Facebook Pixel Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc | Hindustan Times - newspaper - Les denne historien på Magzter.com

Prøve GULL - Gratis

Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc

Hindustan Times

|

December 11, 2024

Two key constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) backed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday to head the Opposition coalition, adding to the growing call for a shake-up within the bloc that did well in the Lok Sabha polls but has flagged since.

- Anirban Guha Roy

Mamata finds support amid rift in Oppn bloc

Earlier in the day, LoP Rahul Gandhi told a group of party lawmakers not to pay attention to what second-rung leaders of the INDIA group parties are saying and said that the Congress is capable of handling the issues in the alliance.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister, Lalu Prasad dismissed the Congress's objection to Banerjee and Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) parliamentarian Sanjay Raut indicated that his party was open to discussing the idea.

"The Congress's objection on West Bengal chief minister proposing to head the INDIA bloc has no meaning. It cannot do anything," Prasad said in Patna. Asked specifically whether the command of the INDIA bloc should be given to Banerjee, Prasad replied in the affirmative. "She should be given the charge of leading the bloc," he said.

Raut indicated that his party was open to discussing if someone outside the Congress wanted to lead the bloc. "All constituents of the alliance are willing to have a discussion on the issue," he told reporters, while reacting to Prasad's comment.

TMC Lok Sabha member Kalyan Banerjee, who has been persistently batting for the Bengal chief minister, saying she is the fittest person to lead the opposition alliance, welcomed Lalu Prasad's remark.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

No-trust motion against Speaker defeated in LS

The Opposition's bid to remove Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla failed on Wednesday as the no-confidence motion against him was defeated by a voice vote amid loud protests by Congress members against Union home minister Amit Shah's sharp attack on Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

time to read

4 mins

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times

Problems between Fardeen, Natasha after Feroz's death: Mumtaz

Vreteran actor Mumtaz believes the passing of actor Feroz Khan in 2009 may have been a turning point in the relationship between her daughter Natasha Madhvani and son-in-law, actor Fardeen Khan.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Another short spring? Year's first widespread heatwave takes hold

India recorded its first widespread heatwave episode of the year on Wednesday, with severe conditions sweeping across Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch region, as experts warned that the shrinking window between winter and summer is becoming a pattern driven by climate change.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Extremely painful as a father, but it's the best we can do for my son

It was a Tuesday, Rakshabandhan on August 20, 2013, when Ashok Rana received a call, informing him that his elder son Harish, had fallen from the fourth floor of a paying guest accommodation.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

The negative echoes of a divided education system

Long before closed-circuit TV (CCTV) cameras were installed in school classrooms, Michael Apple used the black box as a metaphor to convey the mystery of routine teaching.

time to read

3 mins

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Carney: Well-positioned to meet India’s energy needs

As the war in West Asia impacts India’s sourcing of fossil fuels including petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG), Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has underscored how his country is “well-positioned” to meet those needs in the future.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

WB polls: EC to decide deployment of security

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided that police observers appointed by the Commission will now determine the deployment of both Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and state police personnel in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

time to read

1 mins

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Oppn to submit CEC impeachment notice

The notice for impeachment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will be submitted to both Houses of Parliament, a senior Opposition leader said on Wednesday.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Top court bars 3 from curriculum work amid judiciary chapter row

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre, states, Union territories, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and all universities to exclude professor Michel Danino, educator Suparna Diwakar and legal researcher Alok Prasanna Kumar from any role in preparing any academic curriculum.

time to read

1 min

March 12, 2026

Hindustan Times

Iran targets more merchant ships, warns of $200 oil, extended war

IEA says 400 million barrels to be released from emergency reserves by members, but oil prices still rise.

time to read

4 mins

March 12, 2026

Listen

Translate

Share

-
+

Change font size