Amit Shah Cancels Saturday s Visit to Kolkata Hours After Blast at Israel Embassy in Delhi
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Hours after a low-intensity explosion took place near the Israel Embassy in the heart of Lutyens Delhi on Friday evening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah cancelled his visit to Kolkata on Saturday.
Shah was scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on Friday night on a two-day visit to take stock of the BJP s preparedness ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal. Due to unavoidable circumstances, all scheduled programmes of Amit Shah for Saturday have been cancelled, an official statement from the party said.
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UPDATED: January 28, 2021 20:51 IST
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi at an event in Kolkata. (File photo: PTI)
A day before Union Home minister Amit Shah s visit to Kolkata on January 30 in which a number of rebel Trinamool Congress leaders are expected to jump ship to the BJP, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has convened a meeting of her core committee members.
Infighting rampant within Trinamool Congress, MLA quits party posts PTI
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) issued a show-cause notice Tuesday to Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghoshal after his resignation from two party posts. Prabir Ghoshal alleged he was not being allowed carry on work in his constituency by a powerful section within the TMC. Ghosal however, made it clear that he will continue to be a member of the Assembly. He also said he did not have immediate plans to desert the TMC,
Ghoshal was asked to explain ‘why he discussed internal party affairs with the press’ in the notice. He was also ‘cautioned ‘not to do such things in future’, a source said. He resigned as a member of the Hooghly district committee and also quit as TMC spokesperson.
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For representation: A worker pulls out a roll of cloth to be made into flags for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party. (Image: Reuters)
A TMC district leader said Ghosal could have sorted out differences with the party instead of going public. Meanwhile, another rebel party leader Rajib Banerjee, who had recently resigned as the state s forest minister, vowed to contest from the Domjur constituency in the elections, due in April-May.
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The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghoshal after his resignation from two party posts, alleging he was not being allowed carry on work in his constituency by a powerful section within the TMC. Ghosal, who made it clear that he will continue to be a member of the assembly and did not have immediate plans to desert the TMC, was asked to explain why he discussed internal party affairs with the press and caut
TMC issues show-cause notice to Uttarpara MLA after resignation from party posts
Ghoshal alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to defeat him in the upcoming assembly polls if I contest again from the Uttarpara seat .
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KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Uttarpara MLA Prabir Ghoshal after his resignation from two party posts, alleging he was not being allowed carry on work in his constituency by a powerful section within the TMC.
Ghosal, who made it clear that he will continue to be a member of the assembly and did not have immediate plans to desert the TMC, was asked to explain why he discussed internal party affairs with the press and cautioned not to do such things in future , a source said.