Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee Makes Surprise Visit To Kolkata Market Amid Onion Crisis

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a surprise visit on Monday to a market in south Kolkata's Bhawanipore area and enquired about supplies of vegetables and their prices, amid the ongoing onion crisis.

Nobody Will Turn Refugee Due To Citizenship Bill: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

On a day Union Home minister Amit Shah placed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday gave a clarion call to oppose the "divisive" bill "at any cost" and said not a single citizen of the country will be allowed to turn a refugee.

"West Bengal One Of Least Corrupt States": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

West Bengal has emerged as one of the least corrupt states in the country, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday citing a recent survey conducted in 20 states. Ms Banerjee said this on International Anti-Corruption Day citing the "India Corruption Survey 2019" conducted by Transparency International India and Local Circles.

"We Must Never Tamper With Basic Spirit Of Constitution": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to the founding fathers of the Constitution and said nobody should tamper with the basic spirit of the Constitution.

Amit Shah To Table Citizenship Bill In Parliament Today Amid Protests

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday December 9, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha today, amid opposition objections and widespread protests in the Northeast against what many of its residents claim is a move to nullify a decades-old accord aimed at stemming illegal immigration.

Chief Minister Should Not Be Incommunicado: Bengal Governor

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said that all attempts to reach out to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have been futile as there was no response from her office regarding his requests for a dialogue.

"Second War Of Independence": Trinamool Congress Resists Citizenship Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

Buoyed by the success in the recent bypolls, which the ruling Trinamool Congress fought campaigning against the NRC, Mamata Banerjee's party has now eyed the Citizenship Ammendment Bill to reach out to voters ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, to corner the BJP.

Unused Airfields To Be Renovated For Light Aircraft: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 7, 2019

The West Bengal government will be renovating unused airfields in the state to make them fit for operating light aircraft, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

Centre Supplying Rotten Onions, Alleges Mamata Banerjee

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday December 7, 2019

With the price of onions touching Rs 150 a kilo in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday put the onus on the centre accusing it of supplying inadequate and rotten stock of the vegetable and asked her party workers to hit the street on the issue.

"Will Accept Citizenship (Amendment) Bill If...": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday December 6, 2019

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the National Register of Citizens are "two sides of the same coin", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday. She reiterated her stand that her party will oppose it till the end.

"At Her Place And Time": West Bengal Governor Invites Mamata Banerjee For Talks

India News | ANI | Friday December 6, 2019

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he is ready to talk to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on "topics at her chosen time and place."

West Bengal Media "Scared" To Question Chief Minister: Governor

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 6, 2019

Claiming that the media was "scared" to ask questions to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday urged journalists to show courage, shed their fears and pose queries where they needed to.

AIMIM Member Arrested For "Objectionable" Post Against Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 6, 2019

A madrasa teacher, who is also a member of Hyderabad-based AIMIM, was arrested here early on Thursday for allegedly posting objectionable remarks on social media against West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee, a senior police officer said.

"Harping On Hindu-Muslim Issues" Won't Help: Mamata Banerjee On Economy

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

In a veiled attack on the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said "politics of divide and rule" would do no good to the country, which is currently facing an economic slowdown.

"Democracy Caged," Says Bengal Governor Outside Locked Assembly Gates

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 5, 2019

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday expressed outrage after he arrived at the state Legislative Assembly only to find the gates locked.