‘Conscious decision’: Ex-Bengal governor says reasons for resignation will remain confidential till ‘right time’ | India News – The Times of India

‘Conscious decision’: Ex-Bengal governor says reasons for resignation will remain confidential till ‘right time’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: CV Ananda Bose, who stepped down as West Bengal governor after a sudden resignation, said on Sunday the move was a “conscious decision,” even though he remained tight lipped about the reasons for his exit.Bose said the reason behind his resignation will “remain confidential till the right time comes”.Speaking to reporters at the…

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TMC government has crossed all limits, says PM Modi over President Murmu’s venue, protocol plaint | India News – The Times of India

TMC government has crossed all limits, says PM Modi over President Murmu’s venue, protocol plaint | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress government of West Bengal had no respect for the constitutional office, PM Narendra Modi said Saturday, bristling at the state administration after President Droupadi Murmu expressed disappointment over the reception given to her and the manner in which a tribal community event she attended was organised.“This is shameful and unprecedented….

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Murmu-Mamata row escalates: PM Modi says ‘TMC govt crossed all limits’; Bengal CM advises President ‘don’t indulge in politics’ | India News – The Times of India

Murmu-Mamata row escalates: PM Modi says ‘TMC govt crossed all limits’; Bengal CM advises President ‘don’t indulge in politics’ | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The row over last-minute venue change in President Droupadi Murmu‘s Santal event escalated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the TMC government in the state, claiming that they were against tribal communities. Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee targeted the BJP for “using” the President to “malign” the state, advising Murmu to “not indulge…

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‘Bengal ready to topple TMC’s mega-jungleraj’: PM Modi rips into Mamata govt at Singur rally; watch | India News – The Times of India

‘Bengal ready to topple TMC’s mega-jungleraj’: PM Modi rips into Mamata govt at Singur rally; watch | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, while addressing a rally in Singur, West Bengal, said that the people of the state are determined to oust the ruling Trinamool Congress and bring an end to the 15-year “mega-jungleraj” of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.PM Modi was in West Bengal to launch development projects worth over…

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‘A Dushasana has come to Bengal’: Mamta Banerjee hits back at Amit Shah, denies ‘no land’ charge | India News – The Times of India

‘A Dushasana has come to Bengal’: Mamta Banerjee hits back at Amit Shah, denies ‘no land’ charge | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday hit back at union home minister Amit Shah, equating him with Mahabharata characters Duryodhana and Dushasana.Addressing a crowd in Kolkata, Banerjee said, “A Dushasana has come to Bengal. When elections come, Duryodhana and Dushasana start appearing,” she said, referring to Shah, who is currently visiting…

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Governor’s absolute discretion on bills means negating people’s will: West Bengal in Supreme Court | India News – The Times of India

Governor’s absolute discretion on bills means negating people’s will: West Bengal in Supreme Court | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: West Bengal on Wednesday warned that vesting governors with discretion to decide the fate of bills would jeopardise states’ legislative functions, while Supreme Court-prescribed timeline for governors and the President would expedite transforming people’s will into laws. This would not amount to amending the Constitution, it told the court. The TMC govt, through…

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