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Mamata Vs CBI

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the BJP to have her arrested, even as she dubbed the allegations of a rise in assets of her and her relatives exponentially in the last few years as "baseless". Claiming that central agencies and "ill-gotten money of the BJP" are being used to dislodge elected state governments run by parties opposed to the saffron camp, the Trinamool Congress supremo vowed to defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls. She slammed the opposition for allegedly unleashing a malicious campaign against her and her party leaders following the arrest of two senior leaders by the ED and CBI in different cases, Banerjee said had she not been in politics, she would have asked her people to tear off the tongues of those liars. Addressing a rally of her party's student wing, Banerjee said a malicious campaign has been unleashed against senior TMC leaders such as Abhishek Banerjee, Firhad Hakim and herself. "Someone told me they have filed a case ...

Updated On: 29 Aug 2022 | 8:31 PM IST

Paying homage to Rabindranath Tagore on his 161st birth anniversary, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lamented that the bard's Nobel Prize, which was stolen 18 years ago, is yet to be found.

Updated On: 09 May 2022 | 10:17 PM IST

Kumar, a 1989-batch IPS officer, had been embroiled in a controversy for being at loggerheads with the CBI over its investigations into the Saradha Chit fund and Rose Valley scams

Updated On: 02 Mar 2019 | 11:46 AM IST

A team of 12 senior CBI officers examined Kumar for his alleged role in tampering of evidences in the Rs 2,000 crore Saradha chit fund scam

Updated On: 13 Feb 2019 | 9:11 PM IST

The Supreme Court had directed Kumar to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate in the investigation of cases arising out of the Saradha chit fund scam

Updated On: 13 Feb 2019 | 2:14 PM IST

BJP seeks police permission for sit-in at Mamata's dharna spot

Updated On: 11 Feb 2019 | 11:26 AM IST

Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar is being interrogated at the highly secured CBI office at Oakland area in Shillong

Updated On: 09 Feb 2019 | 2:22 PM IST

Many political opponents have defected to the TMC. Banerjee also seems to have forged an awkward peace in the hills

Updated On: 08 Feb 2019 | 8:33 PM IST

The home ministry is also believed to have asked the West Bengal government to take action against them for alleged violation of All India Service Rules

Updated On: 08 Feb 2019 | 1:43 AM IST

During the three-day dharna that rocked the nation, Rajeev Kumar bagged many accolades from CM Mamata Banerjee

Updated On: 07 Feb 2019 | 11:11 PM IST

SC directed Kolkata Police Commissioner to appear before the CBI and "faithfully" cooperate into the investigation of cases

Updated On: 07 Feb 2019 | 10:02 PM IST

Our states are not to the Union of India what a district of the state is to the state.

Updated On: 06 Feb 2019 | 11:23 PM IST

SC intervenes in an unnecessary stand-off in Kolkata

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 10:31 PM IST

SC orders Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and faithfully cooperate with the investigations into the ponzi scams at all times

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 9:30 PM IST

SC orders Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and faithfully cooperate with the investigations into the ponzi scams in West Bengal at all times

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 8:19 PM IST

Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh wrote an open letter addressed to his fellow citizens, claiming this 'attack' on this state was an attack on the tenets of constitution

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 7:47 PM IST

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI and faithfully co-operate in the probe into the Saradha chit fund scam and Rose Valley ponzi scheme

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 4:24 PM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been sitting on a dharna since Sunday in Kolkata against the CBI's attempt to grill the city police chief Rajeev Kumar in chit fund scams

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 4:00 PM IST

The court directed Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and 'faithfully cooperate' in the Saradha scam probe

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 2:12 PM IST

Bengal CBI drama: Showdown started when CBI team showed up near official residence of Rajeev Kumar to question him about progress of investigations in Saradha chit fund and Rose Valley ponzi scheme

Updated On: 05 Feb 2019 | 2:10 PM IST