Mamata Banerjee leaves SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was released from hospital on Friday, with doctors saying she has responded well to treatment, two days after the Trinamool Congress leader was injured in the state's Nandigram.
"Medical board felt she should be in hospital for 48 hours more for observation. She requested that she should be discharged. Heeding to her request she is being discharged with medical advice," the doctors said in a statement.
Earlier, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for contesting West Bengal Assembly elections from Nandigram constituency.
BJP on Saturday released its first list of 57 candidates for the polls and fielded Mr Adhikari from Nandigram against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, setting the stage for a high-profile contest from the seat in the state Assembly elections.
Kamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, will be contesting the upcoming state Assembly polls from the Coimbatore South constituency. He made the announcement today while releasing his party's second list of candidates. Grapevine had it earlier that he may choose to fight from Alandur in Chennai, a seat that former Chief Minister MG Ramachandran held for nine years.
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Congress Releases List Of Star Campaigners For Assam Assembly Polls
Indian National Congress (INC) on Thursday released its list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assam Assembly election.
The list includes names Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sachin Pilot, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Salman Khurshid, and Sushmita Dev.
A total of 30-star campaigners list has been submitted to the Election Commission of India, party chief ministers Ashok Gehlot, Capt Amarinder Singh and Bhupesh Baghel are also on the list.
Congress To Field Candidates In 91 Constituencies In Kerala
The Congress in Kerala will field candidates in 91 of the 140 constituencies for the April 6 assembly polls and the final list is expected to be released by Sunday.
Kerala PCC president Mullappally Ramachandran, leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters in Delhi that the party will be putting up candidates in 91 seats and candidates have been unanimously finalised in 81 segments.
Discussions are on to finalise candidates for remaining 10 seats. The central election committee of the Congress party, chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, has decided to field 91 congress candidates in Kerala, Mr Ramachandran said.
BJP Delegation Meets Election Commission, Demands Impartial Probe Into Attack On Mamata Banerjee
A BJP delegation met the Election Commission of India on Friday and demanded an impartial probe into an alleged attack on Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
BJP leader Bhupender Yadav, said, "Today, BJP delegation led by Union Minister Piyush Goyal met the Election Commission. We demanded an impartial probe into the March 10 incident. Whenever any candidate goes to file a form (nomination), after that if that candidate participates in any rally, then it is video-graphed by the Election Commission. We have demanded that that first video of the matter should be made public."
The BJP leader also demanded the Election Commission to take action against the undue influence allegedly by the TMC party people.
Trinamool Floating Conspiracy Theories On Nandigram Incident: BJP
The BJP on Friday accused the Trinamool Congress of trying to stir a political crisis in West Bengal by floating conspiracy theories on the March 10 Nandigram incident, in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured, as the ruling party in the state "is losing ground from under its feet".
Asserting that the BJP has demanded a full-fledged inquiry into the incident and wished a speedy recovery of Ms Banerjee so that she can participate in her electoral campaigning, party spokesperson Shamik Bhattacharya said even senior TMC leaders are "distorting the state administration's version" of the incident to give credence to the conspiracy angle for political gains.
Actor Mithun Chakraborty Gets Y+ Security By Centre Ahead Of Bengal Assembly Polls
Actor Mithun Chakraborty, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls has been provided ''Y+'' security by the Centre. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has initiated the process to provide him with security, sources told news agency ANI.
The Centre's decision to provide the security cover to Mr Chakraborty comes a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that she was allegedly pushed by a few people during her poll campaign in Nandigram. Ms Banerjee is now admitted to the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata with an injury in her foot.
Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on March 7.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021: Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore SouthKamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, will be contesting the upcoming state Assembly polls from the Coimbatore South constituency. He made the announcement today while releasing his party's second list of candidates. Grapevine had it earlier that he may choose to fight from Alandur in Chennai, a seat that former Chief Minister MG Ramachandran held for nine years.
West Bengal polls: Suvendu Adhikari files nomination from NandigramBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday filed his nomination from the Nandigram seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
On March 6, the BJP fielded former TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, setting the stage for a high-profile contest from the seat in the state Assembly elections.
(ANI)
TMC betrayed trust of people after coming to power: BJP's Suvendu AdhikariBJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is pitted against his former protege and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee from the high-profile Nandigram assembly seat, on Friday urged people not to vote for "outsiders", as he flayed the ruling party for betraying the trust of people.
Mr Adhikari, who recently became a voter in Nandigram from Kanthi in East Midnapore district, filed his nomination from the seat a short while ago.
"I would appeal to all of you to not waste your votes in favour of outsiders, who have betrayed your trust and aspirations after coming to power in 2011," Mr Adhikari said, without naming Ms Banerjee.
He claimed that the Trinamool Congress has turned into a private limited company, where other leaders "neither have a say in policy-making of the party nor in the state government".
(PTI)
Breaking: Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore South in Tamil Nadu polls
PM Modi, Amit Shah to hold marathon election campaigns in Bengal, Assam, KeralaPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will be holding a massive election campaign in the poll-bound states of West Bengal, Assam and Kerala starting next week till the end of the month.
According to sources, the Prime Minister will hold election rallies in West Bengal's Purulia on March 18, Contai on March 20, and Bakura on March 21.
Mr Shah, on the other hand, will visit Bengal and Assam on March 14 and 15. After that, he will hold election rallies on March 17, 21 and 23 in Assam while in West Bengal, he will hold election rallies on March 19, 26 and 27. In between, on March 24 and 25, he will visit Kerala and hold elections rallies there.
In one of the most important parts of his visit, Mr Shah will meet family members of 122 party workers of West Bengal who were killed during his tenure as BJP president.
(Source: ANI)
DMK releases list of candidates for April 6 Tamil Nadu pollsDMK President M K Stalin will try his luck once again from Kolathur constituency in the
city for the April 6 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections while his son Udhayanidhi will make his electoral debut by contesting from the Chepauk-Triplicane segment in the metropolis.
Mr Stalin released the list of all 173 candidates for the elections, retaining most sitting MLAs including seniors Durai Murugan, K N Nehru, K Ponmudi and MRK Panneerselvam-- all former ministers, besides others.
Addressing a press conference at the DMK headquarters Anna Arivalayam here, Stalin said he will file the nomination, which started Friday in the poll-bound state, on March 15 and
embark on the next leg of the campaign.
The DMK, out of power since 2011, is eyeing a comeback by dethroning the ruling AIADMK and has stitched up a rainbow coalition comprising the Congress, the Left, MDMK, VCK and
other smaller outfits, apportioning them a total of 61 of the 234 seats at stake.
(PTI)
Two poll observers arrive in West Bengal district to oversee preparednessTwo special observers for the West Bengal assembly elections arrived in Purba Medinipur
district on Friday to oversee the preparedness in several districts, a senior official said.
Special Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Police Observer Vivek Dubey are scheduled to hold meetings withn district magistrates, SPs, polling officials of Purba Medinipur, Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts, he said.
"Following the incident in which (CM) Mamata (Banerjee) was injured, we have to be extra cautious. Several VVIPs like the PM, home minister and others are slated to visit these districts for campaigning ahead of the polls, and we need to be vigilant and be on our feet," the official told PTI.
(PTI)
Suvendu Adhikari offers prayers at temple in Nandigram before filing nominationBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday offered prayers at a temple in Nandigram before filing his nomination for the Assembly election in West Bengal.
The BJP leader who was earlier a close aid of Trinamool Congress (TMC) will file his nomination today from the Nandigram constituency.
He also interacted with the locals before going to file the nomination paper.
Speaking to the reporters, Mr Adhikari said: "My relationship with the people of Nandigram is very old. Mamata Banerjee remembers them every five years when polls come. They will defeat her. Today I am also filing my nomination and I am also a voter of the area."
(ANI)
"Insinuations": Election Body Slams Charges Of Mamata Banerjee's Party
The
Election Commission on Thursday reacted sharply to Trinamool Congress's allegation that the attack on Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram on Wednesday was the result of the sudden removal of the state's Director General of Police just 24 hours earlier. The poll panel had failed to protect the Chief Minister despite reports that she may be attacked, the Trinamool had said in a letter to the Election Commission earlier on Thursday.
Trinamool's Partha Chatterjee attacks Election Commission for "failing" to provide security to Mamata Banerjee
Attacking the Election Commission for failing to "perform their duties and responsibilities", Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee on Thursday said the people responsible for the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be "located and tried with the proper investigation".
"The TMC election committee strongly condemns the attack on Mamata Banerjee, and since elections are taking place under the Election Commission, it is their duty to prevent such incident. Whoever injured Mamata should be located and tried with proper investigation," said Mr Chatterjee.
Tamil Nadu Polls: CPI-M gets Thiruparankundram, Kovilpatti among six seats in DMK-led alliance
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) an ally of the DMK will field candidates in Thiruparankundram, Dindigul, Kovilpatti, Arur, Kezhvellore and Gandarvakkottai assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
The deal was signed by DMK president MK Stalin and CPI(M) state secretary K Balakrishnan in Chennai, ANI reported.