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BSF training Narayani Sena in Cooch Behar: Trinamool

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Accusing the central government of trying to disrupt smooth functioning of the state government, Trinamool alleged that the BSF was providing “training” to ‘Narayani Sena’, a private army of the erstwhile Maharaja of Cooch Behar.

“It is a deep-rooted conspiracy against the state government. How come BSF is giving training to Narayani Sena and other elements who are involved in smuggling?” senior TMC leader and state parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee said.

He said, “We have officially expressed our grievances and lodged a complaint with the highest quarters of the central government.” He also added that this was being done by keeping the state government in the “dark”.

Leader of the party in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay accused the Centre of interfering in the law and order of the State. He accused the BJP of trying to disturb the peace in Bengal. A delegation of Trinamool MPs met the President and apprised him of the incident.

 

কুচবিহারে নারায়ণী সেনাকে প্রশিক্ষণ দিচ্ছে বি এস এফঃ তৃণমূল

কেন্দ্রের বিরুদ্ধে রাজ্যের কাজে হস্তক্ষেপ করার অভিযোগ করল তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস। উত্তরবঙ্গে নারায়ণী সেনাকে বিএসএফের প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়া নিয়েও সরব হয়েছে তৃণমূল কংগ্রেস৷ রাষ্ট্রপতির কাছেও বিষয়টি নিয়ে অভিযোগ জানিয়েছেন তারা৷

বর্ষীয়ান তৃণমূল নেতা পার্থ চট্টোপাধ্যায় বলেন, “এটা রাজ্য সরকারের বিরুদ্ধে এক গভীর ষড়যন্ত্র। বিএসএফ কেন্দ্রীয় সংস্থা।  বি এস এফ কিভাবে নারায়ণী সেনাদের প্রশিক্ষণ দিতে পারে। তাঁর কথায়, ‘‘রাজ্যের উন্নয়নে ব্যাঘাত ঘটাতে এবং প্রশাসনিক কাজে বিঘ্ন ঘটাতে এই চক্রান্ত চলছে।’’

“আমরা অফিসিয়ালি আমাদের প্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছি এবং কেন্দ্রীয় সরকারের হেড কোয়ার্টারে অভিযোগও জানিয়েছি”। তিনি আরও বলেন, মুখ্যমন্ত্রী তথা রাজ্য প্রশাসনকে অন্ধকারে রেখেই এসব কাজ করা হচ্ছে”।

রাজ্যের যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় পরিকাঠামোয় হস্তক্ষেপ করার জন্য লোকসভার দলনেতা সুদীপ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় এদিন কেন্দ্রকেই দায়ী করেন। বাংলার শান্তি বিঘ্নিত করার জন্য তিনি বিজেপিকেই দায়ী করেন। তৃণমূলের এক সংসদীয় প্রতিনিধি দল এদিন রাষ্ট্রপতির সঙ্গে সাক্ষাৎ করে।

Centre trying to unilaterally rule over States: Trinamool delegation tells President

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A delegation of 10 Trinamool MPs led by Leader of the party in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, met the President of India at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata.

“Our main purpose to meet the President was to show how the Centre is breaking the barriers of the federal structure,” Sudip Bandyopadhyay said.

“They are dictating the terms to States on how schemes are to be implemented and how money is to be spent on such schemes or what should their names be,” he added.

“Earlier there was Planning Commission where the States had the chance to interact with the Deputy Chairman. Now the Planning Commission has been dissolved and Niti Ayog has been set up,” the veteran MP said.

“We raised the issue of monitoring of State Treasury. This is unbelievable. There is also the other issue of unilateral deputation of officers at under-secretary level. Then there is the issue of 100 Days’ Work. Centre owes Rs 1700 crore to the State,” Sudip Bandyopadhyay added.

Centre is making an attempt to unilaterally rule over the States.
Decisions about developmental projects are being taken without consulting States at any level, the senior parliamentarian alleged. He said that Trinamool will raise these issues in the Parliament.

যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় পরিকাঠামোয় কেন্দ্রের হস্তক্ষেপ নিয়ে রাষ্ট্রপতির দ্বারস্থ তৃণমূল

লোকসভায় তৃণমূলের দলনেতা সুদীপ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের নেতৃত্বে আজ এক প্রতিনিধি দল দেখা করে রাষ্ট্রপতি প্রণব মুখোপাধ্যায়ের সঙ্গে। কেন্দ্র যুক্তরাষ্ট্রীয় পরিকাঠামোয় হস্তক্ষেপ করছে সেটাই রাষ্ট্রপতিকে কাছে আমরা জানিয়েছি, বলেন সুদীপ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।কেন্দ্র রাজ্যের কাজে হস্তক্ষেপ করছে। কোন প্রকল্পে কত টাকা কি ভাবে খরচ হবে, সেটাও কেন্দ্র বলে দিচ্ছে, অভিযোগ সুদীপের। আগে প্ল্যানিং কমিশনে রাজ্য নিজের দাবিদাওয়া রাখতে পারতো। কিন্তু এখন কমিশন উঠিয়ে তৈরী হয়েছে নীতি আয়োগ, বলেন সুদীপ।

“রাজ্যের ট্রেজারির ওপর নজরদারির চেষ্টার কথা মারা রাষ্ট্রপতিকে জানিয়েছি। বলেছি আন্ডার সেক্রেটারি লেভেলের অফিসারদের ডেপুটেশনের প্রসঙ্গ। এছাড়াও ১০০ দিনের কাজে রাজ্যের পাওনা ১৭০০ কোটি টাকার বিষয়টিও জানানো হয়েছে,” বলেন বর্ষীয়ান এই সাংসদ।

উনি আরও বলেন যে কেন্দ্র চাইছে রাজ্যের সব ক্ষমতা কেড়ে নিতে। রাজ্যকে না জানিয়ে উন্নয়নমূলক কাজের সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়া হচ্ছে। সুদীপ বলেন যে এই বিষয়গুলি সংসদে উত্থাপন করবে তৃণমূল।

Mamata Banerjee tears into Central Govt. Here are 10 things she said

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Mamata Banerjee tears into the Central Government. Here are 10 things she said:

  • The situation in the country is worse than Emergency now.
  • In the name of cooperative federalism, opinions of States are being bulldozed. This is dictatorship. This is against spirit of Constitution. The Centre is not taking States on board. We have never faced such discrimination before. Is the Centre following Presidential form of government? Where is federalism?
  • The Centre’s Kashmir policy failed. Their diplomacy is a disaster. Pakistan issue has become worse because of the Centre’s failure. I believe apart from Finance, Rail, Defence and External Affairs, Centre should not have any other subject in its jurisdiction. In the name of external affairs, the Centre goes on foreign trips. Rail Budget is also being done away with.
  • If States pay most of the funds, why should the schemes be named after leaders of the ruling party in the Centre. I have never seen a more arrogant Central Government. Do they want to do away with State governments? The Centre wants to control how States spend their Budget money? They want to appoint a person to State treasury. Why? They want to control the functioning of the States even at BDO level. Why will we allow that?
  • Few days ago, the Union Finance Minister paid tributes to Netaji on his “death anniversary”. Are these mistakes or planned actions? Bhashan on social media can get you votes. But what about nation-building? BJP is a hi-tech publicity oriented party. Under Narendra Modi’s government, the entire country has lost freedom again.
  • We are protesting against the Centre’s interference. We are being victimised. We will approach the President of India about the Centre’s undue interference in the business of States.
  • Federal structure is being bulldozed by the unilateral, arbitrary action of the Centre. This is a dangerous ‘red’ signal to stop democratic system. If the Centre does not correct its course, we will be forced to hit the streets.
  • Inflation is up. Development projects for weaker sections are stagnant. There is controversy over GDP numbers. Narendra Modi suddenly went to Pakistan on their PM’s birthday. Surprise visit. Many things happened after that. Total mishandling. In the name of gau-raksha there is violence across the country.
  • The Centre will be strengthened if the States are empowered.
  • Tamil Nadu has also expressed strong opinion on various issues. We will discuss with other Opposition-ruled States. Every party must come together to fight unitedly against the attempts by Modi Govt to thwart the federal structure.

WB CM once again shows her humanistic side

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En route to Bagdogra Airport from Darjeeling today, in Sonada in Darjeeling district, one of the cars in the Hon’ble President Pranab Mukherjee’s convoy, a convoy which included West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee, skidded off a hilly highway into a gorge. Six among the President’s security team were travelling in that car.

The Hon’ble President and the Chief Minister were thankfully unharmed.

The Chief Minister, ever the helping hand, immediately got into the act of overseeing the rescue operation. Wielding a mike, she walked around the accident site and passed about instructions to ensure a coordinated response to the accident. All the six people inside the car were rescued and taken to hospital. There were no serious injuries – a few cuts and bruises, and a fractured arm.

This incident has once again highlighted the humanistic side of Mamata Banerjee. She has time and again got into such selfless acts, of helping people needing attention, a recent incident being ensuring a man injured in an accident near the Akashvani Bhawan in Kolkata got proper medical attention.

 

আরও একবার মমতার মমতাময়ী রূপ

আজ দার্জিলিং থেকে বাগডোগরা বিমানবন্দর ফেরার সময়ে দুর্ঘটনার কবলে পড়ল রাষ্ট্রপতি প্রণব মুখোপাধ্যায়ের কনভয়ের এসকর্ট কার। পিছনেই ছিল মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের কনভয়। সোনাদার কাছে মুখ্যমন্ত্রীর গাড়ির ঠিক আগে থাকা একটি গাড়ি খাদে পড়ে যায়। এই ঘটনায় আহত হয়েছেন ওই গাড়িতে থাকা রাষ্ট্রপতির নিরাপত্তার দায়িত্বে থাকা ছয় নিরাপত্তাকর্মী।

সৌভাগ্যক্রমে রাষ্ট্রপতি ও মুখ্যমন্ত্রী অক্ষত রয়েছেন।

দুর্ঘটনার পর মুখ্যমন্ত্রী নিজেই গাড়ি থেকে নেমে সঙ্গে সঙ্গে উদ্ধারকাজের তদারকি করেন। একটি মাইক নিয়ে পুরো উদ্ধারকাজ পরিচালনা করেন এবং দুর্ঘটনাস্থল থেকে প্রয়োজনীয় নির্দেশ দেন উদ্ধারকারী দলকে। যে ছয়জন আহত হয়েছেন তাদের সকলকে উদ্ধার করা হয়েছে এবং সকলকে হাসপাতালে পাঠানো হয়েছে। কোনরকম গুরুতর আঘাতের খবর পাওয়া যায়নি।

এই ঘটনা আবারও মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়ের মানবিক দিককে তুলে ধরেছে। সাধারণ মানুষের জন্য তার উদ্বেগ চিন্তা ও সচেতনতা এই ঘটনা আরও একবার প্রমাণ করে দিল। কয়েকদিন আগেই কলকাতার আকাশবাণী ভবনের কাছে একটি দুর্ঘটনায় আহত ব্যক্তিকে তিনি এসএসকেএমে নিয়ে গিয়ে তার যথাযথ চিকিৎসা করান।

Grand reception for Mamata Banerjee on her first visit to Darjeeling in second term as CM

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee received a rousing welcome in the Hills during her first visit to Darjeeling as Chief Minister for the second term.

The Chief Minister reached Darjeeling on Monday afternoon. Thousands of people gathered outside Bagdogra Airport to receive her. Representatives of the development boards in the hills felicitated her with khadi and bouquet of flowers at the airport.

There was not enough space for the Chief Minister’s car to move out of the airport as the area was crowded with people waiting to get a glimpse of the Chief Minister.

They even formed a human chain from Simulbari in Siliguri. People were seen standing on both sides of the road when the Chief Minister’s car was heading towards Darjeeling. Hundreds of people were shouting slogans to congratulate Didi as she waved at them.

On her way to Darjeeling, she had to take several stoppages as people felicitated her with khadi uttarios.

 

দার্জিলিং সফরে গিয়ে অভ্যর্থনায় ভাসলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়

দ্বিতীয়বার ক্ষমতায় আসার পর প্রথমবার দার্জিলিং সফরে গিয়ে অভ্যর্থনায় ভাসলেন মুখ্যমন্ত্রী মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়।

মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়কে বরণ করে নিল পাহাড়৷ পাহাড়জুড়ে রীতিমতো উৎসবের মেজাজ৷ পাহাড়ি পথের বাঁকে তোরণ, মুখ্যমন্ত্রীকে পাহাড়ে স্বাগত জানাতে ৬০ কিলোমিটার রাস্তাজুড়ে ছিল মানব-বন্ধন৷ রোহিণী বাজার থেকে দার্জিলিং পর্যন্ত পাহাড়ি রাস্তায় দিদিকে ঘিরে মানুষের উন্মাদনা ছিল দেখার মত৷

তৃণমূলের তরফেও দার্জিলিংয়ের পথে মুখ্যমন্ত্রীকে বিপুল অভ্যর্থনা জানানোর প্রস্তুতি নেওয়া হয়েছিল৷ মমতা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়কে স্বাগত জানাতে হাজির ছিলেন  পাহাড়ের বিভিন্ন উন্নয়ন বোর্ডের সদস্যরাও৷

আজ, ১২ জুলাই, দার্জিলিং-এর চৌরাস্তায় রাষ্ট্রপতি শ্রী প্রণব মুখার্জিকে সংবর্ধনা দেবে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার।

Mamata Banerjee condoles the death of deceased First Lady of India

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West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Chairperson Ms Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condoled the passing away of the First Lady of India Mrs Suvra Mukherjee. In a series of tweets she expressed her grief at the news.

“Saddened to hear that Rashtrapati ji’s wife Suvra boudi is no more. Cannot believe she has passed. Such is life. We have to accept the truth. I have known Suvra boudi for more than three decades. She was simple, lovable and a caring housewife,” she posted on her Twitter page.

“May God give Rashtrapati ji and his family the strength to bear the loss,” she added.

Mamata Banerjee flew to New Delhi last evening to pay her respects to the deceased First Lady. She is attending the final rites of Mrs Mukherjee today in New Delhi.

After paying her tributes to Mrs Mukherjee at Talkotra Road, she tweeted: “Sad evening in Delhi. Paid my respects to Suvra boudi and offered condolences to Rashtrapatiji and family. Death brings back memories.”

She was accompanied by Subrata Mukherjee, Subhendu Adhikari, Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O’Brien and Dinesh Trivedi.

WB CM leaves for her 2-day Delhi visit

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West Bengal Chief Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee left for New Delhi this evening. She will raise the demand of compensation for flood-affected farmers with the Centre.

The West Bengal Chief Minister’s visit comes in the wake of Centre clearing the phase-II of the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project in which a Rs 2361.35 crore World Bank assistance will be shared among 6 states, including Bengal. The project envisages cyclone forecasting, warning systems, cyclone risk mitigation and capacity building in multi-hazard risk management.

The West Bengal Chief Minister will also ask the Centre for interim assistance under the National Calamity Relief Fund. Bengal hasn’t received any assistance.

The West Bengal Chief Minister will ask for a relief package of rs 30,000 crore for the devastation due flood from the centre. She will ask for the waiving of the loans made my farmers and request for more loans for them to the Centre.

The West Bengal Chief Minister may also raise the demand for Rs 4,500 crore, which the Centre has held back in the Backward Region Grant Funds. Of the Rs 7,500 crore allocated, the state has got Rs 3,000 crore.

WB CM wishes the President on completing 3 years in office

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West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Chairperson Ms Mamata Banerjee today wished the President of India on completing three years in office.

Taking to the mico-blogging platform Twitter, Ms Banerjee wrote, “Good wishes to the President of India on the day he completes 3 years in office. Wishing him happiness and good health.”

To mark this occasion, two volumes of the President’s selected speeches and two books on Rashtrapati Bhavan will be released. The books are titled “Abode under the Dome” and “Right of the Line: The President’s Bodyguard (1773-2015)”.

About 200 guests have been invited for the event, which will be followed by a cultural programme and then dinner at 8 PM.

Mamata Banerjee’s tweet greetings to the President:

United Opposition leaves the Govt red-faced in RS

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The government on Tuesday faced an embarrassment in the Rajya Sabha when an amendment moved by the Opposition to the President’s address over corruption and black money was passed.

Sukenddu Sekhar Roy had moved amendment no. 357 in the RS to the motion of thanks, saying there was no mention in the address on the failure of government to bring back black money. Another MP from the Opposition moved a similar amendment no. 233.

The united Opposition – Congress, Samajwadi Party, JD(U), TMC, BSP, BJD, DMK, CPI, Kerala Manila Congress and other parties – came together to pass the amendment through division.

There were 118 votes in favour of the amendment while 57 against it.

Reacting to the show of Opposition unity in the Upper House, National Spokesperson and Leader of Trinamool Congress in Rajya Sabha, Derek O’Brien said, “This wondrous parliamentary democracy of ours has a mechanism to deliver strong messages to the government. Today the united Opposition did just that.”

This is the fourth time in Rajya Sabha’s history that an amendment moved by the opposition to the motion of thanks to the President’s Address has been passed.

Saugata Roy Speaks on Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 | Transcript

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Regarding the speech by Dr Sanjay Jaiswal of BJP where he made a mention of what I had said earlier on the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance. Unless he had mentioned my name, I would not have risen and taken the time of the House. On our behalf Ratna De will speak and please allow me two minutes.

Sir, Rule 357 says a Member may with the permission of the Speaker, make a personal explanation, although there is no question before the House, but in the case no debatable matter may be brought forward and no debate shall arise.

Sir, I was told, as I was not here,  the Citizenship Bill was being discussed, while discussing the Bill, Dr Jaiswal made a reference to the points I made while opposing the introduction of the Bill the other day. I had mentioned that this Government has brought six Ordinances and trying to run the country through an Ordinance Raj. So this is not good governance. I am told that Dr Sanjay Jaiswal had stated that in West Bengal MPs are being arrested. He also said the Chief Minister’s companion is being arrested.

Now, when I made the reference I did not mention which ruling party President was arrested earlier.  I also did not mention which ruling party Chief Minister was arrested earlier. I also did not mention how the President of the ruling party was let off by the CBI in a case of rioting and murder. I have not mentioned.

I want these references by Dr Sanjay Jaiswal should be deleted as I was not even in the House when my references were made.