Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal and the leader of the TMC, leads a 1.5-kilometer foot march in Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur district, to demand the state’s release of pending central money.
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First big blow to INDIA alliance? Mamata Banerjee announced to contest elections alone in Bengal
In West Bengal, the opposition INDIA Alliance suffered a significant blow before to the Lok Sabha elections. ‘Ekla Chalo’ is the slogan that West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee has adopted.
The TMC will fight the Lok Sabha elections alone, according to Mamata Banerjee. The turmoil surrounding the outlook and future of the opposition INDIA alliance has intensified with Mamata’s announcement.
He claimed that every recommendation I made was turned down. Finally, we decided to travel to Bengal by ourselves. Not mentioning Rahul Gandhi by name, he added that he was planning a trip to West Bengal, but not even as a courtesy, he was informed of this.
Suvendu Adhikari appeals in High Court to postpone Trinamool Congress rally amid Ayodhya festival
Kolkata News: Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, filed a request for a postponement of a Trinamool Congress rally on January 22 with the Calcutta High Court.
Adhikari also asked the High Court to intervene in his case, requesting that military personnel be stationed throughout the state to uphold law and order on a day that falls on the same as the Ram Temple Pran Pratishtha celebration in Ayodhya.
According to LoP, there have been violent incidents in West Bengal during several religious festivals, hence such safety measures are required. Adhikar’s appeal has been accepted by the division bench headed by Justice Harish Tandon, and a hearing is scheduled for this Thursday.
Radhikapur Express collides with a truck in West Bengal, no casualties reported
Radhikapur Express Accident: In the early hours of Monday at Farakka in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, the engine of the 13145 Radhikapur Express derailed after hitting a truck carrying sand, according to railway sources.
Even though the collision caused an engine fire, railway officials stated that no casualties or injuries had been reported.
The event happened around 1.25 in the morning when a truck struck a level crossing gate in Murshidabad, between Dhulianganga and Ballalpur, and it came in front of the train. The engine caught fire after four wheels derailed. A representative for Eastern Railway said, “The engine was promptly removed from the train.
As soon as the fire brigade arrived, the fire was brought under control. Some trains were canceled or diverted as a result of the accident.
Mukesh Ambani announced, Reliance will invest Rs 20,000 crore in Bengal in the next three years
Kolkata is hosting the 7th Bengal Global Business Summit. wherein Mukesh Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, declared a Rs 20,000 crore investment in West Bengal. Within the following three years, this investment will be made.
Global business leaders have convened for this summit. Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, attended this meeting as well. During this event, Reliance made a significant announcement regarding its investment in Bengal.
“Reliance will leave no stone unturned in the development of Bengal,” said Mukesh Ambani. About Rs 45,000 crore has been invested by Reliance in Bengal thus far. Over the course of the following three years, we want to invest an additional Rs twenty thousand crore.
The telecom, retail, and bioenergy sectors will all benefit from this Rs 20,000 crore investment. Ambani declared that 5G will be implemented throughout the state, with a focus on connecting rural Bengal. In the next two years, Reliance Retail intends to open almost 200 new stores in West Bengal. In Bengal, there are currently about 1000 Reliance outlets operating; that number will rise to 1200. In the next three years, Reliance, the biggest producer of bioenergy in India, plans to establish 100 compressed biogas plants.
ED raids rice mills in West Bengal’s Nadia district in connection with recruitment scam
In relation to a recruiting scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is raiding rice mills in West Bengal‘s Nadia District today. Raids are in progress at the rice and flour mills, ESSSGE Rice Mill, and GK Agro Food Production, which are situated next to Babla Kanda Khola on the Shantipur Bypass Road.
While search activities are under progress, central force personnel are stationed at the mills in Shantipur, Dhubulia, Ranaghat, and Krishnanagar.
ED raids TMC minister Rathin Ghosh’s residence in West Bengal municipality recruitment scam
Bengal Municipalities Recruitment Scam: In connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities in municipality recruitments in West Bengal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began raids on Thursday at several places, including the residence of TMC state Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh.
According to officials, the ED team arrived at Minister Ghosh’s home in Michaelnagar in the North 24 Parganas district at around 6.10 a.m., escorted by a sizable presence of central forces.
In conjunction with the case, authorities also began raids at 12 additional locations. Ghosh, a Madhyamgram TMC legislator, previously worked for the municipality. The ED claims that between 2014 and 2018, numerous municipal organizations in West Bengal fraudulently hired 1,500 individuals in exchange for cash.
ED summons TMC MP Nusrat Jahan in the case of scam of lakhs of rupees in the name of giving flat
Nusrat Jahan, a Trinamool MP from Basirhat, West Bengal, has been called in by the ED in connection with a case of fraud involving lakhs of rupees in the pretext of providing a flat. Next Tuesday, he must appear at the CGO Complex, according to the request.
According to ED sources, Rakesh Singh, the director of that organization, has also been called in addition to Nusrat. He must also appear in the ED office on Tuesday, September 12.
In the years 2014–2015, Nusrat is suspected of stealing Rs 5.5 lakh from more than 400 senior persons under the pretense of offering them apartments. He was promised an apartment with 1,000 square feet in exchange. But neither the apartment nor his money were returned to him. Nusrat was referred to be the organization’s “sole director” by BJP politician Shankudev Panda.
In this matter, ED representatives have already submitted an Enforcement Matter Information Report (ECIR). The ED has received allegations alleging that the aforementioned corporate organization misled investors by offering them residential apartments at fair prices within four years in exchange for many crores of rupees. They have yet not received the residential apartments, though.
ED unearths Sujay Krishna Bhadra’s links with multiple real estate companies in multi-crore school job case in Bengal
Bengal School Recruitment Scam A reputed real estate company based out of Kolkata through which a prime accused in the case, Sujay Krishna Bhadra, channeled the proceeds of the alleged scam has been mentioned in the Enforcement Directorate’s last charge sheet investigating a multi-crore school job case in West Bengal.
Sources claim that ED officials included information about how Bhadra utilized his network with these real estate companies in the charge sheet that was submitted to a special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata on July 28. moves ahead.
ED investigators carried out raids and searches at the offices of four real estate development companies earlier this month, seizing crucial records in the process. Both businesses, in which Bhadra has a significant stake, were established in March 2020, just as the nation was entering its period of lockdown following COVID-19.
According to sources, the 7,600-page charge sheet, which includes the main charge sheet’s 125 pages, mentions all of these.
TMC wins panchayat elections in West Bengal, BJP comes second
West Bengal’s panchayat elections saw a lopsided victory for the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Out of 3317 seats, TMC has won 2552 of them overall in this election. Additionally, TMC won 232 Panchayat Samiti seats and 12 of the 20 seats in the Zilla Parishad.
Second place went to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Seven panchayat samiti and a total of 212-gram panchayats have been won by the BJP. However, the BJP’s account in the Zilla Parishad could not be opened. In many seats, the election results are still pending.
Additionally, CM Mamata Banerjee published a Facebook post about her outstanding accomplishment in the Panchayat elections. In the panchayat elections, the TMC’s voice, according to his writing, held sway. We acknowledge the people for this success. We appreciate the love and assistance as well. This election’s outcome has demonstrated that only TMC has the support of the state’s citizens.