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Mamata Banerjee urges EC to conclude 'TMC dispute' inquiry without giving rival camp more time

TMC chief asked EC to conclude its inquiry regarding the partyโ€™s ownership and not grant any further opportunity to the partyโ€™s rival faction to stake claims

BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh moves privilege motion against TMC's Kunal Ghosh for 'misconduct' in Assembly

On July 22, TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh was removed from the House for a day following a ruckus during the debate on the Home Department's Budget

TMC's Saket Gokhale files complaint against Delhi cop for 'assaulting' woman protester on July 20

Mr. Gokhale said the complaint was filed a day after the Delhi High Court was informed by the government, during the hearing of petitions alleging police brutality, that no one had approached the police seeking registration of an FIR

Mamata loyalist Kunal Ghosh marshalled out of West Bengal Assembly after he disrupts dissident MLAโ€™s speech

Dispute between two rival groups of Trinamool Congress has been brewing over the past two days over who will be given priority in speaking in the House during discussions

#5  |  Jul 21, 08:22 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Calcutta High Court grants interim protection to TMC MP Mahua Moitra in hate speech case

TMC MP Mahua Moitra prayed before the court for an interim order preventing coercive police action in the case and quashing of proceedings against her in the case registered at Hogolberia police station in Nadia district

Martyrs' Day rally: Mamata calls for INDIA unity against BJP in Bengal, rules out return of TMC rebels

Though she did not name the Congress or the CPI(M), her remarks were seen as an appeal to the TMC's INDIA bloc partners, with whom it has maintained an uneasy relationship in West Bengal despite being part of the national opposition alliance

West Bengal Martyrโ€™s Day 2026: What is it?

West Bengal marked Martyrโ€™s Day on July 21, 2026, with significant rallies in Central Kolkata, drawing attention from political leaders including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

TMC used 1993 police firing for political gains, hid inquiry report: CM after tabling panel findings

The July 21 incident was used politically; many people have built their political and personal fortunes on it, said West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari

TMC MLA Madan Mitra attends Mamata camp's assembly protest days after joining rebel faction

Clarifying his presence at the protest, Madan Mitra said he had remained there purely as a matter of courtesy after emerging from Ritabrata Banerjee's chamber in the Assembly, and insisted that it did not signify any change in his political position.

Leave with all your belongings, Mamata tells deserters

Mamata Banerjee, who is facing one of the biggest challenges of her political life, said those who remain with her will be her โ€œgreatest strengthโ€, and she will rebuild the Trinamool Congress with them

TMC MP Koel Mallick resigns from Rajya Sabha

โ€œI do hereby resign from the membership of Rajya Sabha, which may please be accepted with immediate effect,โ€ Ms. Mallick said in her resignation letter.

#12  |  Jul 13, 05:40 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Ex-TMC MLA's son held on cheating, extortion charges

Eggs were hurled at Tirthankar Ghosh when he was taken to the Barrackpore court

Bengal to observe 'Ayushman Divas' on Aug 16, replacing TMC's 'Khela Hobey Divas': CM

"The previous TMC government observed it as 'Khela Hobey Divas'. Our government has decided that the day will be observed as Ayushman Divas. The details of our programme will soon follow," says West Bengal CM

#14  |  Jul 12, 06:58 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee booked after woman loses leg, blames treatment at Sebaashray health camp

The Diamond Harbour MP unveiled the initiative on January 2 when the Trinamool Congress was in power in the State. Already, two FIRs have been filed against him in connection with alleged irregularities in Sebaashray health camps

Three former TMC MPs, including Sushmita Dev, join BJP

Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said the experience of the three former parliamentarians would further strengthen the party in the State

Calcutta HC appoints special officer for debit-frozen TMC bank accounts, to manage Mamata-led group's expenses

Subrata Talukdar will run the day-to-day expenses of the Mamata Banerjee-led group till September 30

#17  |  Jul 8, 09:06 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

ED freezes TMC's โ‚น440-cr worth bank deposits under PMLA

An amount of โ‚น440.42 crore is held in the three HDFC Bank accounts of the TMC, the ED said

TMC submits response to EC, rejects rebel faction's claim as 'fraudulent'

TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee said the party had filed a "very detailed reply" to the Election Commission in response to a representation made by rebel leader Ritabrata Banerjee

Bypolls to three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal on July 24: ECI

The three TMC Rajya Sabha members who resigned are Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik. They stepped down on different dates in June after questioning the party leadership following its defeat in the Assembly polls

#20  |  Jul 5, 12:33 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

SIT formed to probe โ‚น100-crore disproportionate assets case against former TMC councillor

Police arrested Debraj Chakraborty, husband of former Rajarhat-Gopalpur MLA Aditi Munshi, on Wednesday based on an FIR filed by BJP MLA Tarunjyoti Tewari against the couple

Mamata Banerjee faces fresh jolt as TMC Bengal chief Chandrima Bhattacharya resigns

In a letter addressed to the Trinamool Congress chairperson, Chandrima Bhattacharya also resigned from all other posts she held in the party, triggering speculations on whether she had severed her ties with the party for all practical purposes.

#22  |  Jul 3, 08:25 UTC Crime & Justice The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Special court grants bail to TMC leader Shakir Ali in 2023 Ram Navami violence case

He was also directed not to leave West Bengal without the court's permission

ECI asks both factions of TMC to submit responses on organisational elections

Rebel faction meets a full Bench of the EC; declining to disclose the documents submitted to the poll body, Ritabrata Banerjee says they โ€˜abided by all rulesโ€™ in conducting an organisational session on June 22