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Congrats for saving Bengal: Minister praises Suvendu, announces rail projects

Allocation of portfolios to West Bengal Ministers deferred: CM Suvendu visits Delhi

Thirty-five ministers, including thirteen with cabinet rank, were administered the oath on June 1. They are awaiting the allocation of their portfolios

West Bengal CM Suvendu in Delhi to ‘discuss portfolios’

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari made a surprise visit to Delhi, meeting with BJP's Nitin Nabin and Sunil Bansal. Discussions reportedly focused on portfolio allocation and administrative workload distribution following the state cabinet expansion. The visit also aimed to accelerate the implementation of central government schemes in Bengal.

More trouble brewing for Mamata's TMC? Expelled MLA Ritabrata makes fresh claim

Expelled TMC leader Ritabrata Banerjee expressed confidence that support for his rebel faction will grow, claiming a significant number of MLAs are backing him. He also appealed to CM Suvendu Adhikari to take action against BJP leader Priyanka Tibrewal for protesting outside a fellow rebel's residence.

Water metro for Kolkata, separate shipping division likely: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari said Bengal was keen to strengthen maritime infrastructure and inland water transport and was examining structural reforms to boost the sector.

The Economic Times (India)

Bengal govt scraps Tajpur deep-sea port project, identifies new site 10 km away

Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said there was a new proposal for an alternative site at Dadanpatrabar where the government has 1,700 acres

West Bengal signs MoU with Adani Ports

Kolkata: West Bengal government has signed an MoU on Thursday with Adani Ports in the presence of Adani Ports & SEZ MD Karan Adani, people in the know told ET.West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday held meeting with Managing Director of Adani Ports & SEZ Karan Adani on Power, Logistics and infrastructure at Nabanna state secretariat, sources said.Also Read: West Bengal government holds pre-budget talks with industry bodies'The Chief Minister has reportedly assured that all support will be provided to the Adanis if they invest in West Bengal and they can choose the project site, people in the know told ET.Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani, at the BGBS summit 2022, had promised an investment of Rs 10,000 crore in the state in sectors of port infrastructure, data centres and undersea cables, warehouses and logistics parks. Adani Ports and SEZ was in the fray for Tajpur port for more than a year.Group ran into rough weather following the January 24 report of the US short-seller Hindenberg Research flagged high debt levels at the port-to-energy conglomerate. The state government was silent on the Tajpur port project all through.

West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari inaugurates BJP office in Bhabanipur

Suvendu Adhikari also offered prayers at the Taraknath Temple in Tarakeswar in Hooghly and spoke about plans for the temple's development.

28L women get Rs 3,000 each under Bengal's Annapurna Yojana on day 1

Over 28 lakh women in the state have received Rs 3,000 each under the Annapurna Yojana through direct benefit transfer. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched the process, confirming that eligible applicants will receive the funds. The scheme aims to empower women, with applications open for three months. Verification ensures government funds reach intended beneficiaries.

The Economic Times (India)

Suvendu expands Ministry; 13 Cabinet Ministers, 22 Ministers of State take oath

Chief Minister has given prominence to geographical, ethnic and gender considerations, in the expansion

TMC's Firhad Hakim resigns as Kolkata mayor

Kolkata Mayor and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Firhad Hakim has resigned from his post after receiving permission from party supremo Mamata Banerjee, senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said on Wednesday, amid deepening turmoil within the opposition party following its electoral defeat in West Bengal.The announcement came as the TMC grappled with its most serious internal crisis since losing power, with a large section of its legislators openly rebelling against the party leadership and seeking a reorganisation of the legislature wing.Also read: TMC crisis deepens as Mamata loyalists attend BJP-led review meetingThe political churn was visible on Wednesday when Hakim, along with TMC MLAs Nayana Bandyopadhyay, Ashok Deb and Kunal Ghosh, attended an administrative review meeting convened by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna, a development that added a fresh dimension to the ongoing unrest within the party, PTI reported.The attendance of several leaders considered close to Banerjee at the government meeting came even as the party's legislative wing appeared headed for an unprecedented split.Rebels stake claim to legislature leadershipHours earlier, 58 dissident TMC MLAs formally extended support to expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the new leader of the legislature party and conveyed their decision to Assembly Speaker Rathindra Bose, according to PTI.Ritabrata Banerjee, accompanied by fellow rebel MLA Sandipan Saha and other dissident legislators, met the Speaker and submitted letters of support purportedly signed by 58 MLAs.The rebel faction also proposed a new leadership structure, naming Ritabrata Banerjee as legislature party leader, Javed Khan, Sandipan Saha and Shiuli Saha as deputy leaders, and Raghunathganj MLA Akhruzzaman as the chief whip.Ritabrata Banerjee, Khan and Saha were also present at the chief minister's administrative review meeting later in the day.The developments followed a gathering of dissident legislators at the Assembly earlier on Wednesday. Significantly, none of the MLAs who attended the rebels' meeting had participated in Mamata Banerjee's dharna in central Kolkata on Tuesday, highlighting the growing divide between the party leadership and the dissident bloc.Also read: TMC rebels back expelled MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as legislature party leader in BengalPolitical signals from administrative meetingsSeveral leaders identified with the Kalighat leadership, including Hakim, Bandyopadhyay, Deb and Ghosh, skipped the Assembly meeting and instead attended the Nabanna review meeting.The latest development comes days after senior TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar and six party MLAs attended an administrative review meeting chaired by Adhikari in Kalyani, triggering speculation over shifting political equations within the opposition camp after the assembly election setback.Political observers told PTI that with another set of TMC leaders attending Wednesday's meeting, the line between administrative engagement and political messaging was becoming increasingly blurred in West Bengal's evolving post-election landscape.The BJP government has maintained that such meetings are inclusive administrative exercises. During the previous TMC regime, BJP leaders had often alleged that opposition legislators were excluded from official review meetings.Soon after assuming office, Adhikari announced that opposition MPs and MLAs would be invited to government programmes and district-level administrative review meetings.Also read: TMC dissolves West Bengal units, launches overhaul after poll drubbingParty debates participationReacting to the participation of TMC legislators in such meetings last week, Kunal Ghosh had said the matter was being discussed within the party."We are not in favour of boycotting administrative meetings called by the state government. But when our party workers are being assaulted and rendered homeless in post-poll violence, we need to think twice before attending such meetings. Our party is also discussing whether we should continue participating in these meetings or not," he had said.The ongoing turmoil comes against the backdrop of the TMC's crushing assembly election defeat and growing uncertainty over the party's future leadership structure.

Trinamool rift deepens; 20 MLAs attend administrative meeting called by Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari

Trinamool MLAs present included prominent names such as Firhad Hakim, Javed Khan and Kunal Ghosh; the development comes amid reports that several rebel MLAs have submitted a claim to elect a new Leader of Opposition

Trinamool rift deepens as 20 MLAs attend administrative meeting called by Suvendu

TMC split on display: Rebel leaders attend CM Suvendu Adhikari's review meeting

Bengal launches Annapurna Yojana, over 28 lakh women to receive ₹3,000 monthly aid in first phase

Inaugurating the scheme, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said that 28,25,769 verified beneficiaries had been enrolled on the dedicated portal.

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'If You Want To Stay In India…': Suvendu Adhikari’s Vande Mataram Remark Amid Muslim Body’s Objection

Suvendu Adhikari has said people should say Vande Mataram if they want to live in this country, amid AIMPLB’s opposition to Bengal’s school order.

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Family Feud Erupts In TMC: Babun Banerjee Slams Sister Mamata, Calls Bengal CM Suvendu 'Elder Brother'

The internal family divide became starkly apparent as Babun detailed his systemic isolation from the top echelons of the previous ruling TMC dispensation