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The possibility of a close contest between Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and the BJP has spurred several political entities to beeline for their stakes in West Bengal one of the most high-voltage assembly elections in recent years. The All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimin (AIMIM) threw down the gauntlet recently, while the Shiv Sena and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) followed suit. The poll pot frothed over when an Islamic cleric, Abbas Siddiqi, said he would launch a party this January. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi met Siddiqi at his home and hinted at an alliance in which the Hyderabad-headquartered party would play junior.
Updated Jan 23, 2021 · 06:26 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during her visit to Netaji Bhavan on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose s birth anniversary, in Kolkata, on Saturday. | PTI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to speak at an event in Kolkata on the occasion of freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary, reported ANI. The chief minister refused to speak after “Jai Shri Ram” slogans were chanted when she rose to address the gathering.
“I think a government program should have dignity,” the chief minister said. “This is not a political programme. It doesn’t suit you to insult someone after inviting them. As a protest, I won’t say anything.”
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In yet another jolt for the TMC dispensation, West Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee quit the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, joining the growing list of dissenters who have put the
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Bahari (outsider),” said Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP and spokesperson Sougata Roy.
“This battle is to restore Bengal’s economic and cultural heritage and transform it into Shonar Bangla (Golden Bengal) once again,” said union home minister Amit Shah.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she would not let Bengal turn into Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh, or be ruled by people hailing from outside states.
Third Minister Quits Mamata Banerjee s Government, Breaks Down On Camera Third Minister Quits Mamata Banerjee s Government, Breaks Down On Camera His move comes days after he had complained about some leaders in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) carrying out propaganda against him.
Rajib Banerjee has not named anyone who he claimed was carrying out propaganda against him.
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He is the third minister to resign from the state government in one month
He had claimed some TMC leaders were carrying out propaganda against him
Kolkata:
West Bengal Minister Rajib Banerjee today quit the government citing a change of portfolio two years ago and broke down on camera, saying: I never thought a day would come when I would have to take such a difficult step . He is the third minister to resign this month in the middle of an exodus from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress ahead of elections.