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  • Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Mallikarjun Kharge to adapt President consensus

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    NEW DELHI:  NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Wednesday fobbed off requests from a number of events to turn into the joint Opposition candidate for the approaching Presidential polls, at a two-hour assembly referred to as via Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee right here. Mamata set the ball rolling via proposing his identify and getting the concurrence of a number of others. However Pawar in a well mannered way declined.

    The assembly that had illustration from 18 Opposition events advised him to rethink his determination. However Pawar sought to place a lid on it, taking to his Twitter care for later to mention: “I sincerely respect the leaders of opposition events for suggesting my identify as a candidate for the election of the President of India, on the assembly.

    Then again, I love to state that I’ve humbly declined the proposal of my candidature.” The assembly followed a unanimous solution to box a not unusual Opposition candidate within the Presidential elections. It made up our minds to tentatively meet once more on June 21, knowledgeable CPI MP Binoy Viswam. Mamata, Pawar and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge have been accepted to seek the advice of different events to adapt a consensus at the topic.

    With Pawar shutting the door, assets mentioned Mamata urged the names of Nationwide Convention chief Farooq Abdullah and retired diplomat Gopalkrishna Gandhi for attention as selection applicants. The advice was once met with a stony silence, an opposition MP knowledgeable. Kharge mentioned his birthday celebration has no specific identify in thoughts however will sit down with others to play a optimistic function to reach at a consensus if Pawar continues declining the be offering.

    Mamata mentioned she’s going to seek the advice of different events that would now not make it to the assembly, like AAP, SAD, AIMIM, TRS and BJD. Parallelly, BJP chief Rajnath Singh referred to as up Opposition leaders like Kharge, Mamata and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav to construct a countrywide consensus at the Presidential elections. He additionally spoke to JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar.

    Assets mentioned Opposition leaders sought to understand the NDA nominee for the top publish. BJP leader J P Nadda, too labored the telephones, to achieve out to leaders of events just like the BJD, YSR Cong, JD(U), RJD, TRS, DMK and others with whom he’s has just right rapport.

    Too untimely to remark: Gandhi
    “It’s too untimely to remark,” Gopalkrishna Gandhi, mentioned when requested about his candidature. He’s the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and was once the consensus opposition pick out for Vice President in 2017

  • Sharad Pawar refused to be Opposition’s presidential nominee, says Yechury after meet

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    NEW DELHI: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee and Left leaders met NCP leader Sharad Pawar one after the other on Tuesday looking to persuade the veteran chief to be the joint opposition nominee for the presidential election.

    Pawar, alternatively, refused, CPI(M) common secretary Sitaram Yechury mentioned after his assembly with him. Pawar met Yechury, CPI common secretary D Raja, and NCP leaders Praful Patel and P C Chacko in Delhi and conveyed to them his choice not to contest the election.

    “I’ve been knowledgeable that Pawar may not be the opposition face for the presidential ballot, different names are into consideration,” mentioned Yechury.

    Opposition assets mentioned Pawar used to be now not prepared to go into a struggle which he’s destined to lose at this level in his political occupation.

    Banerjee is in Delhi for a gathering of non-BJP events she has convened to formulate a joint technique for the impending presidential ballot.

    Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo, has convened the assembly on June 15 on the Charter Membership within the nationwide capital for discussions to come back out with a consensus opposition candidate. The election of the President of India shall be hung on July 18.

  • ‘We will’t cling other people to ransom through violent protests’: Bengal cleric’s frame to Mamata

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    KOLKATA: Mentioning that individuals can’t be held to ransom through violence, an affiliation of Muslim clerics on Sunday night time recommended West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to not grant permission to any further rally to protest in opposition to arguable feedback on Prophet Mohammad through two BJP leaders.

    The Bengal Imams Affiliation additionally requested contributors of the group to not fall into the traps of vested pursuits and bask in violence.

    President of the affiliation Md Yahia mentioned in a video remark that violence, arson and attacking houses and police body of workers through a piece of minority group contributors within the identify of agitation have harm the economic system and led to nice hardships to most people.

    “Whilst the feedback of Nupur Sharma and any other BJP chief are unacceptable and we’re anticipating administrative motion, we can not cling other people of the state to ransom through violent protests which can be happening in wallet of Howrah, Murshidabad and Nadia districts.

    Environment on hearth houses and pelting the police with stones and being lathi-charged through the police can not spice up the picture of a devoutly spiritual guy or his icon,” he mentioned.

    Yahia had on Thursday referred to as for protests inside of mosques around the state, difficult the arrest of the 2 BJP leaders, however mentioned the management is unfastened to do so in opposition to people who find themselves blockading roads and inconveniencing the general public.

  • Contemporary violence rocks Bengal, 60 other people arrested, cleric served realize

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    KOLKATA: A minimum of 60 other people have been arrested after a wave of clean violence within the commercial district of Howrah, portions of Murshidabad district and South 24 Parganas, as Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed to take strict motion in opposition to “the ones making an attempt to instigate riots within the state”.

    Police chiefs have been shunted out to usher in officials with “difficult” reputations into spaces scarred by means of violence since Friday and the Pirzada of Furfura Sharif, a cleric with political ambitions was once served a realize Saturday by means of the West Bengal Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights (WBCPCR) Saturday for the usage of youngsters in violent demonstrations.

    West Bengal | Clashes broke out in Murshidabad district. Police body of workers on the spot percent.twitter.com/0vHuwGDFzi

    — ANI (@ANI) June 11, 2022

    Suspension of web products and services which have been clamped since Friday on Howrah district was once prolonged to portions of Murshidabad district too Saturday. The violent demonstrations and protests are focused in opposition to feedback by means of suspended BJP chief spokespersons on Prophet Mohammad.

    A minimum of 60 other people have been arrested and booked below IPC sections that care for rioting, try to homicide and inflicting injury to public houses, amongst others, in reference to violence in West Bengal’s Howrah district, police mentioned on Saturday.

    In style violence broke out in Howrah district on Friday over inflammatory feedback by means of now-suspended BJP functionaries Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal.

    Contemporary violence was once reported in Panchla Bazaar house in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Saturday as protesters clashed with the police and several other properties have been set on fireplace, a senior officer mentioned. Protesters pelted policemen with stones, injuring a few of them, and likewise vandalised a BJP birthday party place of job.

    A number of fireplace tenders have been pressed into provider as police lobbed tear fuel shells to disperse protesters, the officer mentioned, including the location was once “below regulate” this present day.

    “The agitators had been dispersed. Some policemen had been injured within the stone-pelting. We’re carrying out a direction march within the house. The location is below regulate,” he mentioned.

    The West Bengal executive on Saturday additionally suspended web products and services in portions of Murshidabad district until June 14 to forestall the unfold of incorrect information following violence in Howrah, the place this type of clampdown is already in drive.

    ALSO READ | Bengal violence: Mamata executive reshuffles police officers in Howrah; web suspended in portions of Murshidabad

    This adopted the arrest of a faculty lady in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga in addition to violent protests and arson within the house.

    The woman was once arrested for allegedly placing up a submit on her social networking website online supporting the perspectives of the now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammed, police mentioned.

    Protesters hard her arrest, clashed with Police and attacked the lady’s space in addition to a number of others within the house.

    Web products and services had been suspended in Beldanga 1 block overlaying Beldanga Police Station house and Beldanga 2 block overlaying Rejinagar and Shaktipur Police Station spaces until 6 AM on June 14, an order mentioned.

    Web products and services have already been suspended in all the Howrah district until June 13 and Segment 144 of CrPC has been imposed in different spaces equivalent to Uluberia, Domjur and Panchla until June 15.

    Incidents of violence and protests have been reported from South 24 Parganas district’s Kulpi. Protesters attacked MLA Jogaranjan Halder’s car close to Amtala, police mentioned.

    Banerjee in a tweet on Saturday claimed that some political events have been at the back of the violent incidents that rocked Howrah district and promised to take strict motion in opposition to the ones making an attempt to instigate riots within the state.

    She additionally puzzled why commonplace other people must endure because of a “sin” dedicated by means of the BJP, in connection with debatable remarks by means of suspended and expelled saffron birthday party leaders on Prophet Mohammad which caused the violent protests.

    “As I’ve mentioned prior to, customary lifestyles has been suffering from violent incidents in Howrah during the last two days. Some political events are at the back of this, they need to instigate riots. However this would possibly not be tolerated and strict motion shall be taken in opposition to the ones concerned. Why must commonplace other people endure on account of sin dedicated by means of BJP,” Banerjee tweeted in Bengali.

    Following the violence, the state executive changed the Superintendent of Police of Rural Howrah, and the Commissioner of Police of Howrah Town.

    Praveen Tripathi, Further CP of Kolkata Police, was once made the brand new Commissioner of Police of Howrah Town.

    ALSO READ | Prophet remarks row: Jharkhand CM orders high-level probe into Ranchi violence

    Swathi Bhangalia, DCP (South West) of Kolkata Police, was once made the brand new SP of Rural Howrah.

    The West Bengal Fee for Coverage of Kid Rights (WBCPCR) Saturday despatched a show-cause realize Md Sanaullah Siddiqui, the Pirzada of Furfura Sharif, because it took suo motu cognisance of the movies on Fb appearing youngsters taking part in protests at Domjur in Howrah district the place agitators pelted stones, set police automobiles on fireplace, broken public assets and clashed with police on Friday.

    In its realize, the fee expressed worry over the problem and condemned hanging youngsters in peril and directed the superintendents of police of Howrah rural and Barasat police districts, Howrah police commissioner and district magistrates of Howrah and North 24 Parganas to investigate and take suitable motion in opposition to the ones curious about the usage of youngsters for demonstrations.

    The protests stored the state’s political cauldron at the boil as West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar and his supporters have been arrested whilst seeking to talk over with the violence-hit Howrah district the place a number of saffron birthday party places of work have been attacked, because the district was once below prohibitory orders and gatherings of five or extra other people was once banned there.

    Majumdar and his partners have been on the other hand later launched.

    Reacting to the violence West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed worry over the “worsening regulation and order” scenario within the state and requested Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to deal sternly with lawbreakers.

    BJP MP from West Bengal, Saumitra Khan, additionally wrote to Union House Minister Amit Shah, hard quick deployment of central forces in violence-hit Howrah.

    Reacting to the traits, TMC leader spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Ray on the other hand accused the Governor and the BJP leaders of creating provocative statements at the factor.

    “The Governor and the BJP leaders are making provocative statements. They’re fanning violence,” he mentioned, questioning why Nupur Sharma had no longer been arrested as but.

  • BJP sinned, why must other people endure?: Mamata on Prophet row violence

    Through PTI

    KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that some political events had been in the back of the violent incidents that rocked Howrah district and promised to take strict motion in opposition to the ones making an attempt to instigate riots within the state.

    She additionally puzzled why must not unusual other people endure as a result of “sin” dedicated through the BJP, in connection with arguable remarks through suspended and expelled birthday celebration leaders on Prophet Mohammad which brought on the violent protests.

    “As I’ve mentioned ahead of, customary lifestyles has been suffering from violent incidents in Howrah during the last two days.Some political events are in the back of this – they wish to instigate riots. However this may not be tolerated and strict motion shall be taken in opposition to the ones concerned. Why must not unusual other people endure as a result of sin dedicated through BJP,” Banerjee tweeted in Bengali.

    Protests erupted in numerous portions of Howrah district on Friday over arguable remarks through suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled chief Naveen Jindal on Prophet Mohammad.

    Agitators resorted to stone-pelting, atmosphere police cars on hearth and harmful public assets all through violent protests and clashes with the regulation enforcers within the district.

    Web products and services had been suspended around the district until June 13 and prohibitory orders below Phase 144 of CrPC imposed in numerous spaces equivalent to Uluberia, Domjur and Panchla until June 15.

    Not unusual other people needed to endure as highway and railway tracks had been blocked through protesters within the district.

    A number of native and specific trains had been cancelled because of the violence.

  • Naveen Patnaik will get privilege denied to Mamata, might meet Pope in Vatican

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    Odisha Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik is more likely to change into India’s first leader minister to fulfill the Pope, head of Catholic Christians around the globe.

    Patnaik is about to embark on a week-long international excursion within the final week of this month. His first prevent will probably be Dubai, the place he’s scheduled to wait an buyers’ meet. From Dubai, he would continue to Rome in Italy to fulfill some extra doable buyers.

    Resources stated efforts are being made to facilitate the executive minister’s assembly with Pope Francis on the Vatican Town right through his seek advice from to Italy.

    That is Patnaik’s first global seek advice from within the final 10 years and the second one since he took over as the executive minister of the state. It’s reliably learnt that the executive minister’s place of work has won all clearances from the central executive for his international travel.

    The Union executive had final 12 months denied permission to West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to wait a Global Peace Convention in Rome. The convention used to be to be attended via Pope Francis, amongst others.

    The Centre’s denial of permission to Banerjee had resulted in a vitriolic assault at the executive via the Trinamool Congress Birthday party which accused the Centre of enjoying “vindictive politics”. Wondering the Centre, Banerjee stated, “What number of puts will you (Centre) now not let me seek advice from? You’ll be able to’t prevent me perpetually.”

    The federal government, whilst denying the permission, stated that the “match isn’t commensurate in standing for participation via the executive minister of a state”.

    Resources stated that the Centre cleared Patnaik’s travel with out a lot ado because the ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance led via Top Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP might want the reinforce of Odisha leader minister’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD) within the Presidential election scheduled for subsequent month. It’s learnt that BJD has a large presence within the Presidential electoral school.

    Patnaik needed to lower quick his travel to London in 2012 as his relied on lieutenant Pyarimohan Mahapatra had attempted to rally the reinforce of BJD MLAs and overthrow the executive minister in his absence. Patnaik controlled to position down the rebellion. However he has now not left the rustic since then.

  • Vlogger Roddur Roy arrested in Goa for hurling abuses at Mamata, Abhishek over KK’s demise

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    KOLKATA: A workforce of the Kolkata Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested vlogger Roddur Roy from Goa on fees of abusing Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, all the way through a Fb Are living consultation, a senior officer of the pressure stated.

    “He was once arrested this afternoon through our officials in Goa. He’ll be dropped at Kolkata on transit remand. Our officials will produce him at a neighborhood courtroom there for the remand,” the police officer stated.

    An FIR was once lodged beneath quite a lot of sections of the IPC towards the vlogger after a criticism was once filed through TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta at Chitpur police station on Saturday.

    Roy, who extensively makes use of expletives in his social media posts, continuously dating controversies, hurled a barrage of abuses on the leader minister and the Diamond Harbour MP, but even so different TMC leaders corresponding to Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra, blaming the ruling birthday party for the alleged mismanagement at singer KK’s final live performance at Nazrul Mancha right here.

    The singer had collapsed, in a while after his efficiency on the auditorium, and was once declared ‘introduced useless’ through medical doctors when taken to a health center.

    Roy’s Fb Are living video has been got rid of from the social networking web site through government.

    In the meantime, BJP chief Anupam Hazra, reacting to the improvement, sought to understand why the police had taken no motion towards the vlogger when he used foul language for luminaries like Rabindranath Tagore.

    “Now that the executive minister and Abhishek Banerjee have been abused, the police swung into motion. Why will have to it’s so?” he maintained.

    By the way, in April 2012, the Kolkata Police had arrested Jadavpur College Chemistry Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra for allegedly forwarding an electronic mail containing a caricature of the executive minister.

  • Mamata condoles deaths in Uttarakhand coincidence 

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    KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condoled the loss of life of 25 vacationers from Madhya Pradesh in a street coincidence in Uttarakhand.

    A bus wearing 28 pilgrims from Panna in Madhya Pradesh fell right into a gorge close to Damta in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand.

    Twenty-five passengers had been killed and 3 are in crucial situation.

    “Extraordinarily distressed to grasp that a number of pilgrims on chardham yatra have died in a stressful street coincidence in Uttarkashi on Yamunotri freeway. My condolences to the relations of the deceased, cohesion to the survivors,” she tweeted.

  • Vlogger Roddur Roy booked for abusing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over KK’s final live performance

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    KOLKATA: A case was once filed towards vlogger Roddur Roy on Saturday for allegedly abusing West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee in a Fb reside, police mentioned.

    The case was once lodged below related sections of the IPC after a criticism was once filed through TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta at Chitpur police station, they mentioned.

    “An investigation has been began within the subject as in line with the related sections of the IPC. He has been summoned as part of the probe,” he mentioned.

    Roy, who broadly makes use of expletives in his social media posts and courts controversies, used a barrage of abuses towards the manager minister and senior leaders of the TMC within the Facevbook reside consultation as he blamed the ruling birthday celebration, alleging mismanagement at singer KK’s final live performance in Nazrul Mancha, following which he died.

  • Japanese Railway writes to Mamata Banerjee​, claims now not knowledgeable of bridge inauguration it majorly funded

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    KOLKATA: The Japanese Railway (ER) has written to the West Bengal executive over now not being knowledgeable of the proposed inauguration of a rail over bridge at Kamarkundu in Hooghly district on Friday by means of Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, for the development of which it spent the lion’s proportion, a railway respectable stated.

    Banerjee is scheduled to inaugurate the Kamarkundu rail over bridge from Bajemelia in Singur block on Friday at 3 pm, a senior respectable of the Hooghly district stated.

    He stated preparations had been made for the programme.

    A railway respectable stated that the ER has supplied Rs 26.7 crore of the entire Rs 44.86 crore value of the venture, whilst the West Bengal executive’s proportion used to be Rs 18.16 crore.

    “Our proportion for the rail over bridge at Kamarkundu is 60 in step with cent, whilst that of the state executive is 40 in step with cent,” he stated.

    The respectable stated that the ER has written to the state executive over it now not being knowledgeable of the proposed inauguration of the bridge, the duration of which is just about a kilometre.

    He stated that the ER had previous written to the state executive proposing a date for the inauguration of the bridge however have been knowledgeable that the manager minister could be a part of the programme.