Two individuals were seriously injured when a hoarding fell on them near the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata, just before West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived for an event. The incident is being investigated as either an accident or a security lapse.
The BJP has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of having an ‘evil plan’ to settle illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in Jharkhand to gain electoral advantage. The party criticized Banerjee for offering shelter to Bangladeshis fleeing violence in their country, calling it an overstepping of state authority and a violation of the central government’s exclusive jurisdiction over immigration and citizenship.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed she will attend the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant in Mumbai on July 12th. Her visit will also include meetings with INDIA bloc allies, including Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and potentially Akhilesh Yadav, for political discussions. These meetings are crucial as they come ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and the upcoming budget session in Parliament.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his 122nd death anniversary, highlighting his teachings on social progress and unity. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to fulfilling Vivekananda’s vision for a prosperous and progressive society.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has called for an emergency cabinet meeting after claiming the state is facing a financial breakdown. He has also sought a white paper on the state’s finances from the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, citing concerns about the state’s public finance. This comes after a meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and follows recent controversies involving Bose and Banerjee.
Prominent events unfold today, including a thanksgiving event in Amethi addressed by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, coinciding with the commencement of Congress’s ‘Dhanyawaad Yatra’ in Uttar Pradesh. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee chairs a high-level administrative meeting, while a Jharkhand court summons Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case. Additionally, Mumbai’s coastal road’s northbound section opens to motorists, and Punjab launches a campaign to combat child labor.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has demanded the removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power, calling on political parties not to support a government led by him. She has also made public appeals to members of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh to revolt against Modi’s leadership. Banerjee believes that only by ousting Modi can the country be safe and secure. She has reached out to opposition leaders like Akhilesh Yadav, Uddhav Thackeray, and Sharad Pawar to form a united alliance against Modi.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has strongly condemned the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Rathibala Arhi in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. Governor Bose has termed the incident as state government-sponsored violence and has directed the state government to submit an action taken report to him. The killing has sparked violent protests by BJP workers in Nandigram.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of allowing infiltrators to change the state’s demography, compromising national security for the sake of vote-bank politics. Shah made these allegations at a poll rally in Kanthi, East Midnapore district, asserting that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will disintegrate and the Mamata Banerjee government will bid farewell after the BJP wins 30 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
The Congress has strongly condemned the defacing of posters of party president Mallikarjun Kharge in Kolkata. The party’s general secretary (organisation) K.C. Venugopal has issued a stern warning, calling it an act of gross indiscipline. The incident has sparked a political crisis within the West Bengal Congress, with state chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury questioning the loyalty of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee to the opposition alliance. Kharge has asserted that Banerjee remains an ally, but Chowdhury has expressed his disagreement.
