Mamata Banerjee

A preliminary autopsy report indicated that the victim had been sexually assaulted before her death. In response to the heinous crime, Banerjee has directed officials to expedite the case through a fast-track court.

Several sources in the central and state security agencies stated that Banerjee, with her astute political acumen and extensive network, anticipated a huge political turmoil in the neighbouring country and its likely impact on the state and was monitoring the situation closely

News Highlights: BVR Subrahmanyam said the Chief Minister of West Bengal made her statement within the allotted time. She mentioned she would have liked more time but chose to stop speaking once her time was up.

"Since the NITI Aayog has been planned, I have not seen a single work being done because they don't have any power. Earlier, there was a Planning Commission. As a chief minister... at that time I saw there was a system," she said.

Talking to reporters at the Kolkata airport before leaving for Delhi, Banerjee said she would join the meeting and use the opportunity to register her protest against a "discriminatory budget" and the "conspiracy to divide Bengal and other opposition-ruled states."

Mamata Banerjee is likely to attend the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi next week,Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's ninth Governing Council meeting on July 27.

Calcutta High Court on Tuesday restrained West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statement against Governor CV Ananda Bose.In the interim order applicable till August 14, Justice Krishna Rao said the matter will be heard again on that date

Bose filed a defamation case against Banerjee on June 28, a day after she claimed that women complained to her saying that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan because of the activities there

BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia highlighted the flogging incident and questioned the chief minister's commitment to justice and governance.

Opposition parties CPM and BJP have identified the video as originating from Chopra in the Uttar Dinajpur district of north Bengal, with the incident reportedly occurring over the weekend.

The Bengal CM, on June 24, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing strong reservations about the Centre not involving the state in talks regarding Teesta water sharing and the Farakka Treaty.

Banerjee highlighted the need for strict measures against illegal activities and encroachments, reaffirming her commitment to protecting Bengal's identity and resources.

Mamata's decision to campaign for Priyanka comes after veteran Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram met the Bengal CM in Kolkata on June 20.

According to sources, the TMC chief also met senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday, who was also a part of the parliamentary standing committee that examined the bills and discussed the issue.

In a letter to PM Modi, the Trinamool Congress chief expressed "grave concern" over the impending implementation of the three laws - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNA) 2023, The Bharatiya Sakhsya Act (BSA) 2023, and The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023.

The committee includes Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar, all BJP MPs, with Deb as its convener.

Mamata Banerjee, also the TMC supremo, said her party will be in a wait and watch mode and she would be happy if the weak and unstable BJP-led NDA government is shunted out of power. The country needs change; the country wants change

Even in Varanasi, Modi suffered initial jitters, while the BJP lost in Ayodhya despite building the Ram Temple which shows people have rejected his religion-based politics, Banerjee claimed.

Bose said that he has written to Banerjee asking her to inform him about the action taken against those involved in the incidents of violence in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.

West Bengal Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Nine Lok Sabha constituencies - Barasat, Basirhat, Diamond Harbour, Dum Dum, Jaynagar, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar and Mathurapur - will go into polls in West Bengal.