MLA Tapasi Mondal’s party switch—which she blamed on the BJP’s ‘divisive agenda’—saw a spate of communally charged comments from Suvendu Adhikari. Mamata’s lieutenants hit back in kind.
Bengal’s Left parties landed 0 seats in 2019 & 2024 Lok Sabha polls as well as 2021 assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi-style yatras by young Communists may be their only hope in Bengal.
Suvendu Adhikari, leader of Oppn in Bengal assembly, denies allegation that he called IPS officer Jaspreet Singh 'Khalistani' when BJP delegation was stopped from entering Sandeskhali.
Mamata inducted 8 ministers — 5 cabinet ministers, 1 minister of state with independent charge, and 2 MoSes — and dropped 4 in a ministerial reshuffle Wednesday.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Let us for once dispel any coyness regarding politicians having any spiritual scruples. Ms Banerjee was screaming about muslim infiltration across the swiss cheese border between India and Bangladesh when she was a BJP ally. Now she is ready to “tolerate their tantrums as long as they give milk” (votes). Mr Adhikari couldn’t have enough of iftaars when he needed Muslim votes but now cannot tolerate the sight of Muslim MLAs. It’s plain and cynical politics. Personal religiosity holds no water under the bridge of political expediency. The apogee of Bengalee civilization is long over. Bengal is doomed. Now it’s just a matter of who will get to perform the last rites.
Let us for once dispel any coyness regarding politicians having any spiritual scruples. Ms Banerjee was screaming about muslim infiltration across the swiss cheese border between India and Bangladesh when she was a BJP ally. Now she is ready to “tolerate their tantrums as long as they give milk” (votes). Mr Adhikari couldn’t have enough of iftaars when he needed Muslim votes but now cannot tolerate the sight of Muslim MLAs. It’s plain and cynical politics. Personal religiosity holds no water under the bridge of political expediency. The apogee of Bengalee civilization is long over. Bengal is doomed. Now it’s just a matter of who will get to perform the last rites.