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Can Mamata Banerjee become chief minister after losing Nandigram? Has it happened in past?
Can Mamata Banerjee become chief minister after losing Nandigram? Has it happened in past?
The Bengal election results left a dilemma involving political morality over this question: Can Mamata Banerjee remain chief minister after losing Nandigram?
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Mamata Banerjee
This is unique and possibly the first time that a chief minister lost her seat, but the party registered a bigger victory than achieved in the previous assembly election. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earned this distinction on May 2 as the results for West Bengal Assembly election were announced.
Was Being Pressured To Join. : Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister Was Being Pressured To Join. : Mamata Banerjee On Attack On Minister Minister Jakir Hossain suffered injuries yesterday after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him at Nimtita Railway station in Murshidabad.
Updated: February 18, 2021 4:07 pm IST
Investigations were underway at the railway station with West Bengal CID taking over the case.
Kolkata:
The bomb attack on West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain was part of a conspiracy because some people were pressuring him to join their party, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, comparing it to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in the 1990s. She also held Indian Railways responsible for the incident since it took place on the transporters premises.
Decide within 6 weeks on Rajoana s mercy plea: SC to Centre
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Fri, Feb 12 2021 14:57 IST |
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Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana.. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Feb 12 : The Supreme Court on Friday gave six weeks to the Centre to decide on the mercy plea of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh s assassination case, after the government said that the apex court should wait for President s decision on the issue.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian that Rajoana was involved in the assassination possibly due to Khalistan issue.
Beant Singh assassination: SC adjourns for six weeks plea for commuting Rajoana s death sentence ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 13:01 IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): The Central Government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the process of examining mercy pleas filed on behalf of Balwant Singh Rajoana, awarded a death sentence for the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995, has been started and the President of India will take the decision.
A Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde granted six weeks to the Centre after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, told the Bench that process has started and the President will take a decision.