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  • I used to be referred to as by means of ED 10 instances after TMC entered Goa politics: Abhishek Banerjee

    Via PTI

    PANAJI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday claimed that ever since his birthday party forayed into Goa’s electoral politics, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned him 8 to 10 instances on the behest of the BJP.

    In arguable remarks, he advised Goan citizens to “take cash from the BJP, however vote for the TMC” within the February 14 meeting polls.

    Addressing a public assembly at Cumbharjua in North Goa, he stated the BJP has been “misusing energy” and focused on the TMC, the ruling birthday party in West Bengal.

    The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is contesting the meeting polls in Goa in an alliance with the MGP, the state’s oldest regional outfit.

    Abhishek Banerjee is the nephew of Mamata Banerjee.

    The Trinamool Congress basic secretary claimed his birthday party has turn into a powerful pressure within the tiny coastal state dominated by means of the BJP.

    “The BJP has been misusing energy towards the TMC, which has turn into a powerful pressure in Goa. Each for the reason that TMC has come to Goa, the Enforcement Directorate, on the behest of the BJP, has summoned me 8 to 10 instances,” the Lok Sabha MP claimed.

    Banerjee asserted his birthday party won’t get intimidated and vowed to combat again.

    “I’m status right here and I provide you with my phrase that regardless of how a lot the BJP tries to intimidate us, we will be able to now not bow down prior to them,” he stated.

    “Until the time I’m alive, until the time blood is flowing thru my veins, I can proceed to combat in your rights,” the highest TMC chief stated, making an emotional pitch for his birthday party and looking for votes for it in what’s a brand new terrain for the 24-year-old outfit which continues to be to make a mark out of doors its stronghold of West Bengal.

    Banerjee advised Goan citizens to punish the BJP for its “betrayal”.

    “You’re taking cash from the BJP, however vote for don fula (two vegetation – ballot image of TMC) and betray the BJP like they betrayed Goans in 2017 (when the saffron birthday party got here to energy),” stated the 34-year-old flesh presser.

    Banerjee stated the best betrayal for Goans used to be in 2017 when “each MLA other people voted for bought his soul for Rs 50 crore”.

    “Everybody in Goa is conscious about this truth. There are 20,000 to twenty-five,000 citizens according to constituency. So, you’ll calculate for your self. One vote for them prices Rs 20,000,” he stated.

    But even so the BJP, he additionally centered the opposition Congress.

    The TMC chief stated, “Your vote, your agree with, your religion, your love, your blessings, your honour is being bought by means of each the BJP and the Congress for an insignificant Rs 20,000.

    Banerjee stated what took place with Goa in 2017 hasn’t ever took place in every other state all over the remaining 50 years.

    “You voted for the Congress and rejected the BJP. However the Congress performed with the affection and agree with of the folks of Goa. Purchasing and promoting politics will have to forestall in Goa,” he stated.

    After the remaining meeting polls, the Congress emerged as the only biggest birthday party, however it used to be the BJP which shaped a central authority by means of briefly forging an alliance with smaller events and Unbiased MLAs.

    Banerjee stated the time has come to vote for blank politics and this may also be ensured handiest by means of the TMC-led alliance.

    “Vote casting for every other birthday party except for the Trinamool Congress is the same as vote casting for the BJP which in flip method defeat of Goa,” he added.

    Regarding the BJP’s oft-repated communicate of “double engine” goverment, Banerjee pushed aside it as “double loot”.

    The time period “double engine” is utilized by BJP leaders to seek advice from the birthday party being in energy on the Centre in addition to in a state.

    “Loot of assets is occurring in Goa and any other loot of the nationwide exchequer is occurring in Delhi (Centre),” the TMC chief stated.

    The state, which has a 40-member meeting, will cross to the polls on February 14 and votes shall be counted on March 10.

  • Calcutta HC asks CBI to not arrest Abhishek Banerjee’s secretary right through look in coal rip-off case

    By way of PTI

    KOLKATA: The Calcutta Top Court docket on Tuesday directed the CBI to not arrest Sumit Roy, secretary to TMC best chief Abhishek Banerjee, right through his look sooner than the company to help the investigation into an alleged coal rip-off in West Bengal.

    Roy’s attorneys, difficult the CBI understand that requested him to seem sooner than it right here on Tuesday, claimed that it was once issued with out jurisdiction and that he’s now not named within the FIR referring to the coal rip-off.

    They submitted that Roy visited the place of business of the CBI on Tuesday morning and was once asked to go back after lunch.

    Showing for the CBI, further solicitor common Y J Dastoor submitted that it has now develop into trendy for someone to way court docket upon receiving a understand to sign up for an investigation.

    He additional stated that there’s no query of a writ court docket interfering at this level of the continuing with out the petitioner having availed of treatments to be had to him beneath the Code of Felony Process (CrPC).

    Justice R Okay Kapur directed that upon the petitioner resuming his cooperation with the investigating government, he might not be arrested in the case of the awareness issued via the company on January 25.

  • ‘There’s no downside’: Abhishek downplays feud with Trinamool chief Kalyan Banerjee

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: TMC nationwide basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday sought to downplay birthday party MP Kalyan Banerjee’s veiled assaults on him at the factor of management, pointing out that either one of them comply with the truth that Mamata Banerjee is their undisputed supremo.

    His remarks got here amid perceived energy fight within the birthday party and obvious variations between the generation-next leaders and a bit of the outdated guards.

    Veteran TMC chief and MP Kalyan Banerjee had ultimate week stated that he does not believe somebody else as his chief however Mamata Banerjee, whilst criticising Abhishek over a contemporary COVID-related advice.

    “Kalyan Banerjee asserted that Mamata Banerjee is his handiest chief. There’s no downside with that as Mamata Banerjee is my handiest chief, too. There’s no dispute, no matter Kalyan Banerjee has stated is true,” Abhishek informed journalists at a press meet in Goa.

    The TMC most sensible chief, who may be the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, insisted that the remark via Kalyan Banerjee is going directly to turn out that there’s “no prime command tradition within the birthday party”.

    “And if he (Kalyan Banerjee) speaks in opposition to me, it proves there may be democracy (within the TMC),” Abhishek stated whilst replying to questions from a Bengali information channel.

    Kalyan Banerjee, when contacted, declined touch upon Abhishek’s commentary.

    “He’s the honourable nationwide basic secretary of All India Trinamool Congress. I observe the directions of Didi (Mamata Banerjee) in true spirit. I’ve not anything else to mention,” he informed PTI.

    Talking about his “Diamond Harbour style” for tackling COVID-19 — one that confronted flak for the pattern examine determine cited — Abhishek, all the way through the click meet, stated that self exam at house isn’t accounted for within the reputable data.

    “There are some things which you wish to have to know. (Effects got thru) self-test kits do not get recorded. I sought after to fret on self exam. Should you behavior an RT-PCR examine, it takes 24 hours to get the record. As this Omicron variant has a better transmission price, we determined to fret on using self-test equipment,” the TMC’s Diamond Harbour MP defined.

    The parliamentarian additionally stated that of the 53,000 single-day exams he had mentioned, 20,000 had been RT-PCR and linked examinations and the remainder 33,000 had been completed with self-kit at house.

    Requested if the ‘Diamond Harbour style’ could be replicated in others portions of the state, he asserted that the West Bengal executive used to be running proactively to include the COVID state of affairs.

    In step with TMC leaders with regards to the MP, the Diamond Harbour style emphasises on most collection of exams in one day, strict implementation of COVID-safety protocol, banning of political, social and non secular conferences in the meanwhile, a devoted regulate room and WhatsApp quantity for coordination in each panchayat and municipality amongst different amenities.

    Speaking concerning the fresh arrest of an INTTUC chief following paintings disruption at Exide plant in Haldia, he stated the birthday party has 0 tolerance in opposition to such incidents.

    “If somebody tries to malign the birthday party, it’ll now not be tolerated, regardless of who the chief or employee is,” the TMC chief added.