Jai Shri Ram vs Jai Maa Durga: BJP, Trinamool invoke the Gods as Bengal polls near
Jai Shri Ram vs Jai Maa Durga: BJP, Trinamool invoke the Gods as Bengal polls near
The BJP, as well as the TMC, have resulted to invoking the Gods with slogans such as Jai Shri Ram and Jai Maa Durga, to up their political gains ahead of West Bengal polls.
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UPDATED: February 16, 2021 05:00 IST
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh at the India Today Conclave East in Kolkata on Friday. (Photo: Yasir Iqbal/IndiaToday)
West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has provided the Trinamool Congress an opportunity on a platter with his remarks on Goddess Durga. At the India Today Conclave East in Kolkata on February 12, Ghosh had questioned the lineage of Goddess Durga while eulogising Lord Ram as an “adarsh purush” and “maryada puroshottam”.
Made Budget on treadmill, says Mamata Banerjee at India Today Conclave
For the first time, Banerjee presented the Budget statement in the state legislature last week. as state Finance Minister Amit Mitra was under medical supervision
Vivek Punj | February 11, 2021 | Updated 21:16 IST
Ahead of polls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threw an open challenge to her rivals at the India Today Conclave East. She talked the boost to industrialisation in the state and shared her thoughts on socio-political climate of the nation.
In some light-hearted moments during the intense conversation, the Chief Minister also shared that she prepared the state Budget while exercising on her treadmill.
Bengal needs cleansing: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar says Mamata made state her jaagir
Targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said he was worried about the current state of affairs in Bengal. Dhankhar alleged Mamata Banerjee is ruling Bengal in an “emergency-like” manner as if it is her personal jaagir (estate).
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UPDATED: February 11, 2021 16:12 IST
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the India Today Conclave East, Kolkata, February 11. (Photo:Yasir Iqbal/India Today)
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claiming that the Trinamool Congress government in the state was adopting unconstitutional ways to rule to govern.