The Sandeshkhali issue saw a big twist on Saturday when a video surfaced purportedly showing a BJP leader in the village admitting that no rapes or sexual harassment had taken place.
Sporadic violence during polling in Coochbehar, West Bengal. Incidents include injuries to political workers and complaints filed with the ECI. The Rajbanshi population s role in the electoral outcome is significant.
The Trinamool Congress today lashed out at the BJP for "politically manipulating" central agencies for political witch-hunting and accused it of suffering from "Abhishek-phobia" in the backdrop of the ED summoning its leader Abhishek Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will start a two-day dharna in Kolkata today as the Trinamool Congress sharpens its attack on the BJP ahead of the panchayat polls in the state.