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  • Officers reject Mamata’s grievance of Centre now not inviting her to be a part of Hasina’s seek advice from 

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Centre does now not invite leader ministers for attending the occasions of a visiting head of some other nation’s executive, authentic assets stated on Thursday, rejecting Mamata Banerjee’s grievance of the federal government for now not asking her to be a part of Bangladesh High Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commute.

    “The federal government of India does now not invite any leader minister for such visits. Infrequently leader ministers are invited for state banquets or another ceremonial occasions however there was once no such instance right through this seek advice from.”

    “In 2015, High Minister Narendra Modi had in truth invited (West Bengal) Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to Bangladesh, the place a ceremonial match was once held for flagging-off a bus carrier between the 2 nations,” an authentic stated.

    The response got here after Banerjee slammed the Centre for now not inviting her to be part of Hasina’s seek advice from to India.

    She stated she was once taken with why the BJP-led executive was once “frightened” about her assembly Hasina.

    “I percentage a very good dating with Bangladesh High Minister Sheikh Hasina, however (the Centre) didn’t invite me to be part of her seek advice from,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader stated whilst addressing a distinct consultation of her birthday party.

    Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day seek advice from to enlarge the full ties between the 2 nations.

    NEW DELHI: The Centre does now not invite leader ministers for attending the occasions of a visiting head of some other nation’s executive, authentic assets stated on Thursday, rejecting Mamata Banerjee’s grievance of the federal government for now not asking her to be a part of Bangladesh High Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commute.

    “The federal government of India does now not invite any leader minister for such visits. Infrequently leader ministers are invited for state banquets or another ceremonial occasions however there was once no such instance right through this seek advice from.”

    “In 2015, High Minister Narendra Modi had in truth invited (West Bengal) Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to Bangladesh, the place a ceremonial match was once held for flagging-off a bus carrier between the 2 nations,” an authentic stated.

    The response got here after Banerjee slammed the Centre for now not inviting her to be part of Hasina’s seek advice from to India.

    She stated she was once taken with why the BJP-led executive was once “frightened” about her assembly Hasina.

    “I percentage a very good dating with Bangladesh High Minister Sheikh Hasina, however (the Centre) didn’t invite me to be part of her seek advice from,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader stated whilst addressing a distinct consultation of her birthday party.

    Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day seek advice from to enlarge the full ties between the 2 nations.

  • ‘Nitish now in entrance row of Opposition camp along side Mamata’: Shatrughan Sinha

    By means of PTI

    PATNA: Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar stands within the “entrance row” of the opposition camp along side Mamata Banerjee and others to finish the “Modi raj” within the nation within the 2024 common election, former BJP chief and now Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha stated on Wednesday.

    Sinha stated the JD(U) chief has given the BJP a style of its personal drugs after it dislodged governments of opposition events in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

    On who amongst Kumar and Banerjee may emerge because the opposition face towards High Minister Narendra Modi within the subsequent Lok Sabha ballot, the actor-politician advised PTI that the folk of the rustic and leaders of the opposition events would make a decision it at an “suitable” time.

    Sinha, who had served as a cupboard minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee executive, has develop into a Lok Sabha member from Asansol in West Bengal just lately from Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC).

    Popularly known as “Bihari Babu”, the actor-politician bid good-bye to the BJP after being denied a price ticket from his local Patna Sahib seat within the 2019 common election.

    Earlier than parting tactics with the saffron birthday celebration, Sinha had on a number of events centered High Minister Narendra Modi and House minister Amit Shah the use of the barb “one guy birthday celebration and two males military” towards them.

    After leaving the BJP, Sinha had unsuccessfully contested from the Patna Sahib constituency on a Congress price ticket in 2019.

    After mendacity low within the Congress, he converted to Trinamool Congress and Banerjee selected him for the by-election within the Asansol Lok Sabha seat vacated via Babul Supriyo.

    “Higher past due than by no means, Nitish Kumar has given the BJP a style of its personal drugs that it administered in Madhya Pradesh and now in Maharashtra the use of its cash energy,” Sinha alleged.

    He used to be in his local position Patna at the day Kumar took oath as leader minister of Bihar for the 8th time along side deputy leader minister Tejashwi Yadav.

    “Because of his daring determination, Kumar nowadays stands within the entrance row within the opposition camp along side Banerjee and others to guide the downfall of ‘Modi raj’ within the subsequent Parliamentary election,” he stated.

    Opposition events have claimed the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP and becoming a member of arms with the RJD, Congress and others is a sign of the alternate in Indian politics, saying that their imaginative and prescient to battle the saffron birthday celebration and its “politics of intimidation” has won momentum.

    Kumar, who has dumped the BJP for the second one time after severing ties in 2013 and reconciling in 2017, is being mentioned within the political circles as a possible opposition face towards Modi in 2024 however many nonetheless view the JD(U) chief with suspicion mentioning his a large number of ‘U-turns’.

    Additionally a number of different opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Telangana Leader Minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi have hinted at high ministerial ambitions.

    “The folks of the rustic and the leaders of the opposition events would make a decision who will be the face towards Modi within the 2024 common election,” Sinha, who had previous served as Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib two times and likewise as Rajya Sabha MP on two events from the saffron birthday celebration, stated.

    The newly elected TMC MP from Asansol praised Banerjee and reiterated she could be a “sport changer” within the subsequent common election.

    Speaking about BJP forming its governments in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra after defection in Congress and Shiv Sena respectively, Sinha stated, “They (the BJP) have been indulging within the toppling sport the use of cash energy”.

    “After khela (sport) in West Bengal, the BJP has been reduce to measurement following khela in Bihar,” he stated the use of the well-known punchline of the TMC right through the West Bengal meeting polls in 2021.

    Sinha had served within the Vajpayee cupboard along side each Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee and had on a number of events highlighted his cordial courting with either one of them.

    The septuagenarian Parliamentarian had praised West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee for preventing the BJP and defeating it comprehensively within the meeting polls within the jap state in 2021.

    PATNA: Bihar Leader Minister Nitish Kumar stands within the “entrance row” of the opposition camp along side Mamata Banerjee and others to finish the “Modi raj” within the nation within the 2024 common election, former BJP chief and now Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha stated on Wednesday.

    Sinha stated the JD(U) chief has given the BJP a style of its personal drugs after it dislodged governments of opposition events in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

    On who amongst Kumar and Banerjee may emerge because the opposition face towards High Minister Narendra Modi within the subsequent Lok Sabha ballot, the actor-politician advised PTI that the folk of the rustic and leaders of the opposition events would make a decision it at an “suitable” time.

    Sinha, who had served as a cupboard minister within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee executive, has develop into a Lok Sabha member from Asansol in West Bengal just lately from Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC).

    Popularly known as “Bihari Babu”, the actor-politician bid good-bye to the BJP after being denied a price ticket from his local Patna Sahib seat within the 2019 common election.

    Earlier than parting tactics with the saffron birthday celebration, Sinha had on a number of events centered High Minister Narendra Modi and House minister Amit Shah the use of the barb “one guy birthday celebration and two males military” towards them.

    After leaving the BJP, Sinha had unsuccessfully contested from the Patna Sahib constituency on a Congress price ticket in 2019.

    After mendacity low within the Congress, he converted to Trinamool Congress and Banerjee selected him for the by-election within the Asansol Lok Sabha seat vacated via Babul Supriyo.

    “Higher past due than by no means, Nitish Kumar has given the BJP a style of its personal drugs that it administered in Madhya Pradesh and now in Maharashtra the use of its cash energy,” Sinha alleged.

    He used to be in his local position Patna at the day Kumar took oath as leader minister of Bihar for the 8th time along side deputy leader minister Tejashwi Yadav.

    “Because of his daring determination, Kumar nowadays stands within the entrance row within the opposition camp along side Banerjee and others to guide the downfall of ‘Modi raj’ within the subsequent Parliamentary election,” he stated.

    Opposition events have claimed the JD(U) breaking ranks with the BJP and becoming a member of arms with the RJD, Congress and others is a sign of the alternate in Indian politics, saying that their imaginative and prescient to battle the saffron birthday celebration and its “politics of intimidation” has won momentum.

    Kumar, who has dumped the BJP for the second one time after severing ties in 2013 and reconciling in 2017, is being mentioned within the political circles as a possible opposition face towards Modi in 2024 however many nonetheless view the JD(U) chief with suspicion mentioning his a large number of ‘U-turns’.

    Additionally a number of different opposition leaders like Mamata Banerjee, Telangana Leader Minister Ok Chandrashekar Rao and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi have hinted at high ministerial ambitions.

    “The folks of the rustic and the leaders of the opposition events would make a decision who will be the face towards Modi within the 2024 common election,” Sinha, who had previous served as Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib two times and likewise as Rajya Sabha MP on two events from the saffron birthday celebration, stated.

    The newly elected TMC MP from Asansol praised Banerjee and reiterated she could be a “sport changer” within the subsequent common election.

    Speaking about BJP forming its governments in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra after defection in Congress and Shiv Sena respectively, Sinha stated, “They (the BJP) have been indulging within the toppling sport the use of cash energy”.

    “After khela (sport) in West Bengal, the BJP has been reduce to measurement following khela in Bihar,” he stated the use of the well-known punchline of the TMC right through the West Bengal meeting polls in 2021.

    Sinha had served within the Vajpayee cupboard along side each Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee and had on a number of events highlighted his cordial courting with either one of them.

    The septuagenarian Parliamentarian had praised West Bengal leader minister Mamata Banerjee for preventing the BJP and defeating it comprehensively within the meeting polls within the jap state in 2021.

  • GST repayment, MSP, dues determine in NITI Aayog meet

    Through Categorical Information Carrier

    NEW DELHI: Problems associated with the extension of GST repayment, expanding states’ proportion in central taxes, call for for felony ensure to the minimal enhance worth (MSP) for plants, liberate of pending price range for central schemes, and cooperative federalism have been raised by way of leader ministers throughout the 7th Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog chaired by way of High Minister Narendra Modi right here on Sunday.

    It was once their first in-person assembly for the reason that pandemic struck. It was once attended by way of 23 leader ministers, 3 lieutenant governors, two directors and Union ministers.

    Telangana CM Ok Chandrashekar Rao and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar skipped it whilst Tamil Nadu CM M Ok Stalin didn’t attend as it was once his father M Karunanidhi’s loss of life anniversary. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai is down with Covid.  

    High Minister Narendra Modi sought enhance to lift the GST assortment. “Expanding GST assortment calls for collective motion by way of the Centre and the states. It is vital for strengthening our financial place,” he stated.

    Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel sought a five-year extension of repayment to states in lieu of a fall in income because of the GST’s implementation. 

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reportedly left after the primary part of the assembly, bringing up the cyclone scenario within the state.

    She sought the pressing liberate of price range to the state because of the implementation of MGNREGA and different central schemes. Calling for better Centre-state cooperation, she requested the Centre to appear into the calls for of the states extra critically, including that no insurance policies like enforcing the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) will have to be compelled on them.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann raised the topic of offering felony ensure to MSP. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik stated the state has been traditionally unnoticed in topics at the central checklist, similar to telecom, railways and banking. “We’ve got the bottom density in a majority of these the most important infrastructures and I’d urge the Central govt to present particular center of attention to Odisha,” he stated. 

    NEW DELHI: Problems associated with the extension of GST repayment, expanding states’ proportion in central taxes, call for for felony ensure to the minimal enhance worth (MSP) for plants, liberate of pending price range for central schemes, and cooperative federalism have been raised by way of leader ministers throughout the 7th Governing Council assembly of NITI Aayog chaired by way of High Minister Narendra Modi right here on Sunday.

    It was once their first in-person assembly for the reason that pandemic struck. It was once attended by way of 23 leader ministers, 3 lieutenant governors, two directors and Union ministers.

    Telangana CM Ok Chandrashekar Rao and his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar skipped it whilst Tamil Nadu CM M Ok Stalin didn’t attend as it was once his father M Karunanidhi’s loss of life anniversary. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai is down with Covid.  

    High Minister Narendra Modi sought enhance to lift the GST assortment. “Expanding GST assortment calls for collective motion by way of the Centre and the states. It is vital for strengthening our financial place,” he stated.

    Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel sought a five-year extension of repayment to states in lieu of a fall in income because of the GST’s implementation. 

    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reportedly left after the primary part of the assembly, bringing up the cyclone scenario within the state.

    She sought the pressing liberate of price range to the state because of the implementation of MGNREGA and different central schemes. Calling for better Centre-state cooperation, she requested the Centre to appear into the calls for of the states extra critically, including that no insurance policies like enforcing the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) will have to be compelled on them.

    Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann raised the topic of offering felony ensure to MSP. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik stated the state has been traditionally unnoticed in topics at the central checklist, similar to telecom, railways and banking. “We’ve got the bottom density in a majority of these the most important infrastructures and I’d urge the Central govt to present particular center of attention to Odisha,” he stated. 

  • Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, seeks pressing unencumber of Bengal’s dues

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    KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a four-day Delhi seek advice from, met Top Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and positioned an inventory of Rs 100968 crore claiming that the cash the Centre owes to the state executive in GST arrears and different segments associated with the central executive schemes, assets within the Trinamool Congress mentioned.

    Within the 45-minute assembly, the CM additionally raised the problem of the usage of the central businesses which can be summoning Trinamool Congress functionaries.

    Taking a jibe at Mamata-Modi assembly, the CPI(M) and Congress described it as part of her “surroundings” plan to settle an below the desk maintain the BJP.

    Mamata’s Delhi seek advice from and assembly with Modi is claimed to be politically important within the backdrop of the arrest of Partha Chatterjee, former trade and industries minister in Bengal cupboard who was once third-in-command within the TMC, by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in alleged college recruitment rip-off all over the flesh presser’s tenure as training minister.

    “Within the assembly, the CM discussed about Rs 90,000 crore which is the state executive’s GST percentage and mendacity due with the Centre. She mentioned except the state will get its percentage, it’s going to be tough to transparent the dues of the state executive workers,” mentioned a senior TMC chief.

    The chief mentioned Mamata additionally demanded Rs 5,561 crore which the Centre owes to Bengal executive as labourer fee below 100-day activity scheme. “She additionally discussed about Rs 9,329 crore which the state is but to get from the central executive below the housing scheme for the deficient folks,” he added.

    The state executive determined to carry unencumber of budget below 100-day activity scheme since December remaining 12 months mentioning anomalies discovered by way of the Centre’s tracking groups which visited Bengal on two events. The Centre could also be but to unencumber the labour funds for Bengal in 2022-23 fiscal.       

    On a number of instance, Mamata raised the problem of financial blockade which the Centre is wearing out by way of now not clearing the fund intended for 100-day activity scheme and the state’s GST arrears. She had written a host letters to to the Top Minister soliciting for him to transparent the dues.

    CPI(M)’s central committee member Sujan Chakrabarty described the assembly an insignificant eye-wash. “It’s transparent that she flew to Delhi to settle a maintain the BJP to offer protection to her corrupt celebration leaders from the central businesses. The ED already interrogated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee on two events in reference to a cash laundering case connected to coal smuggling being probed by way of the CBI,” he mentioned.

    Congress state president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury echoed Chakrabarty pronouncing after Chatterjee’s arrest, Bengal CM landed in Delhi to offer protection to her personal males who’re going through corruption fees.

    KOLKATA: West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee, who’s on a four-day Delhi seek advice from, met Top Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and positioned an inventory of Rs 100968 crore claiming that the cash the Centre owes to the state executive in GST arrears and different segments associated with the central executive schemes, assets within the Trinamool Congress mentioned.

    Within the 45-minute assembly, the CM additionally raised the problem of the usage of the central businesses which can be summoning Trinamool Congress functionaries.

    Taking a jibe at Mamata-Modi assembly, the CPI(M) and Congress described it as part of her “surroundings” plan to settle an below the desk maintain the BJP.

    Mamata’s Delhi seek advice from and assembly with Modi is claimed to be politically important within the backdrop of the arrest of Partha Chatterjee, former trade and industries minister in Bengal cupboard who was once third-in-command within the TMC, by way of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in alleged college recruitment rip-off all over the flesh presser’s tenure as training minister.

    “Within the assembly, the CM discussed about Rs 90,000 crore which is the state executive’s GST percentage and mendacity due with the Centre. She mentioned except the state will get its percentage, it’s going to be tough to transparent the dues of the state executive workers,” mentioned a senior TMC chief.

    The chief mentioned Mamata additionally demanded Rs 5,561 crore which the Centre owes to Bengal executive as labourer fee below 100-day activity scheme. “She additionally discussed about Rs 9,329 crore which the state is but to get from the central executive below the housing scheme for the deficient folks,” he added.

    The state executive determined to carry unencumber of budget below 100-day activity scheme since December remaining 12 months mentioning anomalies discovered by way of the Centre’s tracking groups which visited Bengal on two events. The Centre could also be but to unencumber the labour funds for Bengal in 2022-23 fiscal.       

    On a number of instance, Mamata raised the problem of financial blockade which the Centre is wearing out by way of now not clearing the fund intended for 100-day activity scheme and the state’s GST arrears. She had written a host letters to to the Top Minister soliciting for him to transparent the dues.

    CPI(M)’s central committee member Sujan Chakrabarty described the assembly an insignificant eye-wash. “It’s transparent that she flew to Delhi to settle a maintain the BJP to offer protection to her corrupt celebration leaders from the central businesses. The ED already interrogated her nephew Abhishek Banerjee on two events in reference to a cash laundering case connected to coal smuggling being probed by way of the CBI,” he mentioned.

    Congress state president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury echoed Chakrabarty pronouncing after Chatterjee’s arrest, Bengal CM landed in Delhi to offer protection to her personal males who’re going through corruption fees.

  • Babul Supriyo: From singer to BJP’s poster boy to Mamata’s minister

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: Babul Supriyo, who was once on Wednesday sworn in as a minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cupboard, has had a roller-coaster journey, from being a well-liked playback singer to BJP’s poster boy in West Bengal to becoming a member of the TMC govt.

    Supriyo began off as a town banker who rose to be a BJP minister on the Centre after an opportunity assembly with yoga guru Ramdev, however all at once discovered himself out within the chilly after dropping an meeting election from Tollygunge ultimate 12 months by way of an enormous margin of fifty,000 votes.

    Alternatively, Supriyo bounced again to win the celebrated Ballygunge constituency in April for his new birthday party – the Trinamool Congress – which he joined in September 2021 in a wonder transfer.

    Born in West Bengal’s Uttarpara as Supriya Baral in 1970, he modified his title to Babul Supriyo whilst attempting his success as a Bollywood singer after quitting his banking activity.

    After a a hit stint as a Hindi playback singer, Supriyo entered politics in 2014, getting a price ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections for the BJP from West Bengal on Ramdev’s advice.

    He stunned everybody by way of defeating TMC’s Dola Sen from the commercial the town of Asansol and was once made the Union Minister of State for City Construction.

    Two years later, he was once shifted to the Ministry for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises all through a reshuffle in July 2016.

    In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Supriyo’s successful streak endured when he defeated TMC’s Moon Moon Sen by way of an enormous margin of one.97 lakh votes.

    This time the Bollywood singer was once named the Minister of State for Setting, Woodland and Local weather Exchange.

    Supriyo was once once more pitted in April 2021, because the BJP candidate for Tollygunge Meeting constituency, which has as its centerpiece the film studio referred to as Tollywood, in opposition to three-time TMC MLA Aroop Biswas.

    The 2-time BJP MP had then promised he would finish Biswas’s “dictatorship” in Tollywood.

    Alternatively, this time spherical his streak of success gave the impression to have run out.

    Supriyo misplaced by way of over 50,000 votes.

    Issues additionally began going bitter in his dating with BJP’s best management and he was once sooner or later dropped from the Union Cupboard.

    The perturbed 50-year-old singer, whose instinctive first response was once that he would “surrender” politics after being dropped from the ministry, in the long run joined the TMC after birthday party supremo Mamata Banerjee and common secretary Abhishek Banerjee prolonged an be offering to him.

    ““It was once with nice disillusionment that I had introduced that I might surrender politics. An excellent chance has been prolonged by way of Didi (Mamata Banerjee) and Abhishek Banerjee and I’m glad to simply accept that. I used to be anticipating one thing extra after seven years as a Union Minister of State. Then variations began rising with the birthday party,”” Supriyo had stated after becoming a member of the TMC ultimate 12 months.

    Although his victory in Ballygunge previous this 12 months was once marred by way of a marketing campaign of “no vote for Supriyo” undertaken by way of some teams within the constituency, Supriyo, true to his curler coaster taste received the seat by way of over 20,000 votes in opposition to his CPI(M) rival Saira Shah Halim, who emerged in the second one place.

    Curiously, his former birthday party’s Keya Ghosh got here 3rd.

    KOLKATA: Babul Supriyo, who was once on Wednesday sworn in as a minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cupboard, has had a roller-coaster journey, from being a well-liked playback singer to BJP’s poster boy in West Bengal to becoming a member of the TMC govt.

    Supriyo began off as a town banker who rose to be a BJP minister on the Centre after an opportunity assembly with yoga guru Ramdev, however all at once discovered himself out within the chilly after dropping an meeting election from Tollygunge ultimate 12 months by way of an enormous margin of fifty,000 votes.

    Alternatively, Supriyo bounced again to win the celebrated Ballygunge constituency in April for his new birthday party – the Trinamool Congress – which he joined in September 2021 in a wonder transfer.

    Born in West Bengal’s Uttarpara as Supriya Baral in 1970, he modified his title to Babul Supriyo whilst attempting his success as a Bollywood singer after quitting his banking activity.

    After a a hit stint as a Hindi playback singer, Supriyo entered politics in 2014, getting a price ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections for the BJP from West Bengal on Ramdev’s advice.

    He stunned everybody by way of defeating TMC’s Dola Sen from the commercial the town of Asansol and was once made the Union Minister of State for City Construction.

    Two years later, he was once shifted to the Ministry for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises all through a reshuffle in July 2016.

    In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Supriyo’s successful streak endured when he defeated TMC’s Moon Moon Sen by way of an enormous margin of one.97 lakh votes.

    This time the Bollywood singer was once named the Minister of State for Setting, Woodland and Local weather Exchange.

    Supriyo was once once more pitted in April 2021, because the BJP candidate for Tollygunge Meeting constituency, which has as its centerpiece the film studio referred to as Tollywood, in opposition to three-time TMC MLA Aroop Biswas.

    The 2-time BJP MP had then promised he would finish Biswas’s “dictatorship” in Tollywood.

    Alternatively, this time spherical his streak of success gave the impression to have run out.

    Supriyo misplaced by way of over 50,000 votes.

    Issues additionally began going bitter in his dating with BJP’s best management and he was once sooner or later dropped from the Union Cupboard.

    The perturbed 50-year-old singer, whose instinctive first response was once that he would “surrender” politics after being dropped from the ministry, in the long run joined the TMC after birthday party supremo Mamata Banerjee and common secretary Abhishek Banerjee prolonged an be offering to him.

    ““It was once with nice disillusionment that I had introduced that I might surrender politics. An excellent chance has been prolonged by way of Didi (Mamata Banerjee) and Abhishek Banerjee and I’m glad to simply accept that. I used to be anticipating one thing extra after seven years as a Union Minister of State. Then variations began rising with the birthday party,”” Supriyo had stated after becoming a member of the TMC ultimate 12 months.

    Although his victory in Ballygunge previous this 12 months was once marred by way of a marketing campaign of “no vote for Supriyo” undertaken by way of some teams within the constituency, Supriyo, true to his curler coaster taste received the seat by way of over 20,000 votes in opposition to his CPI(M) rival Saira Shah Halim, who emerged in the second one place.

    Curiously, his former birthday party’s Keya Ghosh got here 3rd.

  • Didi to reset post-Partha cupboard, 5-6 new faces most probably

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    KOLKATA:  West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stated there could be cupboard reshuffle on August 3 induced via arrest of suspended Trinamool Congress heavyweight Partha Chatterjee, who was once minister-in-charge of 4 departments, and demise of 2 senior politicians Subrata Mukherjee and Sadhan Pande. She additionally introduced of formation of 7 new districts within the state.

    The CM, after conserving cupboard assembly on Monday, stated 5 to 6 new faces could be inducted in her ministry whilst some ministers could be moved out and given organisational accountability. “We will be able to must reshuffle the cupboard as a result of Partha Chatterjee is at the back of bar and senior ministers like Mukherjee and Pande passed on to the great beyond,” stated Mamata refuting speculations that she would dissolve all the cupboard and a contemporary cupboard will likely be sworn in. Mamata stated after the demise of 2 senior ministers, she is in-charge of lots of the departments. “I can’t do the whole lot. We need to divide the paintings,” she stated. 

    The reshuffle was once anticipated because the ruling birthday celebration believes that the prison fight of Chatterjee, who was once some of the key cupboard participants, will proceed for lengthy. Chatterjee was once arrested in reference to alleged recruitment rip-off in faculties throughout his tenure because the schooling minister.

    Sooner than his arrest, Chatterjee held the most important departments, which come with trade and industries and parliamentary affairs. The ruling birthday celebration modified a lot of district presidents and chairman and new faces got accountability. “There will likely be extra adjustments within the birthday celebration’s district-level hierarchy,’’ stated a senior chief of the TMC.

    7 new districts carved out 
    The Mamata Banerjee executive on Monday determined to carve out seven new districts within the state. Two new districts will likely be carved out North 24-Parganas, stated Mamata. “In South 24-Parganas, Sunderbans will likely be a brand new district. Murshidabad could have two extra districts and one in Bankura,” Mamata stated after a cupboard assembly       
     

    KOLKATA:  West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday stated there could be cupboard reshuffle on August 3 induced via arrest of suspended Trinamool Congress heavyweight Partha Chatterjee, who was once minister-in-charge of 4 departments, and demise of 2 senior politicians Subrata Mukherjee and Sadhan Pande. She additionally introduced of formation of 7 new districts within the state.

    The CM, after conserving cupboard assembly on Monday, stated 5 to 6 new faces could be inducted in her ministry whilst some ministers could be moved out and given organisational accountability. “We will be able to must reshuffle the cupboard as a result of Partha Chatterjee is at the back of bar and senior ministers like Mukherjee and Pande passed on to the great beyond,” stated Mamata refuting speculations that she would dissolve all the cupboard and a contemporary cupboard will likely be sworn in. Mamata stated after the demise of 2 senior ministers, she is in-charge of lots of the departments. “I can’t do the whole lot. We need to divide the paintings,” she stated. 

    The reshuffle was once anticipated because the ruling birthday celebration believes that the prison fight of Chatterjee, who was once some of the key cupboard participants, will proceed for lengthy. Chatterjee was once arrested in reference to alleged recruitment rip-off in faculties throughout his tenure because the schooling minister.

    Sooner than his arrest, Chatterjee held the most important departments, which come with trade and industries and parliamentary affairs. The ruling birthday celebration modified a lot of district presidents and chairman and new faces got accountability. “There will likely be extra adjustments within the birthday celebration’s district-level hierarchy,’’ stated a senior chief of the TMC.

    7 new districts carved out 
    The Mamata Banerjee executive on Monday determined to carve out seven new districts within the state. Two new districts will likely be carved out North 24-Parganas, stated Mamata. “In South 24-Parganas, Sunderbans will likely be a brand new district. Murshidabad could have two extra districts and one in Bankura,” Mamata stated after a cupboard assembly       
     

  • Cupboard reshuffle on playing cards, 4-5 new faces prone to get inducted: Mamata 

    After Partha Chatterjee was once relieved of his ministerial tasks, following his fresh arrest by means of the Enforcement Directorate, portfolios held by means of him have been taken over by means of the TMC boss.

  • ‘Any individual confirmed in charge will have to be punished, however media trials unacceptable’: Mamata on SSC rip-off

    By means of PTI

    KOLKATA: Days after senior West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee used to be arrested by means of the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the college recruitment rip-off, Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the media for allegedly launching a “malicious marketing campaign” in opposition to her birthday party.

    Banerjee, additionally the Trinamool Congress supremo, stated that anybody confirmed in charge by means of the courtroom will have to be punished, however probe “businesses will have to no longer be used to malign political events”.

    “”While you run a large establishment, there can also be errors. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as soon as stated that folks have the correct to make blunders. If any individual has dedicated any mistake, and it’s confirmed legally, she or he will have to be punished. “However I’m in opposition to any malicious media marketing campaign. The media is taking part in the position of kangaroo (courtroom). A senior pass judgement on additionally stated that lately,” she stated.

    Addressing a programme of personal company Titagarh Wagons at Uttarpara in Hooghly district, Banerjee lashed out at a piece of the media for allegedly seeking to act like courts and pronounce judgments even ahead of an individual is legally confirmed in charge.

    “The Leader Justice of India lately identified that the media is taking part in the position of kangaroo courts.

    They don’t need any construction to occur in Bengal and handiest need to defame our state,” she stated.

    Banerjee used to be relating to contemporary feedback by means of Leader Justice of India NV Ramana that agenda-driven debates and kangaroo courts being run by means of the media are negative to the well being of democracy.

    With out elaborating, the TMC supremo claimed that she is aware of the ones reporters who’ve taken “undue advantages”.

    About ED raids performed on July 22 on the homes of round a dozen other folks, together with Chatterjee and every other minister, in reference to its investigation into the college jobs rip-off, Banerjee puzzled what induced the central company to do it only a day after the TMC’s mega rally in Kolkata.

    She stated, “”They (BJP) have been afraid after seeing the turnout (within the rally). They (ED) got here at the hours of darkness and the wee hours. Did they to find the whole thing in at some point?” Banerjee stated she does no longer have any drawback with investigative businesses doing their process. However I can no longer tolerate ruining the belief of any political birthday party within the identify of an investigation, particularly by means of those that have looted the rustic. This isn’t a just right signal for our nation,” she stated.

    The TMC chief stated she is in opposition to central businesses being utilized by the BJP to malign opposition events.

    Banerjee claimed that the BJP won’t go back to energy within the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

    “If I weren’t assured, I don’t have stated this. However what’s the calculation, the place will the seats come from, and the way will they arrive? I have no idea. (Then again), even astrologers are predicting the BJP’s downfall,” she stated.

    Banerjee stated the extent of “intolerance and cruelty” in opposition to the opposition has surpassed that of the British technology.

    In an obvious connection with the suspension of nineteen opposition participants from Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, she stated, “Nowadays, in case you protest in opposition to one thing, you get suspended. If other folks carry their voices, they’re both suspended or slapped with courtroom circumstances.”

    She additionally claimed that businessmen and opposition leaders have been additionally being “threatened by means of businesses on the behest of the ruling BJP” on the Centre.

    The executive minister additionally cautioned the saffron camp that if it tries to dislodge the West Bengal executive “because it did in Maharashtra”, the birthday party would get a befitting answer.

    After dislodging the federal government in Maharashtra, the BJP has been seeking to perform identical operations in Jharkhand and different states, together with West Bengal.

    “Let me remind them that that is the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger; if they are attempting to intervene, a befitting answer will apply. I warn them to not consider Bengal,” the TMC boss added.

    KOLKATA: Days after senior West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee used to be arrested by means of the Enforcement Directorate in reference to the college recruitment rip-off, Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the media for allegedly launching a “malicious marketing campaign” in opposition to her birthday party.

    Banerjee, additionally the Trinamool Congress supremo, stated that anybody confirmed in charge by means of the courtroom will have to be punished, however probe “businesses will have to no longer be used to malign political events”.

    “”While you run a large establishment, there can also be errors. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as soon as stated that folks have the correct to make blunders. If any individual has dedicated any mistake, and it’s confirmed legally, she or he will have to be punished. “However I’m in opposition to any malicious media marketing campaign. The media is taking part in the position of kangaroo (courtroom). A senior pass judgement on additionally stated that lately,” she stated.

    Addressing a programme of personal company Titagarh Wagons at Uttarpara in Hooghly district, Banerjee lashed out at a piece of the media for allegedly seeking to act like courts and pronounce judgments even ahead of an individual is legally confirmed in charge.

    “The Leader Justice of India lately identified that the media is taking part in the position of kangaroo courts.

    They don’t need any construction to occur in Bengal and handiest need to defame our state,” she stated.

    Banerjee used to be relating to contemporary feedback by means of Leader Justice of India NV Ramana that agenda-driven debates and kangaroo courts being run by means of the media are negative to the well being of democracy.

    With out elaborating, the TMC supremo claimed that she is aware of the ones reporters who’ve taken “undue advantages”.

    About ED raids performed on July 22 on the homes of round a dozen other folks, together with Chatterjee and every other minister, in reference to its investigation into the college jobs rip-off, Banerjee puzzled what induced the central company to do it only a day after the TMC’s mega rally in Kolkata.

    She stated, “”They (BJP) have been afraid after seeing the turnout (within the rally). They (ED) got here at the hours of darkness and the wee hours. Did they to find the whole thing in at some point?” Banerjee stated she does no longer have any drawback with investigative businesses doing their process. However I can no longer tolerate ruining the belief of any political birthday party within the identify of an investigation, particularly by means of those that have looted the rustic. This isn’t a just right signal for our nation,” she stated.

    The TMC chief stated she is in opposition to central businesses being utilized by the BJP to malign opposition events.

    Banerjee claimed that the BJP won’t go back to energy within the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

    “If I weren’t assured, I don’t have stated this. However what’s the calculation, the place will the seats come from, and the way will they arrive? I have no idea. (Then again), even astrologers are predicting the BJP’s downfall,” she stated.

    Banerjee stated the extent of “intolerance and cruelty” in opposition to the opposition has surpassed that of the British technology.

    In an obvious connection with the suspension of nineteen opposition participants from Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, she stated, “Nowadays, in case you protest in opposition to one thing, you get suspended. If other folks carry their voices, they’re both suspended or slapped with courtroom circumstances.”

    She additionally claimed that businessmen and opposition leaders have been additionally being “threatened by means of businesses on the behest of the ruling BJP” on the Centre.

    The executive minister additionally cautioned the saffron camp that if it tries to dislodge the West Bengal executive “because it did in Maharashtra”, the birthday party would get a befitting answer.

    After dislodging the federal government in Maharashtra, the BJP has been seeking to perform identical operations in Jharkhand and different states, together with West Bengal.

    “Let me remind them that that is the land of the Royal Bengal Tiger; if they are attempting to intervene, a befitting answer will apply. I warn them to not consider Bengal,” the TMC boss added.

  • SSC rip-off: Why is arrested minister being retained in Mamata Cupboard, asks BJP’s Suvendu

    By means of PTI

    KOLKATA: Chief of Opposition in West Bengal Meeting Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday wondered why Partha Chatterjee is being retained as a minister by means of Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee regardless of his arrest by means of the Enforcement Directorate in reference to an alleged college jobs rip-off.

    Adhikari met Governor Los angeles Ganesan on the Raj Bhavan right here, searching for that Chatterjee, who holds the trade, trade and parliamentary affairs portfolios, be got rid of as minister.

    “She (the manager minister) has now not taken any step towards him regardless of such a lot data and evidence,” Adhikari advised newshounds after the assembly.

    Adhikari, a former minister within the Mamata Banerjee authorities prior to becoming a member of the BJP in 2020, alleged that it’s “her approach to display that she is excellent and others don’t seem to be”.

    The manager minister had stated all through a programme on Monday that anybody discovered in charge in courtroom would face motion from the birthday celebration.

    Chatterjee and his alleged shut affiliate Arpita Mukherjee had been arrested on July 23 by means of the ED, which is probing the cash path concerned within the alleged instructor recruitment irregularities at government-sponsored and-aided colleges.

    Crores of rupees in money at the side of different precious pieces had been allegedly recovered from the place of dwelling of Mukherjee.

    PTI may now not independently examine the guidelines.

    Chatterjee was once the training minister when the college jobs rip-off happened.

    Each were remanded to the custody of the central company by means of a different ED courtroom until August 3.

    KOLKATA: Chief of Opposition in West Bengal Meeting Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday wondered why Partha Chatterjee is being retained as a minister by means of Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee regardless of his arrest by means of the Enforcement Directorate in reference to an alleged college jobs rip-off.

    Adhikari met Governor Los angeles Ganesan on the Raj Bhavan right here, searching for that Chatterjee, who holds the trade, trade and parliamentary affairs portfolios, be got rid of as minister.

    “She (the manager minister) has now not taken any step towards him regardless of such a lot data and evidence,” Adhikari advised newshounds after the assembly.

    Adhikari, a former minister within the Mamata Banerjee authorities prior to becoming a member of the BJP in 2020, alleged that it’s “her approach to display that she is excellent and others don’t seem to be”.

    The manager minister had stated all through a programme on Monday that anybody discovered in charge in courtroom would face motion from the birthday celebration.

    Chatterjee and his alleged shut affiliate Arpita Mukherjee had been arrested on July 23 by means of the ED, which is probing the cash path concerned within the alleged instructor recruitment irregularities at government-sponsored and-aided colleges.

    Crores of rupees in money at the side of different precious pieces had been allegedly recovered from the place of dwelling of Mukherjee.

    PTI may now not independently examine the guidelines.

    Chatterjee was once the training minister when the college jobs rip-off happened.

    Each were remanded to the custody of the central company by means of a different ED courtroom until August 3.

  • Amid faculty jobs rip-off ignominy, Mamata says assured of BJP’s defeat in 2024

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    KOLKATA: At a time when the ruling Trinamool Congress is going through public ignominy over the arrest of celebration’s third-in-command and minister Partha Chatterjee via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cash-for-jobs in colleges rip-off, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday exuded self assurance that the BJP would lose the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, on the identical time, she mentioned, “I don’t know the way.”

    4 days after the arrest of the Bengal’s trade and industries minister within the alleged recruitment rip-off, Mamata, whilst inaugurating a Metro trainer production unit Titagarh wagon manufacturing facility, North 24 Parganas, confident industrialists that Bengal way industry and everyone will develop in combination.

    “The federal government at Centre is extra unhealthy than the British Raj. I don’t know the way, however I will be able to say the BJP won’t come to energy. It is going to lose the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Additionally they realised it and this is the reason they’re now relying on astrology. They have got deliberate to construct new structures (Central Vista) to shift. However it’s going to no longer save them,” mentioned Mamata.

    ALSO READ | 38 of Mamata’s MLAs in contact with BJP, claims celebration chief Mithun Chakraborty

    Portraying Bengal as thriving commercial state, Mamata mentioned, “I used to be lately travelling via highway and noticed how Hooghly district has turn out to be an commercial zone. Bengal way industry. We have now made up our minds to make 3 devoted corridors the place lakhs of task alternatives shall be created. The 3 devoted corridors are Dankuni-Kalyani, Dankuni-Haldia and Dankuni-Raghunathpur. Those corridors will attach many districts in south Bengal like Howrah, Burdwan, Birbhum and Purulia.”

    She, on the other hand, hit out on the Centre for carrying out the raid, during which Chatterjee was once arrested, even after nighttime.

    “Whilst you run a large establishment, there will also be errors. If legislation holds any person in charge, we can punish him. However why the raid was once carried out even after nighttime? Why did the central company take motion within the early hours? The Centre is the use of companies to malign the state govt,” requested Mamata with out bringing up Chatterjee’s title. In an obvious commentary disowning Chatterjee two days in the past, Mamaha had mentioned, “If any person is located in charge within the courtroom of legislation, I received’t thoughts.”

    Chatterjee was once arrested round 1.50 am on Saturday after being interrogated for over 17 hours via the ED at his place of dwelling. 

    KOLKATA: At a time when the ruling Trinamool Congress is going through public ignominy over the arrest of celebration’s third-in-command and minister Partha Chatterjee via the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for cash-for-jobs in colleges rip-off, CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday exuded self assurance that the BJP would lose the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, on the identical time, she mentioned, “I don’t know the way.”

    4 days after the arrest of the Bengal’s trade and industries minister within the alleged recruitment rip-off, Mamata, whilst inaugurating a Metro trainer production unit Titagarh wagon manufacturing facility, North 24 Parganas, confident industrialists that Bengal way industry and everyone will develop in combination.

    “The federal government at Centre is extra unhealthy than the British Raj. I don’t know the way, however I will be able to say the BJP won’t come to energy. It is going to lose the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Additionally they realised it and this is the reason they’re now relying on astrology. They have got deliberate to construct new structures (Central Vista) to shift. However it’s going to no longer save them,” mentioned Mamata.

    ALSO READ | 38 of Mamata’s MLAs in contact with BJP, claims celebration chief Mithun Chakraborty

    Portraying Bengal as thriving commercial state, Mamata mentioned, “I used to be lately travelling via highway and noticed how Hooghly district has turn out to be an commercial zone. Bengal way industry. We have now made up our minds to make 3 devoted corridors the place lakhs of task alternatives shall be created. The 3 devoted corridors are Dankuni-Kalyani, Dankuni-Haldia and Dankuni-Raghunathpur. Those corridors will attach many districts in south Bengal like Howrah, Burdwan, Birbhum and Purulia.”

    She, on the other hand, hit out on the Centre for carrying out the raid, during which Chatterjee was once arrested, even after nighttime.

    “Whilst you run a large establishment, there will also be errors. If legislation holds any person in charge, we can punish him. However why the raid was once carried out even after nighttime? Why did the central company take motion within the early hours? The Centre is the use of companies to malign the state govt,” requested Mamata with out bringing up Chatterjee’s title. In an obvious commentary disowning Chatterjee two days in the past, Mamaha had mentioned, “If any person is located in charge within the courtroom of legislation, I received’t thoughts.”

    Chatterjee was once arrested round 1.50 am on Saturday after being interrogated for over 17 hours via the ED at his place of dwelling.