Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Says "Won't Be Able To Attend" Parliament If Monsoon Session Starts In August

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 6, 2020

The Trinamool Congress is likely to give the monsoon session of Parliament a miss if it commences in August, a senior party leader said. The party, however, would take a call on attending the session if it is held in September, he added.

Trinamool Will Pay For Not Relaxing Lockdown On August 5: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said the TMC government will have to "pay a heavy price" in the state polls for not budging on its decision to enforce lockdown on August 5, despite requests by his party on account of the Ram temple groundbreaking ceremony in Ayodhya.

"Parliament Not Consulted": Bengal To Run Fine Comb On Education Policy

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday August 3, 2020

A six-member committee of educationists in West Bengal will look into the National Education Policy - a major reform in decades that will affect millions of students in India - over allegations that the centre's move doesn't have the sanction of parliament or concurrence of the states.

Trinamool Must Withdraw Lockdown On August 5 For Bhoomi Pujan: Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

State BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Monday appealed to the TMC government to withdraw its decision on total lockdown on August 5, the day scheduled for "bhoomi pujan" (groundbreaking ceremony) at Ayodhya for the Ram temple, and said the decision reflects the ruling party's strategy to turn "West Bengal into Bangladesh"

Trinamool Leader Killed In Clash In Bengal, Family Blames Rival Party Faction: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

A Trinamool Congress leader was killed in a clash between two groups at Beliara village in Bankura district on Sunday, the police said.

Former Bengal MLA Quits BJP, Returns To Trinamool

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

Within a little more than a year of switching over to the BJP, Biplab Mitra, a prominent leader of North Bengal, returned to the Trinamool Congress on Friday.

Opinion: Bengal Will Be Run By People Of Bengal, Not Outsiders

Opinion | Derek O'Brien | Sunday July 26, 2020

July 21 is an emotional anniversary in the history of the Trinamool Congress. On this day in 1993, Mamata Banerjee, then the President of the Youth Congress in Bengal, led a protest march in the heart of Kolkata. The protestors were brutalised by the police. Innocent, idealistic young activists were shot dead and Mamata Banerjee herself was beaten ...

Bengal Actor-MP Offers Help To Elderly Man, On Crutches, Selling Masks

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 24, 2020

Actor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Dev has offered to help an elderly man, who has been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown and walks several kilometres every day with the help of his crutches to sell masks and earn a living.

Mamata Banerjee Announces Major Reshuffle In Trinamool Ahead Of 2021 Bengal Election: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 23, 2020

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today announced a major reshuffle in the party's organisation as she gave leadership roles to younger and new faces with an eye on next year's assembly elections in West Bengal, party sources said.

Mamata Banerjee Won't Take Oath As Chief Minister Next Year: Bengal BJP Chief

India News | ANI | Tuesday July 21, 2020

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday said that Mamata Banerjee will not be able to take oath as the chief minister next year, shortly after the Bengal Chief Minister claimed that Trinamool Congress (TMC) will return to power in 2021.

Bengal Teenage Girl's Autopsy Says Positioning Cause Of Death: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 21, 2020

The death of a teenage girl that triggered violence in parts of north Bengal was caused by poisoning, and there were no signs of sexual or physical assault, police said on Monday, quoting her postmortem report.

Air India's Leave-Without-Pay Not Voluntary: Trinamool's Derek O'Brien

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 20, 2020

A day after demanding reversal of Air India's leave without pay move, senior Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien on Monday sought to push the point further and claimed the scheme was "not voluntary" and that the airline's internal memo and press statement were "self-contradictory".

Trinamool Expels Leaders Over Cyclone 'Amphan' Aid Irregularities: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 16, 2020

As protests continued in parts of West Bengal over alleged misappropriation of monetary compensation to the people affected by cyclone 'Amphan', the ruling TMC cracked down on several party leaders and expelled them, while the BJP and CPI(M) said that they won't stand by those who have been proven guilty of corruption.

BJP Politicising Leader's Death: Mamata Banerjee In Letter To President

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday July 15, 2020

A BJP leader found hanging from the ceiling of a shop in north Bengal's Hemtabad may have been involved in the alleged "disappearance" of substantial cash from a mini bank, the Trinamool Congress has alleged. Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien met with President Ram Nath Kovind this morning and submitted a letter to him from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

Controversy Over Bengal BJP MLA's Death, Autopsy Report Is Talking Point

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday July 14, 2020

A day a BJP MLA from West Bengal was found hanging at a shop, senior leaders of the BJP met President Ram Nath Kovind to complain about the "killing" and "unabated" lawlessness in the state and demand the dissolution of the state Assembly. The party has blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the "cold-blooded murder"of Debendra Nath Ray, an MLA f...