Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) On a day a minister in her cabinet crossed over to the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the party, saying it should not "bulldoze" regional parties and "destabilise" the country's federal structure.
In a Facebook post, without naming the Bharatiya Janata Party, Banerjee alleged that her party Trinamool Congress was being maligned by "one particular national party" alongside "one media house of Bengal".
"One particular national political party along with one media house of Bengal is constantly engaged in maligning the state political personalities of the ruling party," Banerjee said in an apparent response to the criticism of her party in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam.
A minister, two MPs and another leader of the Trinamool are already in jail, while its all-India general secretary Mukul Roy has been summoned by the CBI for grilling.
Many other Trinamool leaders have been quizzed by central agencies probing the scam.
Banerjee said it was "very unfortunate" that the "vilification campaign" was being repeatedly spread by quoting different Central agencies and "without documents/proof".
"It is a sad time for democracy. The ruling party in the Centre should not bulldoze the regional parties and destabilise the federal structure," said Banerjee, whose comments coincided with state refugee, relief and rehabilitation minister Manjul Krishna Thakur quitting the ministry and joining the BJP.
Corporate espionage case: CBI raids eight places, detains three
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday raided six offices of various ministries and pri
Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan accepted the crushing defeat from India. During the
Names of 8 shooters who shot Sidhu Moose Wala came to the fore, 'crab' caught as a fan doing recce
The strings of Sidhu Moose Wala's murder are linked to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Maharashtr
Nokia G11 Plus and Motorola Moto G22 get 50MP camera, know other features and price
Nokia G11 Plus: The Nokia G11 Plus smartphone is now available for sale in India. This Nokia smar
Concentrating more on process than results: Dhoni
Auckland, March 14 (IANS) India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his team is in rollicking for
BJP scared of AAP's popularity: Yogendra Yadav
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the "anarchist" jibe, signalling
Team India, who won 2 consecutive victories in the T20 World Cup, lost the third match against So
In the fifth match of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians suffered a crushing defeat by 8 wickets against Ro
After the farmers' march to Delhi was postponed, the agitation was seen only on the Punjab side o
For the past few days, there has been a Marathi language controversy in Maharashtra. Many film st
