body After Amit Shah Rally Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday sought a meeting with the Election Commission over the destruction of a statue of Bengali writer and philosopher Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar during clashes between workers of the ruling party and the BJP.

BJP Leaders Urge Election Body To Take Action Against Bengal Government

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Wednesday May 15, 2019

After BJP chief Amit Shah's first roadshow in Kolkata ended with violence, arson and a police lathicharge, a party delegation, including Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, rushed to the Election Commission (EC), seeking its immediate intervention to ensure free and fair polls in West Bengal.

Is Amit Shah God That None Can Protest Against Him, Asks Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, asking if he were a god that no one can protest against him.