Monideepa Banerjie

Bengal Top Cop Visits Barrackpore After Trinamool-BJP Clashes

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 25, 2019

In an unusual move underlining the gravity of the situation, West Bengal Director General of Police Virendra on Friday visited the Jaggatdal police station area - 40 km from Kolkata - for a first-hand assessment of post-poll tensions bordering on the communal in the area.

23-Year-Old Shot Dead In Bengal In Clash Allegedly Linked To Poll Results

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 25, 2019

A 23-year-old goldsmith was shot dead at Chakdah, 70 km north of Kolkata, last night in what is suspected to be a clash following the Lok Sabha election results.

Election Results 2019: Reeling From BJP Uppercut, Mamata Banerjee Calls Trinamool Meet Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 25, 2019

Forty-eight hours after the election results that brought Trinamool Congress's tally in the Lok Sabha down from 34 to 22, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet party leaders and all candidates who fought the polls at her home at 3:30 pm today.

Son Of BJP's Bengal Hero Mukul Roy Sacked By Trinamool, May Jump Ship

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 25, 2019

In a statement that stood out even in the high-pitched campaign in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said 40 Trinamool legislators were "in touch" with the BJP.

West Bengal Election Result: BJP's Massive Bengal Story: So Close To Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 23, 2019

Election Result West Bengal: Bengal is looking at a saffron surge as the BJP is racing towards an impressive score, closing the gap fast with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress as votes are counted for the national election on Thursday. The Trinamool is ahead in 23 of the state's 42 seats; BJP is ahead in 17.

Cars Set Ablaze, Bombs Hurled In Bengal's Bhatpara Day Before Polls

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday May 19, 2019

Ahead of the last phase of the marathon Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, clashes broke out between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Bhatpara, a constituency where Assembly bypolls are due on Sunday.

Hours Before Voting, Mamata Banerjee Urges Poll Body To Be "Impartial"

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Election Commission with hours to go for the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, asking it to ensure peaceful and impartial voting in the state without any "interference" from the BJP-led central government.

PM Offers To Build Vidyasagar Statue, Mamata Banerjee Asks What About Ram

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday May 17, 2019

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee -- accused by the BJP of engineering the vandalism of the statue of 19th Century reformer Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar -- provided a laundry list of such destruction the BJP is allegedly responsible for.

After Violence In Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee-BJP War Of Words: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 15, 2019

BJP chief Amit Shah's first roadshow in Kolkata ended with violence, arson and a police lathicharge on Tuesday as the rallyists clashed with students holding "Amit Shah Go Back" posters. Mr Shah called it an attempt to "strangulate democracy". Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the violence was triggered by goons the BJP brought from outside Benga...

Election 2019: BJP Workers Evicted From Hotel After Trinamool Candidate Alerts Cops

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Hours after BJP chief Amit Shah held a rally in West Bengal's Barasat, about 40 km from Kolkata, there was high drama in the constituency last night.

Election 2019: Chased, Bengal BJP Candidate Took Refuge In Temple, Then Police Station

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Rica Roy; Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday May 12, 2019

BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh, a former IPS officer and once a trusted lieutenant of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was in tears Sunday morning after she was attacked, heckled and pushed to the ground at a polling station as the state votes in the sixth round of the national election. Ms Ghosh is the BJP candidate in Bengal's Ghatal.

Mamata Banerjee's Latest Jab At BJP Involves Z Plus Security And Cash Boxes

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 11, 2019

Reopening the debate over the box unloaded at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helipad at Chitraguda, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Fridayclaimed BJP leaders with Z Plus security were evading scrutiny and entering the state with boxes of cash.

Trinamool To BJP Like Frying Pan To Fire, Says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 10, 2019

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has warned against joining forces with the BJP just to spite the Trinamool Congress.

Bengal Ex-Cop, Now BJP Candidate, Stopped At 2 am; Cash Seized From Car

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 10, 2019

Around 2 am at a town around 100 km from Kolkata, policemen stopped a car for a routine election season check and seized cash worth over Rs one lakh. The car owner was their former boss Bharati Ghosh, who is contesting the election as a BJP candidate from Ghatal.

Man With Disabilities Dies In Custody, Protesters Block Trains In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 9, 2019

Chaos descended on the railway tracks near Kolkata in West Bengal as the family of a 27-year-old man with disabilities, who died in police custody, blocked rail lines demanding the arrest of those responsible