Trinamool Congress

Trinamool's 'Didi Ke Bolo' Campaign Gives Party Leaders A "Tough Time"

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 20, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 'Didi Ke Bolo' (Tell Didi) campaign is helping the Trinamool Congress reach out to people in distress, but at the same time forcing party leaders to handle uncomfortable questions about cut money, arrogance of local leaders and syndicates.

Rice-And-Salt Meal For Bengal Schoolgirls Triggers Trinamool-BJP Row

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 19, 2019

Rice and salt. That's all that was served as mid-day meal to hundreds of girls at a state run school in West Bengal on Monday.

"2 Toilets For 400?": Mamata Banerjee Blasts Minister During Slum Visit

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 19, 2019

It could be the Prashant Kishor effect, an extension of his makeover plan as part of her "Didi Ke Bolo", or a deliberate change in style. But on Monday, Mamata Banerjee did something she had not in the last few years. She dropped by a slum in Howrah, walked into dingy homes and chatted with residents about the problems they faced.

Ex-Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, Who Joined BJP, Seeks Police Protection

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma on Sunday requesting him to deploy security personnel to "avert any untoward attempt" on his life.

There Is No Place For Old Timers In Trinamool Congress: Sovan Chatterjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 18, 2019

Sovan Chatterjee, who has switched over to BJP from Trinamool Congress, on Saturday criticised TMC no longer being a party of old timers and for deviating from the principles of parliamentary democracy.

Trinamool Minister Partha Chatterjee Summoned By CBI In Saradha Scam

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday August 16, 2019

Trinamool Congress minister Partha Chatterjee has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with its probe into the Rs 10,000 crore Saradha chit fund, sources said.

Ex-Kolkata Mayor And Top Mamata Banerjee Aide Sovan Chatterjee Joins BJP

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who was among Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's closest aides, joined the BJP today, in a significant blow to the ruling Trinamool Congress in the state.

Trinamool MLA Sovan Chatterjee Likely To Join BJP This Week

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Former Kolkata mayor and Trinamool Congress MLA Sovan Chatterjee is likely to join the BJP by the end of this week in New Delhi, sources said on Wednesday.

Rather Die Than Prove My Religion Before Entering Temple: Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 14, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said that she would rather die than prove her religion and challenged BJP to compare the religious activities undertaken by the Trinamool Congress government to that by the previous regimes in the state.

"Durga Puja Tax" Opens New Mamata Banerjee vs Centre Front

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday August 13, 2019

Politics has muscled its way into Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal ahead of festivities barely 50 days away. On orders from Mamata Banerjee, top women leaders of the Trinamool Congress sat on a day-long sit-in protest in Kolkata today to protest income tax notices to Durga Puja organisers.

"Trinamool Afraid That...": BJP Slams Mamata Banerjee Over Durga Puja Tax

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 12, 2019

Questioning West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's criticism of IT notices served to Durga Puja committees, the BJP on Monday accused a section of Trinamool Congress leaders of laundering the money, allegedly looted in chit fund scams, through the puja committees.

"Baseless": Trinamool On BJP's Claims About Prashant Kishor

India News | Sunday August 11, 2019

The BJP's Bengal unit on Sunday charged poll strategist Prashant Kishor and his team members with interfering in the functioning of state government officers and asking senior officials to take orders from them.

Congress, CPI-M Seal Seat Sharing Deal For Upcoming West Bengal Bypolls

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 10, 2019

The Congress and the CPI(M) have sealed a seat adjustment for the upcoming bypolls in three Assembly segments in West Bengal to stop the march of the BJP and the Trinamool Congress in the state.

Trinamool's Derek O'Brien Joins CBI Probe Into Saradha Chit Fund Scam

India News | Written by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday August 9, 2019

Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien today joined the CBI probe into the Saradha chit fund scam, appearing at the investigating agency's office in Bidhananagar in Kolkata

Probe Agency Interrogates Trinamool MP Satabdi Roy In Saradha Scam

India News | ANI | Friday August 9, 2019

Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated Trinamool Congress MP Satabdi Roy at its Salt Lake office on Thursday in connection with the Saradha scam.