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Shubhankar Sarkar is now state Congress President of West Bengal

Shubhankar Sarkar is now appointed as the state Congress President of West Bengal after removing Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary. Thus the possibilities of changing the political equation of Congress in the state are also being expressed. Moreover, Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary is a staunch opponent of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee. Unlike Adhir Choudhary, Subhankar Sarkar has been in favour of allying with the state’s ruling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Because of this, there are chances of Congress once again getting closer to Trinamool Congress in Bengal.

The Congress high command, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, is in favour of building better relations with Mamata Banerjee. It is to maintain the unity of the opposition alliance formed against the BJP at the Centre. But, Adhir Chaudhary continued to oppose Trinamool after the 2011 Bengal Assembly elections. He continued to oppose Trinamool citing the intention of breaking the Congress and marginalizing the Congress in the state politics. Also, in opposition to Trinamool, he once contested the elections in alliance with Congress’ staunch opponent CPI(M) led Left Front, but Congress did not get any political benefit in Bengal.

Shubhankar Sarkar can adopt the 2011 policy

In 2001 and 2011, the Congress got political benefits in Bengal by contesting the assembly elections in alliance with the Trinamool Congress. But Mamata Banerjee broke the Congress and weakened it considerably after 2011. Now Congress is once again attempting to revitalize its party organization in Bengal with the assistance of Mamata Banerjee, following the 2011 policy. It is assumed that the Congress will be benefited by staying with Trinamool.

Shubhankar Sarkar is close to Rahul Gandhi. Moreover, he is one of the two people included in Rahul’s youth brigade from West Bengal. According to sources, Shubhankar has been appointed as the state president to lead the Congress in Bengal based on the policies of Rahul Gandhi.

A senior party leader said that Shubhankar Sarkar was in charge of other northeastern states including Meghalaya and Arunachal. Moreover, he demonstrated better management in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in the Northeast. While leading Karnataka, he demonstrated superior political skills during the assembly elections there. Furthermore, Rahul Gandhi is seeing more potential in Subhanker Sarkar.

September 23, 2024
Former High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined the BJP

Former high court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joined the BJP today on the 7th of March 2024. Former Kolkata High Court judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, after officially joining the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday, said his main objective is to fight against the corrupt government of West Bengal.

Abhijit Gangopadhyay said, “I have joined a national party which is led by personalities like PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. I just want to work as a disciplined soldier of that party. My only objective is to completely oust the corrupt political forces from power in West Bengal. I want to ensure that that force does not come back to power in West Bengal in 2026. Moreover, I have joined the BJP to fight with full strength against the corrupt present state government. Furthermore, I will make every possible effort to honestly fulfil the responsibility the party has entrusted to me.”

Former High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay was working honestly

BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Suvendu Adhikari and BJP central observer for West Bengal Mangal Pandey welcomed him into the party. Furthermore, they handed him the party flag.

“All I can say is that a person like Abhijeet Gangopadhyay is extremely necessary in the current political situation in the state,” Adhikari said. Moreover, Adhikari said “While he was working sincerely to eliminate corruption as a judge, he was repeatedly targeted. In the coming days, BJP will use him in elections and other related areas.”

Industries Minister Dr Shashi Panja targets Abhijit

West Bengal Industries Minister Dr Shashi Panja said that even when Abhijit Gangopadhyay was a judge, politicians often visited his residence. Panja said, “Today it became clear that he was in touch with the BJP leadership when he was sitting on the judge’s chair. Moreover, he insulted the office of a judge. Abhijit Gangopadhyay tendered his resignation as judge of the Calcutta High Court on March 5 and announced his decision to join the BJP on the same day.”

March 7, 2024
Shahjahan Sheikh arrested before PM Modi’s visit

Shahjahan Sheikh who targeted and sexually assaulted Hindu women in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, has been arrested from the Meenakh area of West Bengal today on Thursday morning. Shahjahan Sheikh is a leader of the Trinamool Congress. His arrest came under immense political pressure. Moreover, this arrest is before PM Modi’s arrival in West Bengal on March 6.

According to the police, Shahjahan Shaikh was hiding in a house in Meenakha in North 24 Parganas district, from where he was arrested. Police said that after his arrest he would be produced in Basirhat court. A police officer said that he is currently in custody and will be produced in court at 2 pm.

Charges against Shahjahan Sheikh

Shabjahan Sheikh first came to the attention of the ED team. Shahjahan Sheikh is an accused in the ration scam. ED raid on his house on the 5th of January 2024. The ED team was been attacked by the Sheikh and his supporters. Moreover, now Shahjahan Sheikh is also an accused in the attack on the ED team during a raid. Furthermore, he ran away after attacking the ED team.

After that, the incident of sexual harassment of Hindu women by targeting them in Sandeshkhali came to light. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee initially supported him but later started distancing herself from the accused. Politics is hot over alleged sexual harassment and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.

After the ED action against Shahjahan Sheikh, the victimized women of the area came before the police and told the media about their pain. Sheikh Shahjahan, a Trinamool Congress Party leader from Sandeshkhali, has been accused of illegally acquiring land to build a fish farming pond. Moreover, Sheikh and his close ones are also accused of raping Hindu women.

PM Modi can meet Sandeshkhali Victims

After the Sandeshkhali incident came to light, several opposition leaders, including the Bharatiya Janata Party, protested vehemently against the Mamata government. After intervention by human rights groups, the ST Commission and the Calcutta High Court, as well as national media coverage, the Mamata government was forced to backtrack. Furthermore, the government arrested Shahjahan Sheikh this morning under immense pressure. Moreover, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a tour of Bengal on 6 March. According to sources, during this time he can also meet the victimized women of Sandeshkhali.

Trinamool Congress Party Leader’s Reaction to Shahjahan Sheikh Arrest

On the arrest of Sheikh, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said that the accused leader had been arrested only after the court lifted the stay. He further said that Abhishek Banerjee had said that the police’s hands were tied due to the stay of the High Court.

Party leader Shantanu Sen said that the arrest of Sheikh Shahjahan proves that our government administratively follows Rajdharma. He stated action was taken against ministers Partha Chatterjee and Jyotipriya Malik. Moreover, accused Shibu Hazra and Uttam Sardar in the Sandeshkhali case were also arrested. Furthermore, now Sheikh has also been arrested.

February 29, 2024
Rahul Gandhi will start the Bharat Nyay Yatra. Why?

Rahul Gandhi will travel more than 6,200 kilometres by bus and on foot during the Bharat Nyay Yatra. It will start from Manipur, pass through Nagaland, Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat and end in Maharashtra. Thus, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s journey will pass through 14 states and 85 districts.

Before the 2024 general elections, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is going to start the Bharat Nyay Yatra. This yatra will start from Manipur on 14th January and end in Mumbai on 20th March.

The reason for selecting 14 states

It seems that the total number of the Lok Sabha seats is the main reason for selecting these 14 states. All in all total of 355 Lok Sabha seats will be covered during this yatra.

Manipur-2, Nagaland-1, Assam-14, Meghalaya-2, West Bengal-42, Bihar-40, Jharkhand-14, Odisha-21, Chhattisgarh-11, Uttar Pradesh-80, Madhya Pradesh-29, Rajasthan-25, Gujrat-26 and Maharastra-48.

Why is Rahul Gandhi starting the Bharat Nyay Yatra from Manipur?

After all, why did Rahul Gandhi choose Manipur for his Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0? Let us know…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was first from South to North. Hence it was decided to do Yatra 2.0 from East to West. Rahul Gandhi had to choose the option for the second Yatra.

This journey should start from Parshuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh, which is surrounded by Rudraksha trees. This could have easily been connected to Rahul’s devotion to Shiva. But, it could have been linked to the religious beliefs of Congress.

But Rahul Gandhi decided to start this journey from Manipur. Because heart-wrenching news and videos have been coming out from Manipur. Through this, Manipur has been chosen so that Rahul Gandhi can launch a strong political attack on the Modi government and its claim of a double-engine government. On the other hand, Hindu sentiments were also taken care of by starting this Yatra on 14th January on the day of Makar Sankranti.

Big message from a small state

A state like Manipur may be small but the message here is big. That is why Rahul Gandhi Yatra will start from here. Opposition party leaders were not associated with Rahul during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in various states including Uttar Pradesh. In this context, the strategy of Congress is to watch how much and what kind of support other parties of ‘India’ will give.

Keep an eye on allies

Rahul Gandhi’s Yatra which is going to take place from Manipur to Maharashtra has a total of 355 Lok Sabha seats. At present Congress has only 14 seats out of 355 seats. If added all the seats of the “Indi” alliance the total is 67 seats. Moreover, Rahul Gandhi’s vision through Nyay Yatra will have at least 200 seats.

Rahul Gandhi’s journey is also going to pass through West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Where there are strong contenders in the ‘Indi’ alliance. In such a situation, there will be an eye on the partner parties.

Challenge strategy through alliance

A strategy to challenge BJP through alliances in states like West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra Has been created. Out of 42 seats in West Bengal, BJP had won 18 seats last time. But this time the opposition is mobilizing and working on a strategy to stop the BJP. During this, the stand of Mamata Banerjee and Congress will make everything clear.

Big challenge in Bihar

Rahul’s visit to Bihar to intensify the opposition’s campaign with the Nitish and RJD alliance, but before that, we will have to see Nitish’s attitude. Stopping the record performance of BJP’s victory in the last elections in Bihar is a challenge for the opposition.

According to Congress’s strategy, the strength of the ‘Indi’ alliance with Congress may increase in Maharashtra also. Congress has decided to end its tour in Maharashtra as per a well-thought-out strategy.

That’s why it was named Nyay Yatra

Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was quite popular among the common people. Therefore, the name Nyay Yatra has been given considering the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Presenting to provide Nyay for everyone who is not getting during the BJP government.

This name has been given so that this Yatra can be associated with providing justice to the expectations of the public. Even though the party is avoiding calling it a political yatra, by naming it Nyay Yatra, it is carrying a political message among the public. If sources are to be believed, Priyanka Gandhi, who named the party’s minimum income scheme ‘Nyay’ in the 2019 elections, played an important role in naming this Yatra as Nyay Yatra.

Priyanka Gandhi will also support Nyay Yatra

Priyanka Gandhi was rarely seen in Bharat Jodo Yatra 1. But this time she will be seen more active in the Nyay Yatra. Party sources say that due to the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, if Rahul suddenly has to leave in the middle of his trip to attend any election program or meeting, then Priyanka will be present on this trip.

During the Bharat Jodo Yatra, a large number of professionals from film, sports and other fields were seen walking with Rahul Gandhi. In such a situation, this time also the party’s Professional Congress Cell has already released its website and made an open call to all the professionals to join the Yatra.

Reaction to the Bharat Nyay Yatra of Rahul Gandhi

Before Rahul Gandhi leaves for the trip, sharp reactions are coming. Many Hindus and BJP supporters raised questions on social media platforms. While the Congress supporters are supporting Rahul Gandhi. Here are some of the reactions.

Why Rahul Gandhi is not going to start the Yatra from Arunachal Pradesh? Is it because of the secret MoU signed between China and Congress? He will touch 14 states but won’t pass through Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim bordering China.

Bharat Nyay Yatra in a nutshell… Soros & Co descends as 2024 elections cometh!!

Mamata Banerjee & Kejriwal had done a masterstroke on their part by proposing the name of Kharge ji in the Indi Alliance meeting. Now Rahul Gandhi is going on a Yatra from their states, the eyes of the entire country will be on Rahul and he will be at the centre.

December 28, 2023

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