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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicBJP-TMC

Topic: BJP-TMC

TMC’s cheeky jibe at Centre’s samosa-jalebi advisory & a UP photo that’s talk of the town in power circles

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

‘Crimes against women a pattern now in WB,’ BJP’s Satpal Singh attacks TMC over Kolkata gang rape case

BJP's fact-checking team comprised of Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Manan Kumar Mishra, and Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials to assess ongoing investigation.

‘Nirmam sarkar,’ Modi attacks TMC over Murshidabad violence, jobs scam at Alipurduar public rally

PM criticised Mamata Banerjee’s TMC for Murshidabad and Malda violence, alleging lawbreakers acted freely due to appeasement while police failed to intervene.

BJP shouldn’t fight BJP in West Bengal. And repeat 2021 mistakes in 2024

The BJP workers and leaders got disheartened in 2021 after being forced to work for ex-TMC leaders in their party—their sworn enemies. This even led to violent protests.

Amid Sandeshkhali row, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala claims rape incident in Malda, attacks TMC

In an X post, BJP leader said, 'Be it Sandeshkhali or Malda, no woman safe in Bengal', and claimed instances of similar incidents in districts, alleging ‘rapists are being protected’.

Lok Sabha privileges committee summons Bengal chief secretary on complaint by state BJP chief

BJP's Sukanta Majumdar alleged he suffered life-threatening injuries at hands of West Bengal police during protest to highlight allegations against TMC leaders in Sandeshkhali.

BJP in Bengal is drifting, and party workers locking up their own minister only the latest indicator

BJP won 18 Lok Sabha seats in 2019, but is now losing ground in the state with its MLAs & workers defecting to TMC and its leaders criticising each other publicly.

Bengal poll violence is seeped in Partition. But political and money power keep it alive

With limitless political authority, unrestricted financial resources and muscle power, and complete control over the population, Bengal's panchayat polls have become a do or die battle.

Intense focus on Bengal panchayat poll violence swept two things under the carpet

The overdose of West Bengal panchayat poll violence reportage on local and national TV news has an element of orchestration behind it. And it suits the BJP and TMC.

‘Didn’t receive details of sensitive booths’ — BSF spars with West Bengal poll body over deployment

BSF claims State Election Commission didn't respond to its letters seeking details of sensitive booths. Poll body refutes this claims, says it recorded its communication with the BSF.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.