Rica Roy

Moon Moon Sen's Gaffe No. 2, Says Kolkata Clashes "Tiny Bit Of Violence"

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, a Trinamool Congress candidate for the national election, was again accused of making a comment that undermined the violence in Bengal on the last day of voting for the national election on Sunday. "This is a tiny bit of violence," Moon Moon Sen said as she responded to a question on the vandalism of a statue ...

"Absolutely Unethical": PM's Kedarnath Trip Violates Code, Says Trinamool

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019

The Trinamool Congress has complained to the Election Commission that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "widely televised" visit to Kedarnath shrine in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand was a violation of the Model Code. PM Modi will also visit Badrinath today.

In Bengal, Vidyasagar Lookalike Campaigns For BJP Amid Row Over Statue

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 16, 2019

In the massive political row over the vandalism of an Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue in clashes at BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata, the legendary 19th century reformer was seen in the campaign of a BJP candidate today. Or at least, an actor in costume, complete with a faux receding hairline, a dhoti, a brown shawl and a book in one han...

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.

With Green Campaign, Kolkata Candidate's Fight For Environment And Change

Kolkata News | Written by Rica Roy | Sunday May 12, 2019

While for many the number of people who show up at rallies or listen intently to speeches defines the chances of a candidate in elections, Niraj Agarwal, an independent contender from Kolkata Dakshin constituency in Kolkata for the ongoing national polls is not one of them

Bengal BJP Candidate Allegedly Molests 17-Year-Old Girl, Complaint Filed

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Saturday May 11, 2019

The BJP's Lok Sabha candidate for Diamond Harbour has been charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl last month when she and her father had gone to lodge a complaint with him.

Lok Sabha Polls: Trinamool Congress Leader Sings Rabindra Sangeet, In Gujarati, To Voters

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 10, 2019

Trinamool Congress leader Ashim Kumar Basu attempted to woo Gujarati community living in Bhawanipore with translated versions of Rabindra Sangeet

Lawyers On Strike In Bengal, Want Justice After Police Crackdown

Kolkata News | Written by Rica Roy | Wednesday May 8, 2019

Around 200 lawyers gathered in front of Kolkata's Raj Bhawan on Tuesday afternoon demanding 'justice' from the state governor.

Complaint Against BJP's Locket Chatterjee For Threatening Bengal Poll Official

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday May 6, 2019

A complaint has been filed against the BJP's Locket Chatterjee for allegedly threatening a presiding officer at a poll booth in West Bengal's Hooghly constituency during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections earlier today.

"Didn't Respond To My Calls On Cyclone, Such Is Didi's Arrogance": PM

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday May 6, 2019

The devastation left by Cyclone Fani in Odisha and Bengal has acquired political overtones amid the mammoth seven-phase national elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing Mamata Banerjee of playing politics over the issue. Over the weekend, a controversy arose over the Prime Minister's alleged failure to call Chief Minister Mamata Baner...

"Called Mamata Banerjee After Cyclone, But..." Say Officials In PM Office

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday May 5, 2019

Officials in Prime Minister's Office today said the claim that the Prime Minister has not contacted Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the Cyclone Fani, is not correct.

After BJP Candidate's "Thrash Like Dogs" Remark, Election Body Seeks Report

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 5, 2019

A day after the BJP candidate from West Bengal's Ghatal constituency sparked off a controversy by threatening to "thrash Trinamool Congress workers like dogs", the Election Commission today asked the West Midnapore district magistrate to file a report.

PM Disrespects Federal Structure: Trinamool On Cyclone Fani Message Only To Governor

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Sunday May 5, 2019

The Trinamool Congress has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inquire about the ground situation after Cyclone Fani hit the state on Saturday, and instead calling the West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi.

BJP's Diamond Harbour Candidate Alleges Assault By Trinamool Workers

India News | Written by Rica Roy | Sunday May 5, 2019

Nilanjan Roy, the BJP's Lok Sabha election candidate from Diamond Harbour in West Bengal, was attacked by a group of men as he headed out to campaign on Saturday. Mr Roy, who was on an open top car, was targeted by people who he claimed belonged to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 - "Didi, 40 Of Your Lawmakers In Touch With Me": PM Modi's Stunning Claim

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday April 29, 2019

Forty lawmakers of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are in contact with the BJP and will change camp as soon as the results are announced, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed today. The BJP is targeting 23 of Bengal's 42 Lok Sabha seats and the Prime Minister's extraordinary claim came amid what has practically been a quote-a-day battle with ...