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Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled political rivals as "agents" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.Addressing a rally here, Banerjee identified three...

Kolkata, April 10 Throwing down what could become the defining ideological battle of the West Bengal election, the BJP promised in its manifesto on Friday to implement the Uniform Civil Code within six months of coming to power, a move that may consolidate Hindu votes even as the TMC seeks to...

Kolkata, April 10 – The fledgling alliance between Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) and Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM collapsed on Friday, just weeks after it was formed, following the surfacing of a video purportedly showing Kabir allegedly discussing a multi-crore deal with the BJP...

New Delhi, April 10 – The political controversy escalated in West Bengal on Friday after Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) President Humayun Kabir strongly rejected allegations following the release of a purported video by the Trinamool Congress, which claimed his proximity to BJP leaders and...

Kolkata, April 10 – The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, announced on Friday its decision to withdraw from its previously announced alliance with former Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir and the new political outfit floated by the latter for the...

Rampur (UP), April 6 Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday criticized the Congress and the Left, saying that those who are embracing each other in Delhi are busy "oppressing" each other in the politically sensitive state of Kerala.Addressing a BJP Foundation Day programme here, Naqvi...

New Delhi, April 6 – Chairman of the Muslim Students' Organisation of India, Shujaat Ali Quadri, has issued a clarification denying any association with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), after sections of the media described him as a party leader while reporting his recent...

Patna, April 5 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for the "unsatisfactory" representation of Muslims in the government sector in the state, and questioned their socio-economic conditions during the TMC rule.He also said that Muslims in some parts...

Samserganj, April 5 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged people to vote to "take revenge" for the deletion of names from the electoral rolls.The Trinamool Congress chief urged people whose names have been removed from the voter list during the Special Intensive Revision...

New Delhi, April 5 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Shujaat Ali Quadri strongly objected to the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind's description of his party as "communal" on Saturday, calling the remark "surprising" and "deeply unfortunate."Quadri acknowledged that AIMIM's political...

Kolkata, April 4 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord".In a clever turn of phrase, he...

Ahmedabad, April 4 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday that the Uniform Civil Code Bill and the amendment to the Disturbed Areas Act recently passed by the Gujarat assembly are unconstitutional.After a marathon debate of more than seven hours...

Kolkata, April 4 Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir on Saturday termed the arrest of a former candidate of his ally AIMIM for the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda as "unjust and politically motivated".He claimed that the police had actually arrested the person who "helped...

Kolkata, April 4 Attacking the BJP over its "double engine" strategy, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday alleged that while one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions, the other runs on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to create "communal discord".Banerjee said...

Kolkata, April 4 – The CPI(M)'s brief alliance with Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party was seen by many as undermining the Left's secular credentials.Clarifying the CPI(M)'s awkward courtship attempt with Kabir's outfit, Left leader Md Salim said the one-on-one talks were aimed at...

Barpeta (Assam), April 3 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to "break the backbone" of the "Miya community" and asserted that nobody can eliminate Muslims from the state.Addressing an election rally at the Chenga...

Guwahati, April 3 AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that both the BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin, as neither of the parties wants a strong Muslim leadership in Assam.Addressing election rallies for the AIUDF candidates in Goalpara and Dhubri, the Hyderabad MP...

Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal), April 3 – Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday, expressed his concerns about the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly being the mastermind behind the harassment of...

Kolkata, April 3 A former candidate from the AIMIM was arrested on Friday for surrounding the seven judicial officers in Malda district, adding a new political dimension to the case. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Asaduddin Owasi-led party, the BJP, and the ISF for "orchestrating" the...

Gazole (WB), April 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday mocked Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would be stationed in the state for 15 days, stating that even 365 days would not help the BJP because “the people of Bengal do not like you.”Addressing a rally...