West Bengal Violence

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Police personnel baton charge after a clash between rival political groups during panchyat elections, at Nagaria village in Malda district of West Bengal, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Check political violence in Bengal, it's out of control

The political parties of West Bengal have been collectively failing people by making violence an essential part of every political activity.

10 Jul 2023 1:06 AM

Family members mourn near the body of the deceased after clashes erupted between locals and central forces during the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly Election in Cooch Behar. (Photo: PTI)

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Bengal violence erupted as all leaders poisoned the air

What India is seeing is a generation of political leaders who are immature, who lack the poise of a leader of a national stature

15 Apr 2021 12:00 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

Article 356 to backfire, BJP keeps Bengal pot boiling

The sentiment quotient in politics has zoomed in the past five years, across the country and in Bengal.

10 Jul 2019 2:24 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Mamata Banerjee slams governor over report on state violence

She, however, asserted that she has respect for the post but not for his reported “inflation of the death toll.”

12 Jun 2019 1:58 AM

Violance erupted during the roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata on Tuesday.(Photo: ANI)

In video, minister tells workers to carry sticks to Amit Shah rally

Rakesh Singh joined the BJP from the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

16 May 2019 7:13 AM

'Stones were pelted on her car and she was also injured. Instead of taking action against the goons, Ghosh's movements have been restricted and her car, which was vandalised, has been seized by the local administration. This is unacceptable,' Javadekar said. (Photo: File)

There is an expiry date of the Mamata government: Javadekar

Javadekar claimed that the TMC goons are engaged in unabated violence against the BJP which is an act of frustration.

12 May 2019 4:53 PM

A policeman lathicharges a miscreant after a clash during the voting for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Durgapur, West Bengal, on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Bengal violence signal of shift in its politics?

West Bengal has a significant Muslim population (27 per cent) and there are a large number of constituencies where they are in sizeable numbers.

04 May 2019 12:49 AM

BJP leader Roopa Ganguly and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary were stopped from entering Basirhat. (Photo: ANI)

TMC MLA removed as Basirhat in-charge; BJP leaders arrested

Barsirhat and Baduria in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal have been witnessing violence following an ‘objectionable’ post on Facebook.

07 Jul 2017 1:31 PM

West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi's letter also mentioned that he had never said anything to Banerjee which could have 'humiliated' or 'insulted' or 'threatened' Mamata Banerjee (Photo: File | PTI)

WB riots: Guv Tripathi writes to Prez, says never humiliated Mamata

The governor wrote that he wanted to speak to the state DGP and when he was told that he was unavailable, he had called up WB CM.

06 Jul 2017 10:06 AM

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