EC observers ordering detention of TMC workers during polling hours: Mamata
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Last Updated: Apr 24, 2021, 03:12 PM IST
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Addressing party members at the Gitanjali auditorium in Bolpur in Birbhum district, Banerjee said that she can t be silenced even if she is show-caused.
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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the three special observers of the Election Commission were ordering police officers to detain TMC workers during the polling hours, asserting that she would move the Supreme Court against such a conspiracy after the elections.
Addressing party members at the Gitanjali auditorium in Bolpur in Birbhum district, Banerjee said that she can t be silenced even if she is show-caused.
Modi tempers attack on Mamata as he winds up campaign, says state needs peace for development
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Modi tempers attack on Mamata as he winds up campaign, says state needs peace for developmentPTI
Last Updated: Apr 23, 2021, 06:36 PM IST
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The prime minister s virtual meeting came a day after the Election Commission banned road shows, motorcycle rallies and padyatras for the remaining two phases of the state assembly election campaign and capped attendance at public rallies to just 500.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday accused West Bengal s TMC government of partonising illegal immigration from Bangladesh and extortion syndicates but uncharacteristically avoided personally targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee. Addressing a virtual rally at Shaheed Minar ground from New Delhi, he said West Bengal needed peace for development.
Make vaccine free for all: Mamata Banerjee to Modi government
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Last Updated: Apr 22, 2021, 09:36 PM IST
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She also pointed out that pricing the vaccine at Rs 600 for private hospitals could be an unhealthy practice, while also being discriminatory and might possibly trigger unscrupulous mechanisms in the market.
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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said people should be provided vaccinations free of cost and questioned the rationale behind the Centre allowing differential pricing of Covid-19 vaccines.
During a rally in Bengal’s Tapan, she claimed that the Centre is “reluctant” to provide free vaccines despite having enough money in its coffers.