Defections from Trinamool mar poll landscape
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Moral victory, says Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Trinamool Congress terms it ‘good riddance’
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TMC leaders Sonali Guha (4th from right) and Sarala Murmu (2nd from right) joining BJP in Kolkata on Monday.
Moral victory, says Bharatiya Janata Party, while the Trinamool Congress terms it ‘good riddance’
The defection of 88-year-old four-time Trinamool Congress MLA from Singur Rabindranath Bhattacharya to the BJP could not have come at a worse time. Mr. Bhattacharya known as “master
moshai (teacher)” is not only respected for his integrity, but he was also the face of the protests against forcible land acquisition at Singur for the Tata Nano small car project.
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PM Modi inaugurates Kolkata Metro extension, several other railway projects in West Bengal
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Published: Monday, February 22, 2021, 20:09 [IST]
Hooghly (WB), Feb 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the extension of Kolkata Metro Railway from Noapara to Dakshineswar, revered for the over 160-year-old temple of Goddess Kali, apart from other railway projects in West Bengal.
He flagged off the inaugural train from Noapara to Dakshineswar in the 4.1-km stretch of the north-south corridor of the metro railway, built at a cost of Rs 464 crore, through virtual mode from here. It has now become very easy for devotees to visit the Kali temples at Kalighat and Dakshineswar, he said.