Mamata Banerjee

Mukul Roy Exits Trinamool Congress, Turbulence Expected Ahead

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday September 25, 2017

The Trinamool Congress today lost a man they called Chanakya - Mukul Roy, strategist and schemer, who helped Mamata Banerjee make the most of her charismatic leadership.

Mukul Roy Quits Trinamool After Meeting With Top BJP Leaders

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday September 25, 2017

Mukul Roy, one of the founder members of Mamata Banerjee's party, has today announced he is quitting the Trinamool Congress. He has resigned from the party's working committee today, and says he will soon surrender his membership of the party and of the Rajya Sabha.

West Bengal Government Will Foil Attempts To Divide People, Says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that her government would foil any attempt to divide people during the coming religious occasions.

Mamata Banerjee Has New Plan After Court Voids Durga Idol Immersion Ban On Muharram

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday September 23, 2017

The day after the high court cancelled unusual restrictions imposed in West Bengal on Puja processions this year, the Mamata Banerjee government on Friday decided that people will have to seek police permission for immersion of Durga idols on Muharram, the Muslim day of mourning.

'Slit My Throat,' Defiant Mamata Banerjee Says After Court Rap: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday September 21, 2017

"Slit my throat but no one tells me what to do," a defiant Mamata Banerjee declared today after a court said her government in Bengal cannot ban the immersion of Durga idols on Muharram and cancelled the unusual restrictions that she had ordered on grounds that there could be trouble. "You are exercising extreme power without any basis," the Calcut...

Mamata Banerjee, BJP Spar Over Rajnath Singh's Meet With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP hit out at each other today over Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh meeting GJM general secretary Roshan Giri despite a lookout notice against him.

Don't Draw Line Between Hindus And Muslims: High Court Tells Bengal Government

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 20, 2017

Questioning the West Bengal government's curbs on Durga idol immersion, the Calcutta High Court today said the state cannot hinder a citizen's right to practice religion on the basis of a mere assumption of law and order disruption and must provide sound reasons for doing so.

All Commoners Not Terrorists: Mamata Banerjee On Rohingya Issue

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday September 19, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that all Rohingyas are not terrorists even as the central government stuck to its stand of deporting the embattled community and said that some of them were linked to Pakistani terrorist groups.

Darjeeling Limps Back To Normalcy, 3 Tea Gardens Reopen

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

Three tea gardens in the Darjeeling hills reopened today, signalling a gradual return to normalcy which has eluded the hills for the past three months due to an indefinite strike by the GJM over the Gorkhaland issue.

'Don't Play With Fire': Mamata Banerjee To Group Planning Rally With Arms

India News | Reported By Monideepa Banerjie, Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Sunday September 17, 2017

A day after the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced plans to organise events to -worship- weapons on the final day of the Durga Puja festival in West Bengal later this month, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked right-wing outfits not to "play with fire".

In Video, Bengal Minister Threatens To Slap Banker For Technical Failure

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Saturday September 16, 2017

In a widely-shared video, a minister in West Bengal can be seen threatening and verbally abusing the staff at a bank for alleged mismanagement. The video shows Rabindra Nath Ghosh, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, threatening to slap a bank staffer inside the office of Union Bank of India in north Bengal's Cooch Behar district.

West Bengal Eases Restrictions On Durga Idol Immersions, Informs High Court

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 15, 2017

The West Bengal government, which drew flak over restrictions on immersion of Durga idols, today told the Calcutta High Court that immersion will be allowed till 10 pm on September 30. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had earlier said that it will be permitted only till 6 pm on that day.

Darjeeling Limps Back To Normalcy, Bimal Gurung Wants Bandh Intensified

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 14, 2017

The Darjeeling hills were limping back to normalcy as several shops, markets, government offices and government-aided schools reopened today, while GJM chief Bimal Gurung asked his partymen to intensify the bandh that started 92 days ago.

CBI Interrogates Ex-Bengal Minister Madan Mitra In Narada Case

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The CBI today interrogated Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra in connection with the Narada tapes scam.

Bimal Gurung Rejects Mamata Banerjee's Appeal To Withdraw Shutdown In Darjeeling

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

GJM supremo Bimal Gurung today rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to withdraw the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling, saying it would continue till Centre holds a tripartite meeting on the Gorkhaland issue.

Durga Puja Holidays In Darjeeling? Hold Your Horses May Be

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday September 12, 2017

89 days after Darjeeling shut down to demand a separate state and protest a bid to allegedly impose Bengali language in the hills, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met several hill leaders, led by Benoy Tamang of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, for talks that both sides said were positive.

Amit Shah Accuses Trinamool Of Unleashing Violence Against BJP Workers

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

BJP president Amit Shah today accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of unleashing violence against BJP workers in the state and urged human rights organisations to speak against it.

Mamata Banerjee Pays Tribute To Swami Vivekananda On Anniversary Of His Chicago Speech

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 11, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today paid homage to Swami Vivekananda on the occasion of the 125th year of his historic address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

Piyush Goyal Accuses Mamata Banerjee Government Of 'Communalism'

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 9, 2017

Alleging that the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal was indulging in "communalism", Union Minister Piyush Goyal today said that the state was stopping one community from celebrating its religious festival.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Objects To UGC Letter On Viewing PM's Speech

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday September 9, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a special address to the nation on Monday to mark the centenary celebration of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya and 125 years of Swami Vivekananda's address at the Chicago World Parliament of Religions.

Batons Get Cracking Before Mamata Banerjee's Peace Talks In Darjeeling

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Saturday September 9, 2017

Four days from now, Mamata Banerjee will sit for a second round of talks with political parties from Darjeeling to try and end the deadlock over the indefinite shutdown in the hills that is now 86 days old. But a series of incidents have raised question marks about the entire exercise.

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Delegation Meets Rajnath Singh, Presses For Gorkhaland Talks

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 8, 2017

A eight-member delegation of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) and other hill parties on Friday met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and pressed for "tripartite talks" on the Gorkhaland issue.

For Trinamool Members Thinking Of Jumping Ship, Mamata Banerjee Has This Message

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday September 8, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today told leaders of her Trinamool Congress that if anyone wanted to leave the party and join some other, they were free to do so. "It is their personal choice," she is reported to have said at a core committee meeting at the office at her home complex in Kolkata.

Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Killing Very Alarming: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 6, 2017

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condemned the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru and described it as "sad and very alarming".

'Vengeance' Says RSS As Bengal Auditorium Scraps Mohan Bhagwat's Event

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 5, 2017

An event in Kolkata featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is left without a venue with just weeks to go, after a prominent government-run auditorium has allegedly cancelled the booking.

RBI Revelations On Notes Ban Point To Big Scam: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday August 31, 2017

Hinting that the RBI's latest revelations on demonetisation pointed to a "big scam", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed the entire exercise of banning high value currencies was a "total flop show' and demanded a thorough investigation on the issue while urging the Supreme Court to provide justice to people.

2 Trinamool Leaders Face Show Cause For Abusing Triple Talaq Petitioner

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday August 30, 2017

The Trinamool Congress has held its silence for a week now on the landmark Supreme Court judgement ruling instant triple talaq illegal. But now, two senior party leaders have publicly abused 31-year-old Ishrat Jahan, one of five petitioners in the case and forced the Trinamool to act.

Infosys Will Invest In West Bengal Without SEZ Status: Mamata Banerjee

Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

"Infosys will be coming to the state without the SEZ status," Mamata Banerjee told reporters at the state secretariat Nabanna.

Darjeeling Bandh For 78 Days: Mamata Banerjee, Hill Parties Talk, But No Solution Yet

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 29, 2017

For the first time in 78 days, there's a thaw in the ice between Darjeeling and Nabanna, office of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. But could the thaw be shortlived.

'Not Under Our Jurisdiction,' Says Mamata Banerjee On Gorkhaland Demand

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday August 29, 2017

On the 77th day of the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling, when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met leaders of several hill parties, she refused to discuss the demand for a separate Gorkhaland state raised during an all-party meeting in Kolkata.