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Trinamool candidates begin election campaign across Bengal

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As soon as the election dates have been announced, Trinamool Congress candidates have started their campaigns.

Last Friday, the Election Commission announced the election dates for West Bengal, Later in the evening, All India Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee announced the list of candidates for all the 294 Assembly seats to be fought for.

Campaign graffiti and posters are being put up everywhere; rallies are being organised all over the State.

Mnay candidates are seeking blessings from the gods before starting their campaigns. Sovan Chattopadhyay visited Dakshineswar before starting his campaign. Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay visited Tarapith before starting his campaign journey.

Manish Ghatak began his campaign by leading a procession of Trinamool workers on Bagha Jatin Station Road.

Subrata Mukherjee began his campaign by painting graffiti in his constituency of Ballygunge. Gautam Deb too started his campaign in North Bengal by painting graffiti.

Many others too have started their campaigns. Today morning Firhad Hakim, Vaishali Dalmia, Shahshi Panja, Lakshmi Ratan Shukla, Soham Chakraborty, Indranil Sen, Syed Rahim nabi and many others were seen on their campaign trails.

 

 

জেলায় জেলায় নির্বাচনী প্রচার শুরু তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস প্রার্থীদের

 

প্রার্থী তালিকা ঘোষণার সঙ্গে সঙ্গে বিধানসভা নির্বাচনের প্রচার শুরু করল তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস। গত শুক্রবার কমিশনের নির্বাচনী নির্ঘণ্ট ঘোষণার পরেই প্রার্থী তালিকা ঘোষণা করেন তৃণমূল কংগ্রেসের নেত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

এক মুহূর্ত দেরি না করে শনিবার থেকেই শুরু হয়ে গেছে দেওয়াল লিখন, পোস্টার, মিছিল।

শনিবার দক্ষিণেশ্বরের আদ্যাপীঠে পুজো দিয়ে প্রচার শুরু করেন কলকাতার মেয়র শোভন চট্টোপাধ্যায়। তারাপীঠে পুজো দিয়ে প্রচার শুরু করলেন সরকারি দলের মুখ্য সচেতক শোভনদেব চট্টোপাধ্যায়। বাঘাযতীন স্টেশন রোডে মিছিলে হেঁটে প্রচার শুরু করলেন যাদবপুরের প্রার্থী মণীশ গুপ্তা।

বালিগঞ্জ কেন্দ্রে দেওয়াল লিখনের মাধ্যমে নির্বাচনী প্রচার শুরু করলেন মন্ত্রী সুব্রত মুখোপাধ্যায়। প্রচার শুরু করেছেন সাধন পাণ্ডে সহ একাধিক বিধায়করা। শনিবার উত্তরবঙ্গে দেওয়াল লিখনের মাধ্যমে প্রচার শুরু করেন মন্ত্রী গৌতম দেব।

আজ সকালে নিজ নিজ কেন্দ্রে প্রচার করেছেন ফিরহাদ হাকিম, বৈশালী ডালমিয়া, শশী পাঁজা, লক্ষ্মীরতন শুক্লা, সোহম চক্রবর্তী, ইন্দ্রনীল সেন, রহিম নবী প্রমুখরা।

Mamata Banerjee slams Left for bringing gun culture to the Assembly

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Piqued by Left Front legislators protesting with toy guns in the House, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took on the opposition for venting their “political frustration” but conceded the incident was “disgusting and scandalous”.

She said, “What has happened today in the assembly is really unfortunate. It is good that I was not present there when it happened. What took place today reflects the political frustration of these parties.”

Speaker Biman Banerjee dubbed the incident as “shameful” directing the House Marshall to confiscate the guns.

WB Govt committed to improve transport infrastructure: Mamata Baneerjee

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government was committed to improve the entire transport infrastructure in the state.

Replying to a question in the state Assembly, Ms Banerjee said already several steps have been taken to improve the sector, but many more measures would be taken in the years to come to facilitate passengers.

Stating that the entire transport system had been thrown out of gear during the erstwhile Left Front regime, Ms Banerjee said her government has increased the number of buses, taxis and other modes of transport, besides removing hurdles for good administration in the sector.

A high power administrative committee has also been appointed to look after development in the sector.

Regretting that the Centre has curtailed many of its projects like Mid-Day Meal, housing for urban poor, ICDS and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana etc, Ms Banerjee said her government was trying to take up various development schemes on its own for the betterment of the people.

Replying to another question, Ms Banerjee said so far her government has issued land pattas to three lakh families in the state, while it would be given to 30,000 more families soon.

These pattas include community land patta, forest land patta and agricultural land patta, she said adding beneficiaries were selected on the basis of socio-economic class census.

Still a year left for assembly polls: WB CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee on Friday said there was still a year left for the assembly polls.

Presenting the budget speech for the home department in the assembly, she slammed the erstwhile Left Front government and stressed on the development initiated by the ruling Trinamool Congress since coming to power in 2011.

“We have done a lot of work in the past four years and still a lot is to be done. We have one more year till the next elections and we will have to continue ushering in growth and development,” she said.

Slamming the erstwhile Left Front government for plunging the state into a debt trap, WB CM enumerated a host of social security schemes initiated by her government and asserted its commitment towards development.

“With the blessings of the people at large we will come to power again and continue doing the good work.

“From setting up new hospitals, police stations, schools, colleges and training institutes, to bring back the youth of left-wing extremism-affected areas into the mainstream, we have done everything.”

She also rubbished the opposition’s charges of violence during the recent civic polls.

“The polls both at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and other municipalities were free and peaceful. But the thing due to so many polls, the government is left with little time to work. We had the civic polls, before that we had the panchayat polls and the by elections, so that leaves a government with just two and half years to work (in a five-year tenure),” she added.

WB CM proposes a number of schemes for poor at the Assembly

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee asked all to join hands and work together for the development of the State while speaking at the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She also said that the Trinamool Congress members will lay down their lives but not let divisive force to set foot in Bengal and create communal tension. “Trinamool Congress workers will give up their lives but will not allow these divisive forces to set foot in Bengal. This is our pledge. Our party symbol is twin flowers,” the West Bengal Chief Minister said.

Regarding, the financial crisis of the State, the Chief Minister elaborated that she has written to the Prime Minister re-stressing for a special package for West Bengal. “The devolution of more Central Grants from 32% to 42% comes with a footnote, it clubs nearly seven central projects which was already there. So it’s a misnomer really. West Bengal is unique in that case, where a significant part of our revenue is spent on debt servicing. It is imperative that this demand (to grant a special status) is met. From the UPA-2 regime to NDA we’ve only got assurances in this regard,” the Chief Minister said.

The Chief Minister laid down a proposal for the workers of the closed tea gardens. She said that a fund of Rs 100 crore may be formed for their welfare. She also proposed that the Kendu leave collectors may be registered with Social Security Scheme.

The Chief Minister also laid down statistics which proved that the State was in a much better position compared to others regarding crime against women.

The West Bengal Chief Minister also announced that the Furfura Sharif Development Council is being set up with the Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim as one of the heads.

The Chief invited the members of the Opposition Party members to join a delegation that will meet the Prime Minister and place the demands of the State for immediate relief from the debt burden, so that growth and development efforts continue unhindered.

West Bengal Assembly set to be WiFi enabled

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WB Assembly is set to be the first Assembly in the Country to be WiFi enabled.

Keeping with technology, the Assembly is also digitising its records. The members will immensely benefit once the Assembly will be fully equiped with these facilities and in full function.

During the launch of 4G enabled WiFi service in Park Street earlier this month, WB CM Ms Mamata Banerjee had announced that Kolkata will be fully WiFi service enabled within the next two months.

Kolkata is the first metro city with a 4G enabled high-speed internet service. As per the Chief Minister, once the installation work is complete, Kolkata will turn into a networked society — smart, simple and secure.