Mamata Poetry

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to poetry to express distress over the state of affairs in a country where, she says, "democracy's address cannot be found and the country's history cannot be understood"

The verdict is out. A day after the BJP's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, headlined by a stunning performance in West Bengal, where it significantly improved its tally compared to 2014, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata posted a poem on Twitter with a blunt message for the ruling party. The title: "I don't agree".

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has, in the recent weeks, spoken and tweeted on the intolerance debate. But sparingly.

As he presents his first rail budget, Dinesh Trivedi has his task cut out. His focus, he says, is three-pronged: "Safety, safety, safety." Following very closely behind are consolidation, decongestion and modernisation. So aided by poetry, quotable quotes and many mentions of his party chief and predecessor Mamata Banerjee, the railway minister to...

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to poetry to express distress over the state of affairs in a country where, she says, "democracy's address cannot be found and the country's history cannot be understood"

The verdict is out. A day after the BJP's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, headlined by a stunning performance in West Bengal, where it significantly improved its tally compared to 2014, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata posted a poem on Twitter with a blunt message for the ruling party. The title: "I don't agree".

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has, in the recent weeks, spoken and tweeted on the intolerance debate. But sparingly.

As he presents his first rail budget, Dinesh Trivedi has his task cut out. His focus, he says, is three-pronged: "Safety, safety, safety." Following very closely behind are consolidation, decongestion and modernisation. So aided by poetry, quotable quotes and many mentions of his party chief and predecessor Mamata Banerjee, the railway minister to...