Maoists Slam Mamata

• Press Council head Markandey Katju calls Mamata 'dictatorial, intolerant, whimsical'

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faced severe criticism from different quarters for arresting a farmer who questioned her publicly. Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju and the BJP have slammed her for her action.

• Maoists reject Mamata's deadline, call bandh on October 22

  As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's seven-day deadline for Maoists to lay down arms nears its end, the Left ultras today rejected her ultimatum, instead, calling for a bandh on Saturday, October 22 - the day the deadline expires.

• BJP slams Govt in Rajya Sabha over Mamata's Lalgarh rally

  Rajya Sabha was on Tuesday adjourned till 1200 noon following clashes between treasury benches and Opposition BJP which wanted suspension of Question Hour to discuss Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's alleged support to Maoists at her Lalgarh rally.When the House met for the day, Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley said, "I have given a notic...

• CPM slams Mamata for Lalgarh rally with Maoists' friends

  The CPI(M) charged that the Trinamool Congress has "legitimised" the outlawed Maoists by organising a joint rally at Lalgarh in West Bengal and demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh answer to the country on the "tie-up". (Read: I don't understand the language of guns, says Mamata at Lalgarh rally)"The Prime Minister went on record on the floo...

• Mamata slams Centre over Lalgarh

  The Trinamool Congress chief criticised the Centre for what she described as its mishandling of the Maoist issue in West Bengal's Lalgarh area.