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West Bengal

News Reports

These intellectuals betrayed the nation, ate up the system like “parasites”, WB BJP chief attacks “Hum Kagaz Nahi Dikhayenge” gang

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2020

He pointed out that shouting "Azadi" on the road might fetch one newspaper headlines but do not do anything good to society.

News Reports

West Bengal: Two BJP offices set on fire in a span of 5 days, party blames ruling TMC led by Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

A BJP office in West Bengal's Bankura district was set on fire late on January 15, the second in 5 days

Politics

Congress’ meeting against CAA, NRC dumped by Mamata and Maya, AAP says not invited

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2020

Mayawati stated that despite her party providing support to the Congress government in Rajasthan, the Congress had worked on causing an internal rift in the BSP and had inducted BSP MLAs in their party.

News Reports

Bangladeshi journalist visits Kolkata, participates in anti-NRC protest holding ‘Modi go back’ poster

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2020

Bangladeshi journalist Noor Alam Sk posts photo holding 'Modi go back' poster in Kolkata, later deletes it from Facebook

Media

As Communists fade electorally in Bengal, is their inner Naxal emerging?

Abhishek Banerjee - 9 January, 2020

See if you catch the difference in tone between these two articles published by The Hindu which often favours Communists

News Reports

NUJS, Kolkata disrespects constitutional head of a state, decides to ‘uninvite’ West Bengal Governor for an event over his CAA-NRC views

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2020

NUJS Kolkata decides to 'uninvite' the West Bengal Governor as guest after he speaks in favour of CAA-NRC

News Reports

West Bengal: Videos of police vandalising vehicles and setting them on fire emerge from Malda

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2020

In a video, police in Malda, West Bengal, can be seen smashing windowscreens of cars during the Bharat Bandh violence

Politics

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee says ‘Gundagardi’ and ‘Dadagiri’ is not movement, calls Left’s Bharat Bandh as ‘cheap politics’

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2020

Mamata Banerjee also launched an attack against the left parties by claiming that they have not engaged in any mass movement against CAA or NRC, neither in Bengal nor across the country, but wanted to take a short cut by calling a strike.

Crime