West Bengal
BJP features fish in campaigns to counter TMC accusations
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The Bharatiya Janata Party has started projecting fish in its West Bengal election campaigns to appeal to Bengali voters, countering Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee's claims that the BJP opposes Bengal's culture. Banerjee has accused the party of planning to ban fish and meat sales.
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee what her legal reaction would be if, by 2030-2031, her party held power at the Centre and an opposing Chief Minister disrupted a central agency raid. The question arose during a hearing on the Enforcement Directorate's petition over a January raid interruption. The bench raised concerns about state interference in central probes.
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India's Election Commission released West Bengal's first supplementary voters list around 11:55 PM on March 23. The list covers decisions on about 29 lakh names under adjudication. Technical glitches prevented many voters from downloading it.
Sumitra Chatterjee, a fifth-generation descendant of poet Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. He criticized the ruling Trinamool Congress's employment policies, alleging the government prioritizes propaganda over jobs. Chatterjee called the 'Employment Bank' initiative a farce for unemployed youth.
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to West Bengal to bolster the BJP's outreach ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. He will address a meeting of BJP workers in Barrackpore at 11 am on Friday before flying to north Bengal around 2 pm. The visit underscores intensifying political activity in the poll-bound state.
The Enforcement Directorate raided the office and residence of political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on Thursday, prompting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene and accuse the agency of stealing Trinamool Congress documents ahead of assembly elections. Banerjee described the action as political vendetta and planned a protest rally for Friday. The raids are linked to a money-laundering investigation into an alleged coal pilferage scam.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet in the West Bengal illegal sand mining case, naming 14 companies and four individuals, including businessman Arun Saraf. The agency alleges money laundering of Rs 78 crore and illegal transactions worth Rs 145 crore. Saraf's company, GD Mining, is primarily implicated in the smuggling activities.
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