CAA
Mamata Banerjee Defends National Slogans: "Jai Hind and Vande Mataram Are Our Heritage"
Nov 27, 2025 02:05 am CST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized Rajya Sabha's new guidelines prohibiting national slogans like "Jai Hind" and "Vande Mataram" in Parliament. She defended these expressions as integral to India's independence movement and cultural identity while raising concerns about threats to democracy, citizenship rights, and Bengal's historical contributions to the nation's freedom struggle.
BJP's Strategic Blueprint: Challenging Mamata Banerjee's 15-Year Rule in West Bengal's 2026 Elections
Nov 25, 2025 03:16 am CST
As BJP prepares for West Bengal's 2026 assembly elections, Prime Minister Modi has launched an intricate six-zone strategy to challenge Mamata Banerjee's 15-year Trinamool Congress rule. Despite maintaining a 39% vote share, BJP faces the challenge of converting support into seats while navigating Bengal's complex political landscape of caste dynamics, religious polarization, and rising anti-incumbency sentiment against Banerjee's government.
The Battle Over Citizenship: Examining the 'Ghuspaithiya' Controversy in West Bengal's Electoral Politics
Nov 07, 2025 09:11 pm CST
This analysis examines West Bengal's controversial Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and the political battle over defining citizenship. The article explores how the identification of "ghuspaithiyas" (illegal migrants) has become central to the 2026 election narrative, impacting both Hindu and Muslim communities while reshaping political alignments between the Trinamool Congress and BJP. The piece highlights the complex history of migration, naturalization, and the critical relationship between citizenship status and welfare entitlements.
West Bengal Minister Threatens "Breaking Legs" of Election Commission Over CAA Implementation Concerns
Oct 29, 2025 02:22 pm CST
West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim sparked controversy by threatening to "break the legs" of the Election Commission and BJP if the Citizenship Amendment Act implementation removes genuine voters from electoral rolls. This comes amid tensions over the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in Bengal ahead of assembly elections, raising concerns about potential political violence and constitutional overreach.
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam To Stay In Jail As Top Court Defers Bail Plea Hearing
Sep 19, 2025 02:52 pm CST
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned to September 22 the hearing on bail pleas of activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima and Meeran Haider in the UAPA case related to the alleged conspiracy behind the February 2020 riots in Delhi.