Mamata has no problem with infiltrators, but with security forces: Modi
Dum Dum, May 16 (UNI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Mamata Banerjee doesn't have a problem with those who cross the border and come into West Bengal to create chaos, but she has a problem with security forces.
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.
PM Modi promises to build Vidyasagar's statue, Mamata Banerjee hits back
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Amid the blame game between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday promised to build Bengali's social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue days after a bust of the icon was vandalised, media reports said.
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.
Modi, Mamata to hold rallies as Bengal enters last day of campaigning
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): After the Election Commission's directive, West Bengal will witness the last day of campaigning on Thursday with both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee holding rallies in different parts of the state.
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.
Mamata Banerjee hits streets a day after Amit Shah held mega roadshow in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah held a mega roadshow here, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee hit the streets in a show of strength on Wednesday.
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.
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.
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.
Vidyasagar bust vandalisation: Mamata Banerjee to hold protest rally today
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Escalating her attack against the saffron party in the last leg of Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday will hit the streets to protest against the vandalisation of Bengali's social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust at Vidyasagar College.
BJP leaders protest in New Delhi against Mamata Banerjee's 'goondaism'
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders staged a silent protest against the alleged "goondaism" of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party Trinamool Congress at Jantar Martar in the national capital on Wednesday.
Kolkata, May 15 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader Priyanka Sharma, who was held by police for sharing a meme of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said she was tortured inside jail and was also forced to apologise.
Amit Shah hired goons for vandalism here, alleges Mamata Banerjee after BJP rally turned violent
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Hours after a grand roadshow of Amit Shah turned violent in North Kolkata on Tuesday evening when Trinamool Congress activists allegedly clashed with those of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a bid to show black flag to Shah, chief minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP president of hiring goons to create problems.
Saffron surge in Kolkata as Amit Shah holds massive BJP roadshow
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Accompanied by BJP's North Kolkata candidate Rahul Sinha on his side, party supremo Amit Shah joined in a massive road show in the city on Tuesday, aiming to showcase strength of his party just days before people will vote in the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday.