Alleged TMC Workers Set BJP’s Hooghly Office on Fire

TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested in connection with his involvement in the Rose Valley chit fund scam.

• Sudip Bandyopadhyay sent on six-day remand by court
  
• TMC MPs detained in Delhi
• Alleged TMC supporters set the BJP office on fire
  
• Asansol Municipal Corportation removed hoardings of PM Modi from petrol pumps across the city
• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of “Trinamool-bandi after note-bandi”
  
• Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam

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All Hoardings of PM Modi Removed from Petrol Pumps in Asansol

The Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday removed the hoardings exhibiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his policies at different petrol pumps across the city. The local governing body maintains that the action is being initiated in accordance with the procedure and is not related to the TMC rage against the BJP.

According to the AMC, which is under the TMC rule, notices were served to petrol pumps to pay tax for hoardings of PM Modi. Notices were issued to 40 petrol pumps under the corporation a fortnight ago, said AMC officials.

The lack of response forced the AMC to remove the already installed hoardings. As of Wednesday, 16 hoardings have been removed by the AMC employees and it is expected to continue in the coming days.

Source: Anil Giri

Alleged TMC Workers Set BJP Office on Fire

Things in West Bengal appear to be heating up by the minute. In the latest incident, a group of men, reported to be TMC workers, allegedly set the BJP office in Hooghly on fire.

The attack came hours after the BJP issued a veiled warning to the TMC, asking the party to “mend its ways” or face consequences. Furious over the attack on the West Bengal BJP headquarters by TMC activists, BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya lashed out at City Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for tuning a “blind eye” to the attack.

West Bengal Amit Mitra Walks Out of Pre-Budget Meeting

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra walked out of a pre-budget meeting, saying that “there is financial emergency in the country which makes the budget meaningless”.

“ I’m saying with a heavy heart that I walked out of the pre-budget meet after my presentation. The country's growth is being sacrificed,” he said.

TMC MPs Detained in Delhi

TMC workers and MPs protesting outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence were detained on Wednesday afternoon.

Leaders including Kalyan Banerjee and Saugata Roy were detained at the Tughlaq Road Police Station in New Delhi.