My son’s murder TMC revenge for Mamata’s Bhowanipore defeat: Suvendu aide’s mother | Kolkata News

Chandipur (East Midnapore): Hasirani Rath, the 65-year-old mother of Chandranath Rath — Suvendu Adhikari’s aide who was shot dead by bike-borne assailants late Wednesday night — alleged on Thursday that her son was killed as revenge for Adhikari’s performance against Mamata Banerjee in Bhowanipore.“I believe he was on their radar for a long time. By…

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Rumblings grow within TMC after assembly poll debacle | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Trinamool’s former MLA from Barrackpore, filmmaker Raj Chakraborty, announced on Thursday that he is quitting politics.Chakraborty’s statement comes in the wake of former ministers and TMC functionaries publicly turning on the leadership, blaming organisational arrogance and grassroots disconnect for the poll debacle.In a note on social media, Chakraborty said: “My entry into political life…

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TMC for CBI probe under court watch | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Trinamool on Thursday demanded a court-monitored CBI investigation into the killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, while firmly denying any involvement in the murder.In a late-night statement on Wednesday, the party condemned “the brutal murder of Chandranath Rath in Madhyamgram, along with the killing of three other Trinamool workers in incidents of post-poll…

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Suvendu urges peace, Samik rips into TMC | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A day after Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath was shot dead, Bengal BJP seniors on Thursday appealed for calm and restraint.Calling the killing heartbreaking, a distraught Suvendu Adhikari, who reached Barasat medical college on Thursday night, said: “Politicians often depend on key people who are not involved in politics”. Even while saying that Bengal…

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‘Didi, you have not lost’: Akhilesh meets Mamata | Kolkata News

Kolkata: “Didi, you have not lost,” said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee while visiting her Kalighat residence on Thursday and accused BJP and the Election Commission of orchestrating a “multi-layered mafia-style” electoral manipulation in Bengal, alleging that the “Uttar Pradesh model” of rigging had been replicated in the state assembly…

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Jhalmuri, lotus witness sales boom | Kolkata News

Kolkata: As preparations gather pace for the BJP cabinet’s swearing-in on Saturday, lotus and jhalmuri—the first, the party symbol and the latter turned into a prominent motif during the campaign—witness an unexpected sales rise.Traders and vendors said demand had risen sharply amid victory rallies, celebrations and preparations for swearing-in. While saffron flags, caps and stoles…

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Spurt in fake news since result day | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The city police have flagged multiple fake posts on its social media between Wednesday and Thursday amid a surge of politically charged misinformation, and issued a series of warnings against such posts, urging citizens to rely only on official communication channels.Among the flagged posts was a WhatsApp “advisory” claiming prohibitory orders being imposed in…

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