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India Today
5 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Trinamool-backed mob attacked my convoy, police stood mute: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar
Union Minister and BJP leader Dr Sukanta Majumdar on Friday alleged that his official convoy was subjected to a 'brutal, orchestrated attack' by Trinamool Congress (TMC)-backed criminal mobs while he was visiting Diamond Harbour on June 19. He further alleged that the state police did not take any action despite being present a formal letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Majumdar described the incident as a 'grave breach of privilege' and an assault on democratic wrote on X, 'Yesterday in Budge Budge, Diamond Harbour, I was subjected to a brutal, orchestrated attack by TMC-backed criminal mobs, while the West Bengal Police stood as mute, spineless spectators.' He said that even though he is a sitting Member of Parliament and Union Minister of State, the West Bengal police failed to take any preventive action or respond to the attack.'This is a grave breach of parliamentary privilege—a direct and dangerous assault on Indian democracy,' Majumdar stated. In his letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Majumdar detailed the events, asserting that his convoy was 'gheraoed and violently attacked by a mob reportedly comprising workers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Stones were pelted, vehicles were vandalised, and many persons accompanying me were injured.' He emphasised that the attack posed a 'direct and serious threat' to his June 19, while I was visiting Diamond Harbour to meet the victims of political violence and assess the law-and-order situation in the area, my official convoy was gheraoed and violently attacked by a mob reportedly comprising workers of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Stones were pelted at my convoy, vehicles were vandalised, and many persons accompanying me were injured. The attack posed a direct and serious threat to my life and the lives of those present," Majumdar wrote in his also directly named Superintendent of Police Rahul Goswami for alleged inaction despite being present during the incident."What is even more alarming is that during this heinous incident, the Superintendent of Police (Rahul Goswami) was physically present at the location but failed to take any preventive or protective action, amounting to wilful negligence, dereliction of duty, and enabling of political violence. The SDPO of Diamond Harbour, was not present at the site, in spite of prior information of my visit to the place," he wrote. The minister credited his Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security detail for containing the situation. "The situation was brought under control only due to the timely intervention of the CISF security personnel assigned to me as I am having the 2 Security Cover in West Bengal given by the Union Government."advertisementMajumdar further called the incident 'a direct assault on the dignity and privilege of a Member of Parliament.'"Such acts of violence and inaction by state officials severely compromise the democratic functioning of our institutions and the constitutional rights granted to elected members of this House," he minister urged the Speaker to take note of the matter and refer the same to the Committee of Privileges for appropriate examination and Watch
India.com
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Bengali Freedom Fighters Have Been Insulted In The Film: TMC Leader Kunal Ghosh On Kesari Chapter 2
Kolkata : Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh has strongly condemned the makers of the recently released film Kesari Chapter 2, accusing them of "distorting" the facts about Bengal's role in India's freedom struggle. Ghosh claimed that the film "insulted" Bengal's iconic freedom fighters by misrepresenting key historical facts. The controversy began after a scene in the film allegedly changed the name of revolutionary Khudiram Bose to "Khudiram Singh", which sparked outrage. Ghosh did not hold back his anger, calling the portrayal a serious mistake. He said the film had "insulted" legendary revolutionaries like Khudiram Bose and Barindra Kumar Ghosh. "Bengali freedom fighters have been insulted in the film. Khudiram Bose has been changed to Khudiram Singh. What is this? The basic facts and names have been distorted. Bengal's history of the freedom struggle and the history of its freedom fighters have been insulted in a planned manner," Ghosh said. Calling for accountability, Ghosh demanded an apology from Akshay Kumar and the film's team. "We strongly oppose and condemn this. Akshay Kumar and the unit should apologise for this... Some people are talking about taking legal action. This is a normal thing; it will happen," he added. Kesari Chapter 2 is based on the book The Case That Shook The Empire by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat. It focuses on the story of lawyer C Sankaran Nair, played by Akshay Kumar, and events following the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The film also stars R. Madhavan and Ananya Panday. The film, produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions, performed well at the box office and is currently streaming on JioHotstar.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Peaceful bypolls in five assembly seats
Polling for five assembly bypolls held in four states remained by and large peaceful with webcasting done at all but one polling station. Webcasting was implemented for the first time in 1,353 of the 1,354 polling stations set up across four states, the poll authority said. The bypolls were held in one assembly segment each in Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala and two assembly segments in Gujarat. Brisk polling was recorded in Kaliganj by-poll in West Bengal's Nadia district with 69.85% polling recorded till 5 pm. Unlike all recent polls in Bengal, this time's polling was almost incident-free and peaceful. "There have been no major incidents in the by-poll in Kaliganj on Thursday and by far it has been a very peaceful poll," WB-CEO Manoj Agarwal told ET. The Kaliganj bypoll was necessitated following the demise of the Trinamool Congress legislator Nasiruddin Ahmed in February this year. A triangular contest among BJP, Congress and AAP - last seen in 2022 - was witnessed in Gujarat's Visavadar (Junagadh district) and Kadi (Mehsana district) by-elections. In Visavadar, a Patidar-dominated seat and BJP stronghold until 2012, AAP's Gopal Italia is in contest with BJP's Kirit Patel and Congress' Nitin Ranpariya. In Kadi (SC), the contest is between BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda, Congress's Ramesh Chavda and AAP's Jagdish Chavda. In Visavadar, the polling percentage was approximately 60%, while in Kadi it was around 57% till the last reports came in. Kerala's Nilambur assembly constituency also saw a steady turnout with 60% votes polled till around 3 pm. Key contenders here are ruling LDF pick M Swaraj, Aryadan Shoukath (Congress-led UDF), Trinamool Congress state convener and independent candidate PV Anvar, and Mohan George of the BJP-led NDA. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo In Punjab, polling went on smoothly for the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll with 40% polling recorded till 3 pm. The seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Footwear hurled at West Bengal BJP president, Sikhs protests outside party office
A shoe was hurled at West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday (June 19, 2025) while he was visiting Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas district to meet an injured party worker. Security personnel were successful in dodging it. Hundreds of people, including women, raised slogans against the BJP leader and Union Minister of State. The Minister described the protests as 'staged', and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if the protests were 'democratic'. 'Not only shoes, but stones were also hurled. These protests were sponsored by the Trinamool Congress. They are all jihadis and many of them are from Bangladesh,' the BJP leader said. Mr. Majumdar accused the local administration of inaction, and said he had informed the authorities before visiting the place. Since protesters had blocked the area, the BJP leader had to be whisked out of the site on foot. The TMC leadership took offence to Mr. Majumdar's use of the word 'jihadis', and said that the protests were the result of the denial of MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) wages by the Centre. 'After the High Court's verdict on MGNREGA dues, deprived female protesters confronted @DrSukantaBJP today. And true to form, he chose violence over accountability, branding the poor as 'JIHADIS' instead of addressing their rightful demands. This comes after years of wage denial,' the Trinamool Congress posted on social media platform X. The Trinamool Congress also accused the BJP leader of hurling slippers at an on-duty Sikh officer's turban. A few days ago, Mr. Majumdar, while being pushed into a prison van, had hurled a poster with a pair of slippers printed on it, which fell on a turban-clad police officer. Mr. Majumdar was holding protests near the Chief Minister's residence in Kolkata over violence at Maheshtala. On Thursday, members of the Sikh community brought out a rally in the city, and held protests outside the headquarters of the BJP's office at 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane. Members of the community held posters saying 'Respect all religions and faith', and 'Our turban, our pride'.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Voting underway in assembly bypolls in four states, moderate turnout recorded till noon
Moderate turnout was recorded in the first four hours of polling across five assembly constituencies across Punjab, West Bengal, Gujarat and Kerala where bypolls are underway on Thursday. Polling commenced at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. While the death of sitting MLAs necessitated the bypoll in one seat of Gujarat and in West Bengal and Punjab, the resignation of two legislators led to the poll in Kerala and in one seat of Gujarat. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo In West Bengal, a voter turnout of 30.64 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the Kaliganj assembly seat. Tension flared up at a booth where the Congress alleged that its polling agent was forcibly removed by workers of the Trinamool Congress. However, the ruling party denied the charge. Live Events The by-election was necessitated by the death of Trinamool Congress MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed in February. His daughter, Alifa Ahamed, is contesting the seat as the TMC nominee. The BJP has fielded Ashis Ghosh as its candidate, while Congress candidate Kabil Uddin Shaikh is in the fray with the support of the CPI(M). Kerala's Nilambur Assembly constituency saw a steady turnout of 30.15 per cent after the first four hours of polling. People came out in good numbers at the 263 polling booths across the constituency, which has over 2.32 lakh voters. Among the 10, the key contenders are ruling LDF pick M Swaraj, Aryadan Shoukath (Congress-led UDF), Trinamool Congress state convener and independent candidate P V Anvar and Mohan George of the BJP-led NDA. The UDF candidate expressed confidence about winning by a huge margin. LDF's Swaraj was also confident of securing a win in the bypoll. Anvar, whose resignation as MLA from Nilambur necessitated the byelection, told reporters about the developments carried out in the constituency when he was representing it. He also claimed that neither of the three fronts -- UDF, LDF and NDA -- discussed local issues like wild animal attacks during their campaign. He was also confident that he would get a good share of the UDF and LDF votes. Anvar, presently the state convener of the Trinamool Congress, resigned as MLA of the constituency following his severing of ties with the CPI(M)-led LDF over certain allegations by him against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his close aides. The voting commenced in the morning after a mock polling was carried out to check if the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were working. In Gujarat, the Visavadar and Kadi assembly constituencies recorded a turnout of 28.15 per cent and 23.85 per cent, respectively, in the first four hours of votingin bypolls The Visavadar seat in Junagadh district recorded a voter turnout of 28.15 per cent by 11 am, while Kadi in Mehsana district registered 23.85 per cent polling. The state government has declared a public holiday on Thursday in both the constituencies for voting. The BJP, Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have fielded their candidates in the two seats. The Visavadar seat was lying vacant since December 2023, after the then AAP legislator Bhupendra Bhayani resigned and joined the ruling BJP. The Kadi seat, reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, fell vacant on February 4 following the death of BJP MLA Karsan Solanki. In the Visavadar seat, BJP candidate Kirit Patel and Congress nominee Nitin Ranpariya cast their votes in the early hours. The AAP has fielded its former Gujarat president Gopal Italia from Visavadar. He is not registered as a voter in the constituency. Despite its near-total dominance in the state, the BJP has not won the Visavadar seat since 2007. The party leaders are this time hopeful of overcoming the 18-year jinx. In the last assembly election in 2022, AAP's Bhupendra Bhayani defeated BJP's Harshad Ribadiya, a Congress turncoat and former MLA, by 7,063 votes. The BJP has fielded Rajendra Chavda from Kadi, while the Congress has given ticket to Ramesh Chavda, a former MLA. Chavda won the seat in 2012, but lost it to BJP's Karsanbhai Solanki in 2017. Like Visavadar, the Kadi seat will also witness a three-way fight, with the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP fielding Jagdish Chavda. In the 182-member Gujarat assembly, the BJP has 161 legislators, Congress 12 and AAP four. While one seat is with the Samajwadi Party , two are with independents. Punjab saw a voter turnout of 21.51 percent till 11 am in the polling for the Ludhiana West Assembly bypoll. The Ludhiana West Assembly seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January. AAP candidate Sanjeev Arora reached a polling station along with his family members to exercise his franchise. Before casting votes, Arora paid obeisance at a gurdwara, a temple and the Dargah Pir in Phillaur. Speaking to reporters, Arora appealed to the people to come out in large numbers to cast their votes. "Please come out to vote and have maximum voting today," he said. Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, BJP nominee Jiwan Gupta and SAD's Parupkar Singh Ghuman also cast their votes. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann appealed to voters to cast their votes in the bypoll. "My appeal to the voters of Ludhiana West is that you must exercise your right to vote. You must fulfil your duty for the development and progress of your area. Do not consider today a holiday, definitely go and cast your vote," Mann said in a post on X in Punjabi. The ruling AAP has fielded Rajya Sabha member Arora for the bypoll. Arora (61) is a Ludhiana-based industrialist and is also known for his social welfare runs the Krishna Pran Breast Cancer Charitable Trust. The Congress has placed its bet on former minister and Punjab Congress working president Ashu (51). Ashu had been MLA twice from this seat in 2012 and 2017. He was defeated by Gogi by a margin of 7,512 votes in the 2022 Assembly polls. The BJP candidate is a member of the core committee of Punjab BJP . He was earlier the party's state general secretary. The Ludhiana West bypoll is seen as a litmus test for Mann and the ruling party's national leadership which aggressively campaigned to retain this seat. The bypoll results will be declared on June 23.
