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In battle of two Dum Dums, education & finance ministers bat on different pitches | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Two ministers in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet are fighting contrasting political battles in two adjoining constituencies—Dum Dum and Dum Dum North—on the northern fringes of the city. In Dum Dum, three-time MLA and education minister Bratya Basu is seeking a fourth term, aiming to cement his hold over a seat he has represented since…

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Abhishek returns Modi fire in Matua heartland | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee finished his election campaign at Nadia’s Haringhata on Saturday attacking BJP and claiming how the saffron party had “humiliated and deprived” Matuas by promising them citizenship and jobs.Hitting out at BJP netas for shedding “crocodile tears” for the community in North 24 Parganas and Nadia, both Matua strongholds,…

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Bengal Assembly Election 2026: ‘TMC has destroyed Bengal’: Kiren Rijiju claims ‘strong wave’ for BJP in state; vows to revive growth amid assembly polls | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said there is a strong wave in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal, adding that the party wants the state to once again become a growth engine of the country.Rijiju told ANI that people believe only the BJP can restore Bengal after what…

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