Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir has sparked controversy by claiming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee instructed him to make communal remarks during the 2024 elections. Kabir apologized for his past threats against Hindus, alleging the rhetoric was a tactic to secure Yusuf Pathan’s victory.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging breakdown of law and order, women’s insecurity, syndicate control, and infiltration. He said her slogan “Maa, Maati, Maanush” has lost relevance and predicted a decisive BJP victory.
A female student studying at the government-sponsored Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College in South Kolkata has informed that a TMC leader named Daud Alam Molla has threatened them against organising Saraswati Puja.
There was a firm, ‘Ramsetu Infrastructure India Private Limited’, with a similar name and at the same address; however, its name had been removed from the records of the Registrar of Companies (ROC) in August 2018. This firm was incorporated in 2013. This means that this firm had its name struck off from the official records three years before the declared loan was taken.
Maharashtra municipal elections mark a Muslim voter shift, with AIMIM winning 114-125 seats peaking at 33 in Sambhajinagar and Malegaon's Islam Party securing 35. Frustrated with Congress, voters back local voices on civic issues, eyeing similar changes in Bengal, Assam.
During the hearing on 15th January, the Supreme Court bench comprising PK Mishra and Vipul Pancholi asked if the TMC wanted to turn the Calcutta High Court’s courtroom into Jantar Mantar.
In Calcutta High Court, TMC's Menaka Guruswamy shouted "mute yourself" at ED's SV Raju for calling Mamata Banerjee "Ms Banerjee," demanding "multiterm CM" respect during I-PAC raid hearing. Her conduct drew eyebrows amid ED's claims of CM interference.