The Enforcement Directorate seized nearly Rs 13 crore worth of property belonging to suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh on Tuesday. Sheikh is one of the main accused in the Sandeshkhali violence and sexual harassment case. In a post on X, the federal agency said that it has attached “14 immovable properties” and “two bank accounts” …
Mounting a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday that people across the country were “sad” and “enraged” over the atrocities against the women of Sandeshkhali by local TMC leaders. Accusing the TMC government of making “all sorts of attempts to protect” its accused leaders, …
WB Governor CV Ananda Bose interacts with women protesters, amid allegations of sexual assault and land grab, at Sandeshkhali, in North 24 Parganas district on Feb 12. (PTI File) Thursday saw a protest by women, who claimed that Shahjahan Sheikh’s brother Sirajuddin, ‘Raja’ of the region, grabbed their land in Jhupkhali, near Sandeshkhali. They also …
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the notices issued by the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and others over a complaint of “misconduct” filed against them by BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar. Majumdar sustained injuries last week as BJP workers clashed with police personnel after being stopped …