The Latest Breaking News from Mamata Banerjee

Cops acted in Hanskhali murder-rape case without political bias, says Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Cops did not see any “(political) colour” while acting in the Hanskhali murder-rape and arresting the accused, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asserted on Monday, questioning why the Trinamool Congress as a party was being blamed for a crime committed by one party worker’s son.

The Times of India · Apr 11, 2022

Shatrughan Sinha faces ‘outsider’ tag at Asansol in Bengal

Campaign for Lok Sabha bypoll ended on Sunday; contest has emerged as prestige fight for Trinamool and BJP

The Hindu · Apr 10, 2022

More Sufal stalls, 24x7 entry for food trucks in city, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rolled out a slew of administrative measures on Thursday to keep prices of essentials in check even as she continued to target the BJP politically for the runaway rise in fuel and LPG prices, which she called a "planned calamity" and "a return gift" to…

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2022

Mamata writes to Opposition CMs to resist BJP’s intention of misusing Central agencies

‘The ED, the CBI, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Income Tax Department are being used to target, harass and corner political opponents across the country for vendetta,’ she says.

The Hindu · Mar 29, 2022

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets Hills leaders, says GTA polls will be held in May-June

DARJEELING: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday iterated after a meeting with representatives of Hills outfits that election to the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration will be held in May-June.

The Times of India · Mar 29, 2022

Elections to GTA in 2 to 3 months, says Mamata Banerjee

Following 100-day shutdown and violent agitation in hills from June to September 2017, the GTA has been lying defunct

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2022

Bogtui mass killing: Will hit streets if CBI investigates at behest of others, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

SILIGURI: "Let CBI do their work, we will cooperate. But if CBI doesn’t do their work and at BJP, CPM and Congress’s behest do something else, we will hit the streets in protest" said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday referring to the ongoing Calcutta high court mandated CBI…

The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022

West Bengal Police calls claims by Suvendu Adhikari on Twitter fake

Police say that person in the photograph is an ASI in Mamata’s security team

The Hindu · Mar 26, 2022

Rajasthan: Governor is a 'soft target' and 'punching bag', says Jagdeep Dhankhar

JAIPUR: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said the governor has become a 'soft target' and 'punching bag' when the ruling party in a state turned out to be different from that at the Centre. He would be called the 'agent of the Centre' and by many other names.

The Times of India · Mar 26, 2022

Bengal’s violent politics of area domination

Eight people were burnt to death in a village in the State’s Birbhum district on March 21, as a retaliation to the killing of a local leader. What makes West Bengal so susceptible to vendetta politics and deadly violence? Why are factional feuds on the rise? Shiv Sahay Singh reports…

The Hindu · Mar 25, 2022