Denemek ALTIN - Özgür
Mamata backs ‘genuine voters’, rejects ‘divide and rule’ politics
The Statesman Siliguri
|October 30, 2025
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she wished well for all 'genuine voters' in the country and reiterated that she did not believe in the politics of “divide and rule.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Jagaddhatri Puja at Posta Bazar in Kolkata, Banerjee stressed the need to safeguard democracy and protect citizens' rights. Her remarks came a day after the launch of the state's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls on Tuesday. Though she made no direct reference to the SIR, her comments on voters' rights were seen as significant.
"We celebrate all festivals. Religion belongs to individuals, but festivals belong to everyone. I want nothing else—let our country stay well, let Bengal stay well, let people stay well. I don’t want divide and rule,” Banerjee said from the dais.
Bu hikaye The Statesman Siliguri dergisinin October 30, 2025 baskısından alınmıştır.
Binlerce özenle seçilmiş premium hikayeye ve 9.000'den fazla dergi ve gazeteye erişmek için Magzter GOLD'a abone olun.
Zaten abone misiniz? Oturum aç
The Statesman Siliguri'den DAHA FAZLA HİKAYE
The Statesman Siliguri
Delhi must bite the bitter pill
The year 2025 has just come to an end and leaves Delhi's citizens with several issues to ponder over and work upon towards improvement in 2026.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Amit Shah: New IED Data Management System will keep nation safe from terrorism
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday inaugurated the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS) of the National Security Guard (NSG), expressing confidence that the new system will prove extremely important in investigating terrorist activities, understanding trends in explosions, and formulating effective strategies against them.
1 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
T’gana wants water through discussions, not disputes: CM Reddy
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy today said that his government does not want to enter into conflicts with neighbouring states over water and would like to resolve the ongoing interstate disputes through discussions instead of moving court.
1 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
The drug war bows to the law
Touted as an irresistible show of force, the drug war had shocked and awed Filipinos into submission for the duration of Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Abhishek trains guns on Centre, ED and ECI over raids
In a sharp escalation of Bengal’s long-running confrontation with the Centre, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday recast the Enforcement Directorate’s raid on -PAC as more than an isolated investigation, portraying it instead as a coordinated institutional offensive —where central agencies, electoral machinery and political power convergeto reshape the electoral battlefield ahead of crucial contests in the state.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Not satisfied with just one WC, says Harmanpreet Kaur
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana believe the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will play a pivotal role in pushing the national side towards its next big goal, the T20 World Cup 2026, insisting that the team’s ambition extends far beyond a single global triumph.
2 mins
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Mamata leads protest march against ED raid, says she did nothing wrong
CM files FIRs against ED, CRPF; HC hearing disrupted:
1 min
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Art and culture show starts at Jalpaiguri
An initiative of the state government and supported by the Jalpaiguri district administration, the district folkculture, tribal culture and jatra festival was inaugurated on Friday at the Belakoba PublicClub premisesin Rajganj, Jalpaiguri.
1 min
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
India achieves record domestic fertiliser output: Government
India achieved a significant milestone in domesticfertiliser production in 2025, about 73 percent ofthe countrys fertiliser requirement was met through domestic manufacturing, an official statement said on Friday here.
1 min
January 10, 2026
The Statesman Siliguri
Selective Amnesia
The supposedly ‘independent’ and unbiased Muhammad Yunus is in the chair, but Tarique knows Yunus could tilt (especially with the administration under him in the run-up) to favour the Jamaat. Already, Yunus is subtly allowing the environment to get polarised and all that helps the more extremist Jamaat as opposed to the relatively moderate BNP. The Awami League supporters are likely to either desist from voting for their traditional rivals in BNP, or not vote at all, thereby strengthening the Jamaat further
4 mins
January 10, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size