Monideepa Banerjie

In Bengal Panchayat Polls, Independent Wins Seat Where False Voting Was Caught On Camera

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 19, 2018

One of the most blatant attempts to rig the result of a gram panchayat seat in West Bengal has backfired. An independent candidate has defeated the local Trinamool heavyweight in the fight for a seat at Krisnaganj, Nadia district, the very place where a man in a pink shirt was seen in a viral video furiously stamping ballot papers at a counting cen...

Mamata Banerjee's Retort At PM's Jibe On Violence-Hit Bengal Panchayat Polls

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 18, 2018

The complete panchayat poll results were yet to be declared. But West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said in Kolkata on Thursday evening, despite a united opposition and huge propaganda against it, the Trinamool Congress was set to win 90 per cent of the rural seats in the state.

On Video, Mass False Voting In Violence-Hit Bengal Panchayat Polls

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 17, 2018

Shocking video footage have emerged from a poll booth in Bengal that shows blatant false voting took place in the recent panchayat elections, during which violence swept the state. Counting of votes is on today, in which the ruling Trinamool Congress is way ahead. The polls were held on Tuesday after days of court battle and opposition allegations ...

West Bengal Panchayat Results: Amid Fear Of Violence, Bengal Panchayat Poll Counting Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 17, 2018

In West Bengal, counting begins at eight am of ballot papers stamped for Panchayat polls that resulted in the death of more than 20 people in violence on poll day, Monday. The bitterly fought election - both electorally and politically - had Prime Minister Narendra Modi wading in, calling the election a murder of democracy. The Trinamool Congress d...

Kumaraswamy Dials Mamata Banerjee, Brainstorms Strategy For Karnataka

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 16, 2018

HD Kumaraswamy, the Congress's new ally in Karnataka, today touched base with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who reached out to his father, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda yesterday. Ms Banerjee had congratulated Mr Deve Gowda on his Janata Dal Secular's performance in the assembly elections. The senior opposition leader, who has been t...

As Congress Backs JDS In Karnataka, A Word Of Advice From Mamata Banerjee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday May 16, 2018

For West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Karnataka election result shows what she says is her message for some time -- that national parties cannot survive without taking regional parties into confidence

On PM Modi's "Murder Of Democracy In Bengal" Remark, Trinamool's Comeback

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday May 15, 2018

A day after 20 people were killed in poll related violence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed deep concern about what he called "the murder of democracy in West Bengal".

13 Deaths, Bombs, Ballot Box-Burning In Bengal Panchayat Polls: 10 Points

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday May 15, 2018

Thirteen people died and around 50 were injured in widespread violence that swept across Bengal, centering the panchayat elections. Instances of violence -- bomb attack, booth capture, ballot boxes set on fire and attacks on journalists -- were reported from at least eight districts. By 5 pm, the turnout was 72 per cent, but voting continued becaus...

Hundreds Of Bombs Found In Backyard Of Arrested Trinamool Leader

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday May 13, 2018

Hundreds of crude bombs were found behind the home of former Trinamool lawmaker Arabul Islam, at Bhangar, about 25 km from Kolkata. He was arrested on Friday, for the alleged murder of a supporter of an independent candidate.

Man Masturbates On Kolkata Bus, Caught After Woman Puts Video On Facebook

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday May 13, 2018

For once, brazen impunity was met with swift justice. A man masturbating on a public bus in Kolkata was filmed by a young woman who was the object of his criminal act around noon on Saturday. She then posted the video on her Facebook timeline and the page of the Kolkata Police demanding justice.

Some Political Parties Trying To Get Me Assassinated, Says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday May 12, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said some political parties were trying to get her assassinated. "But I'm not scared," the Trinamool Congress president said, declaring that she had already readied her "political will" on who should lead the party in her absence.

Bengal Panchayat Polls: Supporter Of Independent Candidate Shot Dead In Bhangar

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Friday May 11, 2018

Two days before panchayat polls in West Bengal, a 30-year-old man was shot dead when some gunmen opened fire on a poll rally at Bhangar, 25 km from Kolkata. The death comes a day after courts gave 14 May polls the nod despite multiple complaints by the opposition of poor security.

"Who Is This Liar?" Trinamool Leader Attacks Bengali Poet, A Padma Bhushan Awardee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 11, 2018

The panchayat polls have pitted West Bengal's best known poet Shankha Ghosh against one of Trinamool's serial verbal offenders, Anubrata Mondal, someone Mamata Banerjee has praised in the past but in December publicly issued "a last warning" to after some outrageous comments by him. It is not known if Ms Banerjee has privately reprimanded him for a...

West Bengal Panchayat Polls Finally Have A Date: May 14

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 10, 2018

Panchayat polls in West Bengal finally have a date: May 14. For chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the State Election Commission, it comes as a relief after almost six weeks of court battles with every opposition party in the state.

Campaign On Facebook Picks Mamata Banerjee For "Bengali Prime Minister"

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday May 10, 2018

Just hours after Congress President Rahul Gandhi said he was willing to be the Prime Minister of India, supporters of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a social media campaign saying, "Come, let's make a change... Let's get a Bengali Prime Minister this time".