TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee was Wednesday sworn-in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term after securing a massive mandate, and vowed to not give respite to those behind political violence sweeping the state since the election results were announced. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at Raj Bhavan held amid the raging COVID pandemic. Banerjee took the oath in Bengali language. She is the 21st chief minister of West Bengal and 8th person to hold the office. The oath-taking ceremony was held even as the BJP, which has emerged as the main opposition party in the state, held a protest at its Hastings office against attacks on its workers allegedly by the TMC since Sunday night. The party has claimed several of its workers were killed and party offices set on fire and vandalised. Party president J P Nadda and state unit chief Dilip Ghosh were present.
Mamata Banerjee Sworn-In as Bengal CM for Third Time
Banerjee took the oath in Bengali language.
TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee takes oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third time consecutively during her Swearing-in-Ceremony, at Governor House in Kolkata, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was Wednesday sworn-in as the chief minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term after a massive win in the state assembly elections.
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at Raj Bhawan held amid the raging COVID pandemic.
In the Bengali versions of his tweets, Roy used "nogoreer notira" for the women candidates, which refers literally to "actresses of the city" and carries misogynistic connotations.
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Banerjee made public a purported SMS from the Nandigram Returning Officer to a CEO official, expressing fear and intimidation.
Mamata Banerjee. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Monday that the returning officer of Nandigram feared for his life and thus did not give a recounting order.
Addressing a press meet, Banerjee reiterated that she will move court over the election result in Nandigram where she lost to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari.
Banerjee made public a purported SMS from the Nandigram Returning Officer to a CEO official, claiming that he had expressed fear that if he ordered recounting he would face serious consequences, and may even have to die by suicide.
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Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of trying to create communal tension.
The Bengal election results have proved that the BJP can be defeated and people have shown the way, Mamata Banerjee said today on her remarkable victory. They need political oxygen, she quipped in an exclusive interview to NDTV. The Chief Minister also blamed the ruling party for the post-poll violence in Bengal, alleging that it was the BJP s baby and the party was acting up in its defeat.