Updated Jan 07, 2021 | 17:04 IST
I am going to take a break from politics so the question of joining a party doesn t arise, said Laxmi Ratan Shukla. Laxmi Ratan Shukla | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights I ve done politics as honestly as I ve played cricket. My identity as a cricketer is the most fundamental I will complete my term as MLA Since I m going to take break from politics, question of joining a party doesn t arise
New Delhi: Former cricketer and ex-West Bengal Minister of State (MoS) for Sports and Youth Affairs Laxmi Ratan Shukla who resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led state cabinet and left the TMC said he is taking a break from politics.
Shashi Tharoor suggests cancelling Republic Day festivities due to Covid-19
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New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has suggested cancelling the Republic Day festivities after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled his India visit due to the the coronavirus situation in the UK. Now that @BorisJohnson s visit to India this month has been cancelled due to the COVID Second Wave, & we don t have a Chief Guest on Republic Day, why not go one step farther & cancel the festivities altogether? Shashi Tharoor tweeted.
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With the assembly elections right around the corner in West Bengal, TMC is facing threats from BJP on one side and AIMIM, on the other, to usurp the political party from their position of power. While BJP is directly competing with TMC, AIMIM has stretched its hands towards the Muslim voter base, who make up 30% of West Bengal’s population.
More trouble has spelled out for Mamata Banerjee, with the quitting of their ministers’ months before the assembly election. From the deserting of Suvendu Adhikari, a senior minister in TMC who allegedly joined hands with BJP to the recent resignation of Laxmi Ratan Shukla, TMC’s MLA and minister, who has quit the party to pursue his former profession as a cricketer, TMC is dealing with blows one after another.
Mamata Banerjee meets Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
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War of words between Raj Bhawan and Trinamool Congress rages on
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War of words between Raj Bhawan and Trinamool Congress rages on
As the war of words between the State’s ruling party and the Governor continued to rage unabated, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made a surprise visit to the Raj Bhawan and met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
While there was no word from the Chief Minister about the hour-long meeting, Mr. Dhankhar tweeted a photograph of the meeting with Ms. Banerjee. “Myself and Mrs Sudesh Dhankhar greeted Hon’ble Chief Minister @MamataOfficial when she visited Raj Bhawan today,” Mr. Dhankhar said, sharing the photograph on social media.