Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS) : Bengali's iconic 19th century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar has taken the centre stage in West Bengal ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls. It is certainly not corruption or communalism anymore, but the blame game over the desecration of Vidyasagar's bust, that is the poll plank for the remaining nine seats that go to the hustings on May 19.
Trinamool goons destroyed bust of Vidyasagar: PM Modi in West Bengal
Mathurapur, May 16 (UNI): Accusing the West Bengal Government of trying to "destroy evidence", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday alleged TMC goons spread violence and desecrated the bust of iconic social reformer Vidyasagar.
BJP condemns Pragya Singh Thakur's 'patriot Godse' remark, asks to apologise
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's comment where she termed Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse as a "patriot".
Modi questions Mayawati's support to Mamata
Mau, May 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday questioned as to why Bahujan Samajwadi Party and Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh were supporting All India Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee when the people of Poorvanchal were being targeted by the Trinamool goons.
Opposition backs Mamata over her claims of EC-BJP nexus in shortening Bengal campaign
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): Several key opposition parties have come out in an open support for Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee who on Wednesday accused the Election Commission of acting as per the directives of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the poll body shortened the campaign in West Bengal by almost a day.
Allegations fly as ECI cuts short poll campaigning in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Allegations flew thick and fast following the Election Commission's decision to end election campaigning on Thursday night, instead of Friday, because of the absence of "a level playing field to all candidates" owing to state government pressure. The decision comes a day after a rally led by Amit Shah turned violent on Tuesday with BJP cadres clashing with Trinamool ones in North Kolkata.
TMC sees 'outsiders' plot' behind violence in Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, submits video footage to EC
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI): Calling BJP president Amit Shah a ‘liar’ and alleging that that clash erupted in Kolkata on Tuesday was a ‘plot by outsiders’ led by the BJP, the Trinamool Congress on Wednesday approached Election Commission and submitted video footage of the ‘attack’ as proof.
Bengal turns battleground for Lok Sabha 2019, BJP holds back to back rallies with PM, Yogi
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): It seems like Bengal has become the prime battleground of the Lok Sabha election 2019 with the Bharatiya Janata Party resorting to an intense and eventful last leg of campaign over a period of two days continuously ahead eyeing 23 out of the 42 seats in the state.
BJP supporter shouts ‘Vande Mataram’ slogans at Congress PC
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) High drama was witnessed on Wednesday at a press conference of the Congress party as a self-professed BJP supporter raised slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ before he was shepherded out by security personnel.
A day after Kolkata violence, Mamata Banerjee holds roadshow
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after BJP chief Amit Shah's roadshow turned violent, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is participating in a roadshow which is taking place on the same route in Kolkata on Wednesday.
We don't need outsiders, says Yogi Adityanath in Kolkata on Amit Shah rally violence
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday rejected Trinamool Congress party's claims that outsiders had joined the BJP roadshow in Kolkata on Tuesday which turned violent and said the party has enough workers in the state and did not need to make such a move.
Your tenure is over: Narendra Modi targets Mamata Banerjee during Basirhat rally
Basirhat, May 15 (IBNS): As poll campaigning reached feverish pitch under the shadow of a violent clash a day ago in Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Basirhat area of West Bengal on Wednesday and targeted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying her days are nearly over.
TMC hatched conspiracy to eliminate Amit Shah: BJP Spokesman
Shimla, May 15(UNI) National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Syed Shahnawaz Hussein alleged that Trinmool Congress hatched conspiracy to eliminate BJP President Amit Shah however he had narrow escape due to timely action by Centre Reserve Paramilitary Forces during a road show at Kolkata on Tuesday.
Elections in Jammu and Kashmir are more peaceful than in Bengal: Narendra Modi
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): At a time when Kolkata witnessed violence on Tuesday over the damaging of Vidyasagar's statue in the northern part of the city during a roadshow by BJP chief Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir remain more peaceful than in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee meme row: Priyanka Sharma released; SC hauls up W Bengal over delay
New Delhi, May 15 (UNI) BJP worker Priyanka Sharma was freed by West Bengal government on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered her immediate release.