Trinamool Congress
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Mamata’s aide Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns as TMC Bengal chief
Kolkata: In yet another setback for the Mamata Banerjee faction of the Trinamool Congress, the party’s Bengal state president, Chandrima Bhattacharya, stepped down from her position on Saturday, July 4, barely a…
- India
UCC Bill to be placed before Bengal Assembly on Monday
Kolkata: Less than two months after ending the TMC’s 15-year rule in West Bengal, the BJP government is likely to place before the Assembly on Monday, June 29, one of its most…
- Kolkata
We aren’t traitors: Mamata camp turns rally into loyalty call
Kolkata: For years, the Trinamool Congress’ Shahid Diwas July 21 rally served as a grand annual showcase of political power — packed with lakhs of supporters, high-profile defections from rival camps and…
- Hate Crime
Bengal’s minorities dealing with budget cuts, violence under BJP
Kolkata: The West Bengal as India knew it has drastically changed in the one month since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the state Assembly elections. With a newly presented budget that…
- Opinions
West Bengal’s political crisis and future of Indian federalism
In a democratic system, elections are premised on the idea that voters elect representatives who remain honest and accountable to the public, upholding the very mandate upon which they were chosen. However,…
- Politics
TMC’s Abhishek files 20 disqualification pleas against rebel MPs
New Delhi: Facing a revolt in his parliamentary team, Trinamool Congress leader in Lok Sabha Abhishek Banerjee on Friday met with Speaker Om Birla and submitted 20 petitions against its 20 rebel…
- Kolkata
No relief to Mamata Banerjee from Calcutta HC in Bengal LoP row
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, June 18, refused any interim order on the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to appoint breakaway Trinamool Congress (TMC) group MLA Ritabrata Banerjee…
- Kolkata
Rebel TMC MPs announce merger with Nationalist Citizens Party
New Delhi: The rebellion in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) appeared to reach a crescendo on Sunday, June 14, as dissident MPs announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party and met Lok…
- Kolkata
Bengal CID conducts marathon questioning of Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: The West Bengal CID on Sunday, June 14, conducted marathon questioning of Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MLA Kunal Ghosh in Kolkata in connection with its…
- India
Bengal: TMC replaces two rebel MPs amid growing dissent
Kolkata: Amid the brewing rebellion within the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha, the party leadership has removed two Lok Sabha members from crucial organisational posts. The most significant move…
- India
West Bengal police raid residence of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjeee
In a dramatic pre-dawn operation that triggered a political storm in West Bengal, a large contingent of police, accompanied by central forces, raided the Kalighat residence of TMC national general secretary Abhishek…
- India
Abhishek Banerjee granted interim relief from coercive action
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court granted interim protection from coercive action to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday, June 11, in the alleged forged signatures of newly…
- India
TMC split: Ritabrata elected LoP with support of 58 rebel MLAs
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, June 3, suffered its first split in its 28-year history as 58 rebel MLAs elected expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition, wresting control of…
- India
Ritabrata claims Speaker accepted rebels bid, seeks Mamata advise
Kolkata: The TMC on Wednesday suffered its first split in its 28-year history as 58 rebel MLAs elected expelled leader Ritabrata Banerjee as Leader of Opposition, wresting control of its legislature party, and…
- Politics
Ritabrata Banerjee claims 59 TMC MLAs support for state Assembly
Kolkata: As many as 58 dissident Trinamool Congress MLAs backed expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the legislature party and conveyed their decision to West Bengal Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose…
