Congress Gets A Voice In West Bengal Assembly As Its Lone MLA Bayron Biswas Takes Oath
The Congress which drew a blank in the 2021 assembly election in the state secured a seat as Biswas wrested the minority-dominated Sagardighi constituency from the ruling Trinamool Congress in a by-poll held last month. He was supported by the CPI(M)-led Left Front.
Mar 22, 2023, 17:36 PM IST
Won't Allow Bandh, No Question of Division of Bengal: Mamata Banerjee on Shutdown Call
North Bengal especially Darjeeling Hills had witnessed a lot of socio-political turbulence like the Gorkhaland movement.
Feb 22, 2023, 13:57 PM IST
BJP walks out from Bengal assembly in protest of TMC MLA's 'Duryodhan, Dushashan' remarks on PM Modi, Amit Shah
TMC MLA Sabitri Mitra in a purported video described Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders as Duryodhan and Dushashan from the Mahabharata.
Nov 29, 2022, 16:17 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee meets Suvendu Adhikari for the first time after Nandigram defeat, calls Leader of Opposition as 'BROTHER'
Everyone got to see a surprise picture in the West Bengal Assembly today when Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari went to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's room in the Vibhan Sabha. Two BJP MLAs, Agnimitra Pal and Manoj Tigga, were also present. Opposition leader Suvendu went to Mamata's room for the first time in the Assembly.
Nov 25, 2022, 14:31 PM IST
Effect of Mamata Banerjee's 'MANTRA' to become Millionaire: BJP MLAs sell tea-biscuits-televaza-ghugni in front of state ASSEMBLY
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has advised people to do business by collecting kashful from the streets, starting with tea-biscuits, ghugni, telebhaja during Durga Puja.
Sep 23, 2022, 12:42 PM IST
Krishna Kalyani to replace Mukul Roy, all set to become Public Accounts Committee chairman in West Bengal assembly
West Bengal: Raiganj MLA Krishna Kalyani is likely to become the next chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of West Bengal Assembly.
Jun 28, 2022, 23:55 PM IST
'Amar mon bole chai': Why did TMC MLA Babul Supriyo sing Tagore's song in Assembly?
The soulful rendition of Tagore's Amar mon bole chai' turned the otherwise serious mood of the West Bengal Assembly into a lighter one.
Jun 17, 2022, 08:34 AM IST
DNA: Decoding Amit Shah's Cooch Behar visit
Today, the Home Minister of India Amit Shah was in Cooch Behar, West Bengal. Here, he met BSF officials and inquired about the situation on the border. But the big question is why Amit Shah went to Cooch Behar? Watch the ground report.
May 07, 2022, 01:06 AM IST
Birbhum violence: Police officers brought in assembly in civil dress to clash with our MLAs, alleges Suvendu Adhikari
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday alleged that leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress brought Kolkata police personnel in civil dress to clash with opposition leaders in the West Bengal Assembly.
Mar 28, 2022, 15:50 PM IST
Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly: BJP-TMC MLAs clash with each other
Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly. BJP-TMC MLAs clash with each other. Suvendu Adhikari demanded discussion in the House.
Mar 28, 2022, 14:50 PM IST
Ruckus in West Bengal Assembly over Birbhum killings, 5 BJP MLAs suspended for unruly conduct
Following a clash between TMC and BJP MLAs on the floor of the House over Birbhum violence, the Speaker suspended 5 BJP MLAs, including Suvendu Adhikari, from the Assembly, until further notice.
Mar 28, 2022, 13:27 PM IST
West Bengal assembly accepts privilege motion against Suvendu Adhikari over alleged I-T raid threat
A privilege motion has been accepted by the House against Adhikari and it is being forwarded to the Privilege Committee, Speaker Biman Banerjee announced as proceedings began at 11 am.
Mar 17, 2022, 13:25 PM IST
‘BSF jawans touch women inappropriately’: TMC MLA’s remark triggers row
BJP MLAs demanded that his remark be expunged, but Speaker Biman Banerjee refused to do so.
Nov 16, 2021, 17:33 PM IST
West Bengal: BJP to boycott Speaker's election, not attend Assembly over post-poll violence
The speaker's election is slated for Saturday.
May 07, 2021, 21:30 PM IST
Sukumar Hansda, TMC MLA and Bengal assembly Dy Speaker, passes away
West Bengal Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker and Trinamool Congress MLA from Jhargram constituency Sukumar Hansda died due to the deadly Covid-19 infection on Thursday.
Oct 29, 2020, 12:11 PM IST
With COVID-19 protocols in place, two-day session of West Bengal assembly to convene from September 9
A two-day session of West Bengal Legislative Assembly will be held on September 9 and 10 in strict compliance with the Centre's social distancing norms regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Sep 03, 2020, 16:35 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly passes resolution against CAA, becomes fourth state to take this step
The Trinamool Congress government on Monday passed a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the West Bengal Assembly, thus becoming the fourth state to take this step. The state follows Punjab, Kerala and Rajasthan to vote against the law.
Jan 27, 2020, 17:07 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee govt to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27
A special session of the West Bengal assembly will be convened on January 27 during which the anti-CAA resolution will be adopted around 2 pm.
Jan 21, 2020, 16:42 PM IST
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar visits Assembly, Speaker stays away
On arrival at the Assembly on Thursday morning, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar observed that Assembly gate designated for his entry – Gate 3 of South Portico was closed and had been locked up and neither the speaker of the assembly nor the deputy speaker was present at the gates to receive him.
Dec 05, 2019, 19:52 PM IST
Join fight against BJP, Mamata Banerjee urges CPI(M), Congress, rebuffed
Speaking in the state assembly, Mamata Banerjee urged the Congress and the CPI-M to united with her party in their fight against BJP.
Jun 26, 2019, 19:23 PM IST
