Taherpur, Dec. 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s meticulously calibrated electoral offensive in West Bengal, designed to be spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, encountered immediate turbulence on Saturday. A thick blanket of poor visibility prevented the Prime Minister’s helicopter from landing…
Ranaghat, July 10: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) paid a heavy price for its complacency and lack of strategic acumen in the assembly bye-elections held on July 10. The party lost two prominent Matua-dominated segments: Ranaghat South and Bagda. In the 2021 assembly polls, the saffron party had triumphed over the…
Duttapulia, April 21: Trinamul’s all India general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the BJP led centre will use the Citizenship rules to understand how many Bangladeshi entered India. He also said that if the CAA is aimed to provide citizenship, not to rob it rather, the centre should issue the…
Kalyani , Feb. 19: An alleged errant driving of a patrolling vehicle of police through a narrow road crowded due to a religious congregation of the Matua community that unleashed panic and spoiled “prasad” for distribution led to a violent clash between the cult group members and cops in Kalyani…
Dhantala (Nadia), Dec. 31: The indefinite wait for implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 appeared to have made the Bengal BJP leadership a little demoralized as the party on Saturday advised the Matua to pray before God seeking a ‘divine intervention’ so the much-awaited act comes into effect in…
Ranaghat, Dec. 17: Trinamul National general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has accused the BJP of lying about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and stated that the saffron party has been deliberately trying to ‘fool’ people ahead of elections. He also alleged that the BJP has nothing to offer new for the…
Thakurnagar (North 24 P), Jan 24: With the centre yet to complete framing the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the All India Matua Mahasangha, an influential body of the Matua sect, would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah seeking to know the reasons behind…
July 29: The All India Matua Mahasangha (AIMMS) leadership having proximity to BJP thinks that the fresh extension of time sought by the centre for implementation of the Citizenship Act is quite ‘disappointing’. The leadership has claimed that this has also conveyed a “bad message” to the community since the…
Sarathi Biswas of Bogula voted for BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha election convinced over its ‘citizenship’ offer. But in the last 21 months, a kind of ‘mistrust’ about the saffron party engulfed his mind. On the other hand, Mamata Banerjee’s new interpretation with March 1971’s deadline for citizenship eligibility…
Ranaghat, Jan. 10: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would launch a fresh bid to win back the support of the Matuas ahead of the ensuing assembly poll with a rally in Nadia’s Ranaghat on Monday morning. She will address party supporters in Habibpur Chhatimtala ground under Ranaghat Lok sabha constituency, which…