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  • Rural polls outcomes point out Left is bouncing again in Bengal: CPI(M)

    The social gathering claimed that along with the Congress and ISF, they’ve clocked a vote share of 21 per cent within the panchayat elections, up from 10 per cent within the meeting elections.

    KOLKATA: Asserting that the 2023 rural elections point out a resurgence of the Left in West Bengal after the debacle within the 2021 meeting polls, the CPI(M) stated the binary of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP is just not working within the state.

    The social gathering claimed that along with the Congress and ISF, they’ve clocked a vote share of 21 per cent within the panchayat elections, up from 10 per cent within the meeting elections.

    “That the Left is ascending is a clear indication,” CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty stated.

    The enhance in vote share of the Left, Congress and ISF mixed has turned the electoral contest right into a three-cornered affair from the two-way contest between the TMC and BJP within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and the 2021 meeting polls.

    The Left events have repeatedly accused the BJP and the TMC of blending faith with politics to confuse the citizens.

    ALSO READ | Amit Shah to go to Bengal after BJP’s rout in rural polls

    “The binary could not be made (in this panchayat election) as was proposed by the TMC and BJP,” Chakraborty instructed PTI.

    The Left social gathering, which had not been capable of put up any outstanding battle within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and couldn’t win any seat within the 2021 meeting elections, claims to be steadily turning into a power to reckon with once more in West Bengal.

    In the 2018 panchayat polls, the TMC had gained unopposed in 34 per cent seats with the opposition events alleging intimidation and violence by ruling social gathering employees.

    The BJP, which had bagged 38 per cent votes within the 2021 meeting elections within the state, obtained round 22 per cent votes within the 2023 panchayat polls, the CPI(M) claimed.

    The CPI(M) stated it began making a turnaround within the polls after the 2021 elections, with its vote share steadily rising in all these, together with Ballygunge, Shantipur and in addition within the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections.

    ALSO READ | TMC resides in hearts of individuals: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on panchayat ballot win

    Alleging that the lately held rural polls had been marred by violence and rigging by members of the ruling social gathering, Chakraborty claimed that there is no such thing as a legitimacy of the consequence on this election “due to atrocities leading to an enormous quantity of vote loot and dacoity in counting.

    ” He alleged that lots of the profitable candidates of CPI(M) had been denied certificates regardless of having gained, whereas the dropping candidates of TMC got winner certificates.

    The former Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency MP claimed that “in spite of huge repression and vote loot,” the vote share of the Left and its allies grew by practically 12 per cent in comparison with the 2021 meeting polls.

    He stated analysts recommend the TMC’s vote share may have gone all the way down to 30 to 35 per cent had it been a free and honest election.

    “The Left and its allies could have been plus-minus 30 per cent and thereby it could cause concern to the ruling parties in both the Centre and the state,” the CPI(M) chief stated.

    The ruling Trinamool Congress has secured a large victory within the three-tier rural elections, profitable all of the 20 zilla parishads and lots of the panchayat samities and the gram panchayats.

    The Calcutta High Court has stated the panchayat elections and the declaration of outcomes can be topic to its last orders in reference to issues that it’s listening to over allegations of electoral malpractices.

  • Bengal ballot violence: State underneath TMC identified for crimes, anti-national actions, says BJP

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday attacked the TMC authorities in West Bengal, alleging that the state underneath its rule has develop into a tragic instance of violence in democracy.

    Hitting out on the TMC over violence through the panchayat elections, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi advised reporters that the state was once a centre of artwork, tradition and science.

    Now, it’s identified for “crimes, anti-national activities and dangerous appeasement”.

    He alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led authorities has been utilizing criminals for violence through the elections by giving them safety.

    Members of the BJP and the Left-Congress mix have been killed and such a state of affairs has emerged that completely different factions of the TMC are attacking one another, Trivedi alleged.

    “Violence has been going on in Bengal for years. It is not only continuing but gradually rising,” he mentioned.

    Taking a swipe on the BJP’s critics, Trivedi mentioned they can’t see these murders of their opposition to the social gathering and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    “The situation in Bengal is a lot like in Bihar of the 1990s, Trivdei said, accusing the TMC of tainting the polls with blood. The state government’s actions have been exposed through Constitutional means,” he mentioned.

    The BJP chief additionally praised the judicial intervention within the polls, saying issues may have been worse however for these measures, together with the deployment of central forces.

    In a swipe on the State Election Commission, he mentioned it had itself demanded safety forces for finishing up elections however can not determine what sort of forces there ought to be.

    ALSO READ | Bengal ballot violence: Congress chief seeks pressing listening to of HC to declare polls null and void

    While opposition events within the state such because the BJP have pitched for the intensive use of central forces, accusing the state police of supporting the ruling social gathering, the TMC has usually labelled comparable allegations in opposition to the central forces.

    Around 5.67 crore voters are more likely to train their franchise to decide on representatives for almost 928 seats throughout 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities and 63,229 gram panchayats.

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    NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday attacked the TMC authorities in West Bengal, alleging that the state underneath its rule has develop into a tragic instance of violence in democracy.

    Hitting out on the TMC over violence through the panchayat elections, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha member Sudhanshu Trivedi advised reporters that the state was once a centre of artwork, tradition and science.

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    He alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led authorities has been utilizing criminals for violence through the elections by giving them safety.

    Members of the BJP and the Left-Congress mix have been killed and such a state of affairs has emerged that completely different factions of the TMC are attacking one another, Trivedi alleged.

    “Violence has been going on in Bengal for years. It is not only continuing but gradually rising,” he mentioned.

    Taking a swipe on the BJP’s critics, Trivedi mentioned they can’t see these murders of their opposition to the social gathering and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    “The situation in Bengal is a lot like in Bihar of the 1990s, Trivdei said, accusing the TMC of tainting the polls with blood. The state government’s actions have been exposed through Constitutional means,” he mentioned.

    The BJP chief additionally praised the judicial intervention within the polls, saying issues may have been worse however for these measures, together with the deployment of central forces.

    In a swipe on the State Election Commission, he mentioned it had itself demanded safety forces for finishing up elections however can not determine what sort of forces there ought to be.

    ALSO READ | Bengal ballot violence: Congress chief seeks pressing listening to of HC to declare polls null and void

    While opposition events within the state such because the BJP have pitched for the intensive use of central forces, accusing the state police of supporting the ruling social gathering, the TMC has usually labelled comparable allegations in opposition to the central forces.

    Around 5.67 crore voters are more likely to train their franchise to decide on representatives for almost 928 seats throughout 22 zilla parishads, 9,730 panchayat samities and 63,229 gram panchayats.

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  • TMC MLA useless, 4 contestants ailing as Bengal votes beneath Covid cloud

    A SITTING TMC MLA succumbed to Covid-19 on Saturday, after the dying of two West Bengal ballot contestants earlier, because the state turned out in giant numbers to solid votes for the fifth section of polling.
    While masks and sanitisers have been at hand, social distancing was just about non-existent at cubicles throughout the state the place greater than 78% solid their ballots by 5 pm for 45 constituencies. A CRPF jawan posted at a sales space in Barasat constituency in North 24 Parganas stated, “Voters are given hand sanitisers and masks if they are not wearing one. But how does one maintain social distancing? There are nine booths here and every booth has a huge line of voters. If we try and maintain social distancing, there will be a law and order problem.”
    At a rally in Galsi, East Burdwan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Election Commission (EC) for not clubbing the remaining three phases of the continuing Assembly elections into one, as demanded by the TMC in view of the rising coronavirus numbers. “In the name of Covid restrictions, you are doing whatever the BJP demands,” she stated, including that the curbs on campaigning within the night have been introduced “purposely to reduce the number of my campaign meetings”.

    Banerjee condoled the dying of Congress Samsergunj candidate Rezaul Haque and Revolutionary Socialist Party Jangipur nominee Pradip Kumar Nandi, who examined constructive for Covid-19. On Saturday, TMC sitting MLA from Murarai constituency in Birbhum, Abdur Rahman, succumbed to the virus. The get together had earlier modified its nominee from the seat after Rahman examined constructive.
    Because of the deaths of the candidates, the polling for Samsergunj and Jangipur has been placed on maintain by the EC.
    At least 4 extra candidates, three from the TMC and one from the BJP, have examined constructive. West Bengal noticed one other highest single-day spike in new instances, of seven,713, on Saturday, taking the full tally to six,51,508. In the final 24 hours, 34 folks have died, taking the full Covid dying toll within the state to 10,540, whereas 3,426 have recovered.
    A day after the EC suggested events to carry small conferences moderately than large rallies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marvelled on the measurement of a gathering he addressed in Asansol in Saturday. Speaking on the rally, he stated, “Aaj chaaron taraf… maine aisi sabha pehli baar dekhi hai (Today, on all sides… I have seen such a gathering for the first time)… Till where my eye can reach, I can see only people, nothing else. Kya kamaal kar diya hai aap logon ne (What an achievement by you).”
    At a polling sales space in addition to Taki Road in Basarat constituency, Yasmin stood in keeping with her daughter Nuha Irani, 18, a first-time voter, at 7 am. “We are afraid of Covid, but I have to cast my vote,” Irani stated, as mom Yasmin added that that they had heard that in the event that they didn’t vote, their names can be struck from the deliberate National Population Register.
    Also within the queue was Netai Ghosh, 85, who survived a cerebral stroke a month in the past. His grandson Lakshman (29), who accompanied him, stated, “We didn’t know that those above 80 could cast postal vote at home.”
    At Panihati constituency, there have been complaints of voting being delayed at two cubicles as a consequence of Covid protocols. Said Pallab Bhattacharya, 49, at a polling sales space in St. Xavier’s School, “We have been standing for one hour and the queue has not moved.” About social distancing, he stated, “It is not followed outside the booth either. Just see any market or shopping complex.”
    In Deepshikha space of Kamarhati constituency, polling brokers manning cubicles of the CPM and TMC stated they have been taking precautions as greatest as they may. “We are conscious about our health, but we have to do this exercise for our party,” stated Shanta Chanda, 58, of the TMC.
    At a polling sales space in Bidhannagar constituency, which was Mamata Banerjee’s seat, Piyali Adak, 20, stated she was afraid of coming to the sales space. “But I thought if I skip, my voter card will lapse and I will be in trouble.”
    TMC Bankura candidate, actress Sayantika Banerjee, who solid her vote along with her mother and father, stated, “I am really worried about Covid. After completing the campaign, I quarantined for seven days and only then came home because my parents are in the vulnerable age group.”

    In North 24 Parganas, there was a scare after a BJP sales space agent, Abhijit Samanta, died after falling sick throughout early hours of polling. He complained of chest ache and was declared introduced useless at hospital.
    Just a few incidents of clashes have been reported in the course of the day, with one criticism of firing by the central forces coming from Deganga constituency in North 24 Parganas. The Election Commission stated that they had enquired and located the claims to be false. The EC obtained 2,241 complaints in all and 123 folks have been arrested. An Independent candidate, Kaushik Bhowmik, was arrested in Chakdah with a countrymade firearm.
    The highest turnout, of 81.73%, was registered in Jalpaiguri district.

  • Player blaming umpire (EC), one thing improper with (Mamata) recreation, says PM

    Prime Mnister Narendra Modi Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying her questioning the credibility of the Election Commission, safety forces and EVMs was a certain signal of her impending defeat.
    Addressing a public assembly at Tarakeshwar in Hooghly district, Modi stated: “On the cricket field, if a player keeps raising questions about the umpire’s decisions…you can assume that there’s a problem with (his/her) game….Didi used to believe in the same security forces and Election Commission but she is defaming them today. The same agency and EVMs were good when it helped you to come to power in Bengal for 10 years,” he stated.

    Modi stated he’ll come to West Bengal after May 2 (the counting day) to attend the oath-taking ceremony of the brand new Chief Minister who can be from the BJP.

    “The two phases of phases of polling have sealed the outcome of the election. The more phases of the elections are held, the more Didi will get annoyed. Didi, you are facing defeat. It is time to accept. Election ‘khela noy’ (not a game). Democracy khela noy. Didir khela sesh hobe (Didi’s game will come to an end),” he stated.
    “I will tell the new Chief Minister that I will send money from Delhi. Please use them as soon as possible. I will also ensure that farmers get their arrears which Didi stopped. Every farmer will get Rs 18,000 in his account before Durga Puja,” he added.
    The PM continued, “Didi, you must trust the people of Bengal. They have said that you will have to leave Nabanna (state secretariat) with your Taka Maar Company (TMC).”

    Talking about Singur which had seen Tata Motors shifting its Nano plant to Gujarat from there, Modi stated, “TMC cheated the people of Singur with its anti-land acquisition movement. Today, people in Singur are directionless. There is no industry in Hooghly which was once known as industrial belt. Farmers don’t have cold storage to keep their produce especially potatoes. They are fed up with the syndicate raj which has flourished under the TMC.”
    Referring to Banerjee’s claims that those that attend BJP rallies are paid to take action, Modi stated: “Stop insulting the people of Bengal by saying they are being paid to attend our rallies. People of Bengal are self-respecting people. They cannot be bought.”
    Later, at a rally in Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas, Modi stated Banerjee has conceded defeat from Nandigram and is planning to contest 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi.
    “After sensing her defeat from Nandigram, the TMC decided to field Didi in two seats. Now they are talking about Mamata Didi fighting Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi. This proves that Didi has conceded her defeat in Bengal and is looking for a place outside the state,” stated Modi.
    Ridiculing Banerjee, the PM added, “There (Varanasi) you will get to see a lot of ‘chotiwala’ and ’tilak’ sporting people. You will also get to hear Har har Mahadev along with Jai Shri Ram. I will advise you that don’t get angry with UP people and Varanasi people. They have given me a lot of love and they will also give you a lot of respect. They will not call you an ‘outsider’ or a ‘tourist’ or ‘tourist gang’.”

    On Thursday, Modi, at a rally, had requested if Banerjee was submitting her nomination from a second seat. In response, TMC MP Derek O’Brien asserted that she would win Nandigram and never contest from some other seat. TMC MP Mahua Moitra stated Banerjee will contest from Varanasi which is PM Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency and suggested him to get his “armour on.”

  • Opinion | How BJP goes to counter Mamata’s sympathy think about Bengal polls

    Image Source : INDIA TV Opinion | How BJP goes to counter Mamata’s sympathy think about Bengal polls
    The political battle strains in Bengal have now been drawn with Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding to deal with her election rally in Purulia on March 15, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching his marketing campaign from March 18.
    On Friday night, Mamata Banerjee was discharged from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata after 48 hours of commentary. Visuals of Mamata sitting in a wheelchair together with her left leg solid in plaster, have now change into the important thing poster for Bengal elections. The docs had suggested her full relaxation and had stated that her leg could be examined after every week. But the chief minister and her aides have now determined that she would resume her ballot marketing campaign.
    On Friday after her discharge from hospital, Mamata appeared weak and in ache. She was unable to face up from her wheelchair. Her safety personnel helped her by shifting the chief to the entrance seat of the car. Mamata didn’t communicate to the media after being discharged, however it’s now virtually sure that she can be addressing most of her rallies sitting in a wheelchair. On Sunday (March 14), she’s going to launch her celebration election manifesto in Kolkata.
    Now that her harm has change into the speaking level amongst widespread voters in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress leaders expect an enormous sympathy wave in favour of their chief. Both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP have demanded probe into the incident in Nandigram through which Mamata was injured. Whatever often is the final result of the probe, the sight of the chief minister addressing rallies sitting in a wheelchair is bound to change into an enormous draw among the many crowds.
    A senior Trinamool chief like Saugata Roy tried to hyperlink three factors. He stated, one, state BJP leaders Dilip Ghosh and Saumitra Khan had already predicted that one thing was going to occur in Nandigram, two, the Prime Minister in his Brigade Parade floor speech had requested, what if Mamata’s scooty slipped in Nandigram, and three, the DGP and ADG(Law and Order) of state police had been all of a sudden eliminated.
    It is true Modi had requested what if Mamata’s scooty slipped in Nandigram, however it was a figurative comment. He was questioning whether or not Mamta would lose the Nandigram ballot, however the PM’s comment was torn out of context by a senior chief like Saugata Roy. On Friday, Trinamool employees took out silent protest marches to sentence what they stated ‘attack on our leader’.  Till Wednesday, Mamata’s celebration was on the defensive with a number of leaders deserting the celebration, however Mamata’s harm has now kindled enthusiasm amongst her candidates and supporters.  
    Naturally, the BJP management is anxious and their ballot calculations have gone awry. If Mamata’s harm turns into the primary political concern, it’ll certainly act as a bonus level for Trinamool Congress. With Mamata campaigning in a wheelchair, the message to the voters will exit loud and clear. The ‘daughter of Bengal’ is bound to realize sympathy, notably amongst ladies voters.

    The BJP management will now must calculate how you can decrease the political injury that this incident has brought about. Till the center of this week, BJP was on the offensive, on points like minorities appeasement, Hindu points, political killings, and dying of BJP supporters. But now, the desk appears to have been turned.
    A Mamata, sitting in a wheelchair, and levelling allegations about how she was attacked, is bound to go down deep into the psyche of the widespread Bengali voters. The visuals of Mamata’s left leg solid in plaster are certainly going to place the BJP on the defensive. BJP leaders could query, why Mamata was silent when BJP President J P Nadda’s convoy was attacked in Diamond Harbour.
    The solely comfort for the BJP is that there at the moment are many leaders now within the celebration, who had been earlier related to Mamata Banerjee. They know very effectively how Mamata, prior to now, used her accidents to sway voters. These leaders are certainly going to inform the voters that Mamata’s harm was a ‘political drama’. The most distinguished of those leaders is Suvendu Adhikari, who, on Friday, filed his nomination from Nandigram in opposition to Mamata. It is Suvendu Adhikari who’s now going to name the bluff.
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  • Mamata Banerjee discharged from hospital, suggested relaxation for 7 days

    Image Source : PTI Mamata Banerjee had claimed that she was pushed by 4-5 males throughout campaigning in Nandigram.
    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who suffered a fracture in her ankle throughout campaigning in Nandigram, was launched from hospital on Friday. Doctors have suggested Mamata relaxation for seven days.

    “CM Mamata Banerjee has responded well to the treatment. She has been discharged with appropriate instructions, due to her repeated requests. She has been advised to review after 7 days,” an announcement launched by Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital stated.

    The swelling on her left ankle has subsided and he or she is feeling much less ache in her neck, shoulder and waist, a senior physician on the SSKM Hospital had informed information company PTI earlier at present.

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    Banerjee, 66, suffered accidents on March 10 after she was allegedly pushed by unknown individuals whereas campaigning for the meeting elections in Nandigram constituency, the place she is pitted towards her protege-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikary of the BJP and Minakshi Mukherjee of the CPI(M).

    Mamata Banerjee’s harm had triggered a BJP vs TMC warfare with the saffron social gathering claiming that the Trinamool chief was not attacked moderately she was injured in an accident. The TMC, however, claimed that the alleged ‘assault’ was deliberate by the BJP.

    TMC staff and supporters to keep up calm. Mamata stated she would resume election campaigning on a wheelchair if wanted. 

    “I would appeal to my party cadres, supporters, activists and common people to maintain peace and calm. It is true that I was badly hurt last night and felt severe pain in the chest and head. The doctors are looking after me,” Mamata, mendacity within the hospital mattress together with her left leg in a solid, stated within the video.

    “I appeal to everyone to maintain peace. I hope to be back on the field in the next few days,” she added.

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  • SC rejects plea difficult EC’s choice to carry WB Assembly polls in eight phases

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea difficult the Election Commission’s choice to conduct meeting elections over eight phases in West Bengal and in search of to bar the BJP and its leaders from utilizing “Jai Shri Ram” as a slogan through the marketing campaign.
    A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde initially advised the petitioner to method the Calcutta High Court.
    “I rely upon a judgement. This is not the matter of election petition. One party is using the religious slogan. Why should I go to the high court? ” advocate M L Sharma, the petitioner within the case, advised the bench.
    “You are asking for prosecution. How can we pass such an order. The only power lied with the high court, that to the election petition,” the bench, which additionally comprised Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, advised Sharma.
    When the petitioner referred a 1978 judgement of the apex courtroom, the bench requested him to point out the paragraphs within the verdict saying the highest courtroom can entertain a plea concerning malpractice in campaigning when the ballot course of begins.

    Sharma stated the matter be heard tomorrow, and the bench stated, “We can not learn it time and again, learn it proper now.
    “Alright, we don’t agree with you. Dismissed,”  the bench added.
    The plea had sought the apex courtroom’s course to cease the ballot panel from conducting eight-phase elections in West Bengal, alleging that it violates Article 14 (proper to life) and Article 21 (proper to life) of the Constitution.
    On February 26, the Election Commission had introduced the schedule for meeting elections to be held in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
    While the meeting polls in West Bengal can be held over eight rounds from March 27-April 29, polling in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry can be held in a single part on April 6 and in Assam over three phases.

    In his plea, Sharma had additionally sought a course to the CBI to register an FIR into the alleged chanting of non secular slogans throughout electioneering in West Bengal.
    The chanting of “Jai Shri Ram, other religious slogans are creating disharmony” and is an offence beneath the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the plea had stated.
    “Whether using a provocative religious slogan ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is for electoral benefits as well as others is not violated S.123(3) & 125 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,” reads the authorized query raised within the plea.
     

  • Will not be contesting Bengal Assembly polls: TMC MLA Samir Chakraborty

    At a time when the Trinamool Congress is battling in opposition to a mass exodus of its social gathering’s leaders to the BJP, its MLA from the Taldangra constituency in Bankura district Samir Chakraborty stated on Friday that he’s not going to contest the upcoming Assembly polls.
    Making public his determination, Chakraborty wrote on Facebook, “I have informed Mamata Banerjee that I will not be contesting the upcoming Assembly polls. However, I will definitely be campaigning for the party.”
    This comes barely two days after Trinamool Congress MLA and former Asansol mayor Jitendra Tiwari joined the BJP. Tiwari was the most recent entrant amongst a number of TMC leaders and MLAs who’ve defected to the saffron social gathering forward of the Assembly elections.

    The upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal have emerged as a three-way contest between the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC which is a 3rd time period, a resurgent BJP, and the Congress-Left-ISF grand alliance.

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced an eight-phase election schedule for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly ranging from March 27 and occurring until April 29. About 7,32,94,980 electors will train their franchise throughout 1,01,916 polling cubicles.

  • Bengal polls 2021: Celebs make a beeline to hitch Mamata’s Trinamool Congress

    Image Source : PTI/FILE Bengal polls 2021: Celebs make a beeline to hitch Mamata’s Trinamool Congress 
    Quite a lot of celebs – a preferred singer, an actor and a actor-director joined Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal on Thursday. Popular singer Aditi Munshi, actor Subhadra Mukherjee and actor-director Dheeraj Pandit joined TMC through the day at Trinamool Bhavan.
    Aditi stated solely TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee thinks or works a lot for individuals within the performing arts and allied fields. The singer stated that she shall be on the get together’s service in whichever approach it deems match.
    Subhadra, a preferred small display screen actor, stated solely Banerjee can save the state from the “fascist BJP turning it into one other Uttar Pradesh.
    “If BJP comes to power (in West Bengal) it will decide what you will eat,” she stated.
    The actor stated that she had joined the saffron get together in 2019 after listening to Modi’s name of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’.

    “But it turned out to be a hoax. All those who have humanity should quit that communal party and save the country,” she stated.
    Pandit urged the individuals to assist the secular, democratic, pro-people Trinamool Congress, which is looking for to return to energy for the third straight time.
    Senior TMC MP Sougata Roy, state minister Sashi Panja welcomed the three to the get together.
    Ex-chairperson of the Garulia municipality, Usha Choudhury additionally joined TMC through the day.
    Bengali movie heroine Sayantika Banerjee had joined TMC a day in the past, whereas a bunch of personalities of the business like veteran actor Dipakar Dey, director Raj Chakraborty, director-actor Sudeshna Roy, actors June Malia, Kanchan Mullick and Saayoni Ghosh joined the get together a number of days in the past.
    Other Bengali actors Rudranil Ghosh, Yash Dasgupta, Payel Sarkar and Srabanti Chatterjee, joined BJP prior to now one month.

  • Modi, Shah, Nadda brainstorm to finalise candidates for Bengal, Assam

    Image Source : PTI Modi, Shah, Nadda brainstorm to finalise candidates for Bengal, Assam 
    Brainstorming to finalize BJP candidates started on Thursday with the get together’s Central Election Committee (CEC) assembly on the upcoming meeting polls in West Bengal and Assam. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and get together president JP Nadda huddled together with different members of the get together’s committee. 

    The members held deliberations on the BJP headquarters on Thursday. Meanwhile, the get together sources informed PTI that the CEC might clear the names of the candidates for many of the seats within the two states the place elections will likely be held within the first two phases on March 27 and April 1. While the third and final part of polling in Assam will likely be held on April 6, West Bengal is scheduled to endure elections in eight phases ending on April 29.

    The direct struggle between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former confidant, now BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram seat will likely be one of many high-profile contests within the high-stakes Bengal polls. 

    According to sources, the BJP CEC might meet once more on Friday. 

    Polling in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will happen in a single part on April 6.

    The BJP has excessive stakes in West Bengal and Assam. In Bengal, it has mounted an aggressive, all-out marketing campaign, deploying quite a few leaders drawn from varied states and regarded adept in ballot campaigning, to finish the 10-year-old reign of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

    In Assam, the place the get together got here to energy for the primary time in 2016, the BJP has been pulling out all of the stops to retain energy, with the Congress becoming a member of fingers with regional events to seize its previous bastion.

    Before the CEC assembly, high BJP leaders like Shah and Nadda have held lengthy deliberations with Assam get together leaders, together with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, and people from Bengal, together with state get together chief Dilip Ghosh.

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