In Matua heartland, Abhishek hammers on BJP’s ‘betrayal’ | India News – The Times of India

In Matua heartland, Abhishek hammers on BJP’s ‘betrayal’ | India News – The Times of India

Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wound up his Bengal poll campaign at Nadia’s Haringhata on Saturday with a sharp attack on BJP, saying the saffron party had “humiliated and deprived” Matuas by promising them citizenship and jobs.Accusing BJP of shedding “crocodile tears” for the community in North 24 Parganas…

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‘Fear, corruption have become Bengal’s identity: Amit Shah hints at Mamata, TMC; takes ‘bhaipo’ dig | India News – The Times of India

‘Fear, corruption have become Bengal’s identity: Amit Shah hints at Mamata, TMC; takes ‘bhaipo’ dig | India News – The Times of India

Mamata Banerjee and Amit Shah (R) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a pointed attack on West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, accusing her government of not allotting land to establish border fence on border with neighbouring Bangladesh, enabling infiltration through the state’s eastern borders.However, CM…

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With ‘Rishi Bankim babu’, PM Modi defuses ‘Bankim da’ row in West Bengal | India News – The Times of India

With ‘Rishi Bankim babu’, PM Modi defuses ‘Bankim da’ row in West Bengal | India News – The Times of India

KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi used a fog-forced virtual rally in Bengal Saturday to pursue two parallel damage-control efforts – shoring up support among Matua voters unsettled by an electoral roll revision and repairing political fallout from his recent “Bankim da” reference in Parliament.PM Modi was to address a public meeting at Taherpur in Nadia district…

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