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"Fabricated": BJP vs Trinamool As Video Claims Sandeshkhali Women Were Paid To Protest
Asserting that Matuas are bona fide citizens of the country, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused top BJP leaders of insulting the people belonging to the community by labelling the 'refugee' tag on them and promising them to provide
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Opinion: NRC, But Not CAA - What West Bengal's Rajbongshi Community Wants
Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.
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Trinamool vs BJP At Bengal Temple Over Alleged Disrespect To Holy Shrine
The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.
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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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Matua Guru's Teachings Important To Negate Attempts To Divide Society: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Matua community's spiritual guru Sri Sri Harichand Thakur's teachings are of immense importance in present times when attempts are being made to divide the society based on language and region.
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Union Minister Quits Bengal BJP's WhatsApp Groups. Here's Why
In an embarrassment to the BJP, Union Minister and prominent member of the Matua community, Shantanu Thakur has quit all WhatsApp groups of the party.
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Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister
It was a family feud that brought Santanu Thakur into politics and now he is one of the most influential leaders of the politically-crucial Matua community of West Bengal.
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BJP Can't Give Citizenship To Matuas, They Already Have It: Mamata Banerjee
Accusing the BJP of giving false promises to the members of the politically significant Matua community on citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that those people have already been given all rights as citizens.
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Brought Love Of 130 Crore Indians: PM Tells Bangladesh's Matua Community
Recalling his visit to Bangladesh in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he had been waiting for long to visit the Orakandi Temple for many years and it has finally come true.
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Citizenship Law Implementation Once Covid Vaccination Ends: Amit Shah
The wheels of the centre's controversial citizenship law will start rolling once the COVID-19 vaccination is over, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, in an assurance to a community of Hindu immigrants in West Bengal ahead of elections.
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BJP Leaders Meet Matua Community In Bengal After Amit Shah Cancels Visit
With Union Home Minister Amit Shah cancelling his visit to Matua stronghold Thakurnagar in North 24 Paragans district on Saturday, senior BJP leaders Kailash Viayvargiya and Mukul Roy met prominent members of the commuity and assured them that the central minister will hold a meeting for them "very soon".
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CAA Will Be Implemented In Bengal Soon: BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented in West Bengal soon, BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya Saturday said. He did not say anything on the contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Amit Shah Has Lunch At A Refugee Community Family Home In Bengal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday paid a visit to a Matua household in Baguihati in the northern fringes of the city and had his lunch there.
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Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi's Grandson Demands Probe Into Her Death
A day after the death of Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi, her youngest grandson and All India Matua Mahasangha leader Shantanu Thakur wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a high-level inquiry into her death.
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Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi's Last Rites To Be Held Today
The last rites of Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as ''Boro Ma'', will be held today at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, where her body would shortly arrive from Kolkata.
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"Fabricated": BJP vs Trinamool As Video Claims Sandeshkhali Women Were Paid To Protest
Asserting that Matuas are bona fide citizens of the country, senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused top BJP leaders of insulting the people belonging to the community by labelling the 'refugee' tag on them and promising them to provide
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Opinion: NRC, But Not CAA - What West Bengal's Rajbongshi Community Wants
Many who have been demanding a separate statehood want the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to determine illegal immigrants and pave the way for their deportation.
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Trinamool vs BJP At Bengal Temple Over Alleged Disrespect To Holy Shrine
The Trinamool Congress and BJP in West Bengal are attacking each other over the alleged disrespect to the Thakurbari Temple, a shrine of the electorally significant Matua community, which both the TMC and the BJP have been trying to reach out to.
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"Playing Games For Gujarat Polls": Mamata Banerjee On BJP's CAA Move
The Bengal Chief Minister told reporters at Kolkata Airport, before leaving for Chennai, that politics cannot be more important than the lives and rights of people
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Matua Guru's Teachings Important To Negate Attempts To Divide Society: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Matua community's spiritual guru Sri Sri Harichand Thakur's teachings are of immense importance in present times when attempts are being made to divide the society based on language and region.
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Union Minister Quits Bengal BJP's WhatsApp Groups. Here's Why
In an embarrassment to the BJP, Union Minister and prominent member of the Matua community, Shantanu Thakur has quit all WhatsApp groups of the party.
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Santanu Thakur, Matua Leader From Bengal, Becomes Union Minister
It was a family feud that brought Santanu Thakur into politics and now he is one of the most influential leaders of the politically-crucial Matua community of West Bengal.
-
BJP Can't Give Citizenship To Matuas, They Already Have It: Mamata Banerjee
Accusing the BJP of giving false promises to the members of the politically significant Matua community on citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that those people have already been given all rights as citizens.
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Brought Love Of 130 Crore Indians: PM Tells Bangladesh's Matua Community
Recalling his visit to Bangladesh in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that he had been waiting for long to visit the Orakandi Temple for many years and it has finally come true.
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Citizenship Law Implementation Once Covid Vaccination Ends: Amit Shah
The wheels of the centre's controversial citizenship law will start rolling once the COVID-19 vaccination is over, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday, in an assurance to a community of Hindu immigrants in West Bengal ahead of elections.
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BJP Leaders Meet Matua Community In Bengal After Amit Shah Cancels Visit
With Union Home Minister Amit Shah cancelling his visit to Matua stronghold Thakurnagar in North 24 Paragans district on Saturday, senior BJP leaders Kailash Viayvargiya and Mukul Roy met prominent members of the commuity and assured them that the central minister will hold a meeting for them "very soon".
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CAA Will Be Implemented In Bengal Soon: BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented in West Bengal soon, BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya Saturday said. He did not say anything on the contentious National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Amit Shah Has Lunch At A Refugee Community Family Home In Bengal
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday paid a visit to a Matua household in Baguihati in the northern fringes of the city and had his lunch there.
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Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi's Grandson Demands Probe Into Her Death
A day after the death of Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi, her youngest grandson and All India Matua Mahasangha leader Shantanu Thakur wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a high-level inquiry into her death.
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Matua Matriarch Binapani Devi's Last Rites To Be Held Today
The last rites of Matua community matriarch Binapani Devi, popularly known as ''Boro Ma'', will be held today at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district, where her body would shortly arrive from Kolkata.
