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EC bars BJP's Abhijit Ganguly from campaigning for a day over 'what's your price' jab on Mamata
Fp Staff • 16 days agoThe central polling body in its order said that Ganguly would not be allowed to campaign for 24 hours starting from 5 pm on Tuesday
‘What is your price, ₹10 lakh?: Ex-judge, BJP candidate on Mamata; TMC files complaint with EC
Fp Staff • 20 days agoAmid escalating political tensions, controversial remarks by BJP's Abhijit Gangopadhyay against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee have heightened the temperature in the ongoing electoral battle
4 signs Mamata Banerjee may be having second thoughts on INDIA bloc
Ayndrila Banerjee • 21 days agoMamata Banerjee said that TMC will support the INDIA bloc from the 'outside.' However, this is not the first time TMC has flip-flopped on its decision to back the grand alliance
PM Modi stands by genuine candidates hit by Bengal SSC scam, says 'will provide them legal help and will fight for them'
Fp Staff • 1 month agoDuring an election rally in Bardhaman-Durgapur, PM Modi expressed his desire for those implicated in corruption by the TMC to face consequences while adding that he doesn't want any innocent person to suffer
What are the sexual harassment claims against Bengal governor Bose?
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoA Raj Bhavan employee has filed a police complaint against West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose, alleging that he sexually harassed her on multiple occasions. The TMC has used this claim to attack the Governor, who has been at loggerheads with the Mamata Banerjee government since his appointment
Lok Sabha elections 2024: How first phase of voting was marred by violence in 3 states
Fp Explainers • 1 month agoViolence disrupted the first phase of voting in West Bengal, Manipur and Chhattisgarh on Friday. In Bengal, the BJP and the TMC clashed and in Manipur, there were reports of firing, attempts to capture booths, and damage to EVMs. In Chhattisgarh, an IED blast planted by Naxalites injured a CRPF jawan
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay says will ‘join BJP’: Can judges enter politics?
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoFormer Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay said on Tuesday he will join the BJP, hours after leaving the judiciary. India’s history is rife with judges who entered the political arena and some who undertook the reverse journey
What’s the ‘Khalistani’ remark row haunting Bengal’s Sandeshkhali now?
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoBengal’s Sandeshkhali has been in the limelight since several women accused Trinamool Congress strongmen of sexual harassment and land grab earlier this month. Now, a new controversy has erupted after a Sikh cop accused BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari, who was on his way to the restive village, of calling him ‘Khalistani’
Did TMC men sexually harass women at late-night meets in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali?
Fp Explainers • 3 months agoSeveral local women in Sandeshkhali village have levelled allegations of sexual harassment against TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his two aides Uttam Sardar and Shibaparasd Hazra. A political row has erupted in West Bengal since the incident came to light recently
Quit INDIA: Why Mamata Banerjee, Bhagwant Mann have decided to go solo in LS polls
Fp Explainers • 4 months agoWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said there are no seat-sharing talks between TMC and Congress in the state and her party will fight the Lok Sabha elections alone. Her Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann made similar remarks. Can the Grand Old Party diffuse tensions within the INDIA bloc?