Trinamool sweeps bypolls, Bengal reaffirms faith on Mamata

Trinamool Congress swept the bypolls held for the Tamluk and Coochbehar Lok Sabha constituencies and the Monteswar Assembly constituency. Polling was conducted at these constituencies on November 19.

Trinamool won the Monteshwar Assembly seat by a margin 1,27,127 votes. The party won Tamluk Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 4,97,525 votes and Cooch Behar by a margin of 4,13,231 votes.

“This is a verdict against the Tughlaqi Govt at Centre. This is a verdict in favour of mass protests against demonetisation,” Trinamool Chairperson Mamata Banerjee said.

The by-election in Cooch Behar was necessitated by the death of TMC MP Renuka Sinha while the by-election in Tamluk in Purba Medinipur district was caused by the resignation of MP Suvendu Adhikari who joined the state cabinet as transport minister. The by-polls to Monteswar Assembly seat in Burdwan district is due to death of TMC MLA Sajal Panja.

 

উপনির্বাচনেও ঘাসফুলের দাপট অব্যাহত, তিনটি কেন্দ্রেই জয়ী তৃণমূল

১৯শে নভেম্বর হয়ে যাওয়া ২টি লোকসভা ও ১টি বিধানসভা আসনে উপনির্বাচনে দাপটের সঙ্গে জয়লাভ করলো তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস।

মন্তেশ্বর আসনে ১,২৭,১২৭ ভোটে জয়লাভ করেন তৃণমূল প্রার্থী। তমলুক আসনে তৃণমূলের জয়ের ব্যবধান ৪,৯৭,৫২৫ ভোট। কুচবিহার কেন্দ্রে তৃণমূল ৪,১৩,২৩১ ভোটে জয়লাভ করেন।

“মানুষের এই রায় গণ বিদ্রোহের রায়। নোট বাতিলের বিরুদ্ধে এই রায়। কেন্দ্রের তুঘলকি সিদ্ধান্তের বিরুদ্ধে এই রায়,” প্রতিক্রিয়া মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের।

কুচবিহারের তৃণমূল সাংসদ রেণুকা সিনহার আকস্মিক মৃত্যুতে ওই আসনটি খালি হয়ে গেছিল। পূর্ব মেদিনীপুরের তমলুক কেন্দ্রের সাংসদ শুভেন্দু অধিকারী, ২০১৬-র বিধানসভা ভোটে জিতে রাজ্য মন্ত্রিসভায় যোগ দেওয়ার পর ওই আসনটিও খালি হয়ে যায়। মন্তেশ্বর বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রের বিধায়ক সজল পাঁজার আকস্মিক মৃত্যুতে ওই কেন্দ্রটিও খালি হয়।

Mamatabala Thakur takes oath as MP in Lok Sabha

Mamatabala Thakur, who recently won from Bongaon constituency, took oath today as Member of Parliament in the Lok Sabha.

12 out of the 34 newly-elected Trinamool MPs in Lok Sabha are women; this constitutes about 35.2% of TMC MPs. Thus, Trinamool Congress is the only political party which has acted  for the empowerment of women in the country.

Trinamool Congress has the highest percentage of women MPs in the house. The 16th Lok Sabha has only 65 women members which is around 11% of total.

While others only talk of women empowerment, Trinamool’s actions speak louder than words.

 

India will soon witness BJP’s end: Abhishek Banerjee in Krishnaganj

Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Delhi electorate today has said BHAG MODI BHAG! He also raised the slogan: “Delhi te holo Shuru, Banglai hobe sesh, Ebar Bharat dekhbe, Modi-mukto desh (Delhi has started, Bengal will end, India will witness BJP’s end).”

He was addressing a campaign rally at Badkulla in Krishnaganj Assembly constituency at Nadia in support of the Trinamool candidate Mr Satyajit Biswas.

The Trinamool Youth Congress Chief urged people to set an example by raising the margin of victory and defeating the Opposition.

On BJP being decimated at the Delhi elections, he congratulated Kejriwal saying,  “Today’s verdict in Delhi has proven that political vendetta, smear campaign and arrogance have no place in a healthy democracy. Today AAP did to BJP what the later did to Indian National Congress in the 2014 LS. BJP at this juncture can’t even claim the LOP in Delhi Assembly. History repeats itself. Such is the strength and power of our democracy.”

“The change has started from Delhi. This victory is of the people. Delhi elections are a game changer. Janata is janardan in any democracy. The common people have spoken and replied befittingly to the autocratic narcissists. Entire country will follow Delhi’s example in future,” he had earlier written on his Facebook page.