Tag: West Bengal
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People of India should fight the battle against NRC, like Netaji fought the independence war: Left Front student unions
Kolkata: After civil society and Trinamool Congress, twelve Left-wing student unions hit the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday to protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). The students not only held torch march but also chanted slogans in favour of Muslims and their citizenship rights. Earlier, students of Presidency…
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No one will be ousted from the state as the ruling TMC government believes in coexistence of all religions, caste and creed- Mamata
Kolkata: Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday hit the streets to protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and implementation of National Register for Citizens (NRC) in Bengal. Garlanding the statue of BR Ambedkar at Central Kolkata at the start of the protest march, Banerjee said that BJP cadres in disguise are…
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Call for NRC reminds us of the hardship we faced in 1956 – Bengali intellects
Kolkata: “If leaders and ministers of BJP are human beings then they should immediately decline their idea of implementing NRC across the country, said poet Subodh Sarkar Addressing a press conference at Kolkata Press Club, on Saturday. Intellectuals from the city also claimed that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has the potential to restrict the BJP…
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Unlike today, back in 2012, media was not as organised and hostile as it is now- Kavita
Kolkata: Sitting at the CPIML’s modest office in Kolkata’s Creek Row, Kavita Krishnan seemed to be in sync with not just the pace of the city but also the political scenario in Bengal. In, fluent Bengali, she spoke to her comrades, seeking dopes about the opposition. In an exclusive interview with eNewsroom at Kolkata’s CPIML…
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BJP leaders should read Indian Constitution first: Presidency students
Kolkata: The fight over National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) issue took a volatile turn on Thursday when the protesting students of Presidency University took to streets to submit a copy of Indian constitution to the state BJP headquarters in Central Kolkata. Ayan, a Biology student of the university claimed that…
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Remove BJP, To Save Democracy And Farmers: Left Front
Kolkata: The streets of Central Kolkata’s Esplanade got red on Wednesday as 12 days Long March called by the Left Front and INTUC culminated at Rani Rashmoni road. Over eighteen thousand people mostly farmers from across West Bengal had gathered and shouted slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for implementing NRC forcefully. And also…
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With CAB and NRC, bewakoof government puts common man in line of fire, just like demonitisation and GST- Kannan
Kolkata: At a time when political leaders were busy in the Parliament debating on Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) as it was introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah, Kavita Krishnan along with other CPIML leaders were briskly walking down Creek Row Kolkata, to assemble at Raja Subodh Mullick Square, where firebrand leader – Kannan Gopinathan had…
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By fighting over temple and mosques BJP cannot provide employment to the youth of India: Left Front
Kolkata: Shataf Balsar, a teenager took part in the rally organised by the Left Front from Esplanade to Rajabazar demanding immediate punishment of the culprits those demolished Babri Masjid 27 years ago. Shataf said that though he is not much aware of the Ayodhya land dispute but had participated in the rally as his ‘Abbu’…
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Big jolt to BJP in Bengal bypolls
Kolkata: The turf looks uneven as the extra bounce out of the blue is turning out to be an uphill task to handle – yes, the indomitable tag that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sketched for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is running into rough weather. First, it was the fiasco in Maharashtra followed by the…
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JNU Alumni protest fees hike in Kolkata, gets support from several Universities
Kolkata: Students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) have been quite vocal and determined about the fee hike proposed by the University management. Students enrolled with the university have not just taken on the streets of Delhi or formed human chains, demanding for an immediate fee roll back, but have given out a call to all…