The award had been conferred on Ananta Maharaj in February for his contribution to the Rajbanshi community and promotion of its language and culture. NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew the Banga Bibhushan award from BJP Rajya Sabha member Ananta Maharaj over his alleged derogatory comment against Netaji.Banga Bibhushan is one of…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom MP defended comments, citing historical records about Netaji. Kolkata: The BJP government in West Bengal on Thursday withdrew and annulled Banga Bibhushan, the state’s highest civilian award, previously bestowed upon the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Nagendranath Roy aka Ananta Maharaj, in the wake of…
Kolkata: The Suvendu Adhikari administration on Thursday stripped BJP MP and Rajbangshi leader Ananta Maharaj of Banga Bibhushan, Bengal’s highest civilian honour, for his comments denigrating national icon Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and his Indian National Army.The Mamata Banerjee administration had conferred the award on the controversy-prone BJP Rajya Sabha MP in the run-up to…
The damaged statue of Netaji in New Alipore Kolkata: Police on Thursday started a probe into complaints of vandalism of a Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue at the Battala three-point crossing in New Alipore.Some local residents claimed they discovered the damaged statue in the morning. Its right hand was broken, allegedly by unidentified miscreants under…
The damaged statue of Netaji in New Alipore Kolkata: Tension erupted in New Alipore on Thursday morning after a bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was found vandalised at the Battala three-point crossing, near Tollygunge Circular Road and around 300 metres from the New Alipore Circle petrol pump.Local residents discovered the damaged statue in the…
The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew the Banga Bibhushan award conferred five months ago on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Ray, popularly known as Anant Maharaj, following widespread outrage over his controversial remarks about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said Anant Maharaj’s comments were condemnable. (HT File Photo/Samir…
The West Bengal government on Wednesday withdrew the Banga Bibhushan conferred on BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendranath Roy, popularly known as Ananta Maharaj, following his controversial remarks on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The decision came amid a wider crackdown announced by the state government against what it described as derogatory comments and misinformation targeting the…
A plaque shows the new name of the Rampurhat road Suri: The renaming of a three-kilometre stretch of road – earlier named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and now after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee – in Birbhum’s Rampurhat has led to protests and a political row.The stretch, running from Panchmatha More to Jhanjhania Pool, was…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday faced “chor, chor” slogans in Kolkata during a party programme held to protest controversial remarks about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by a BJP MP. The disruption came just two days after Banerjee was met by similar protests in Halisahar, adding to the political tension around her public appearances. The…
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