Congress to continue stir against attack on Bengal legislators

August 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - An average of 41 percent polling was reported in the by-elections to two West Bengal assembly seats in the city Tuesday. While the poll percentage was 47 percent in the Sealdah constituency, 37 percent of voters exercised their franchise in Bowbazar, according to state Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Sen.

July 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - Clash erupted between policemen and Congress party activists here on Tuesday while they were demanding action against police officials allegedly involved in a recent attack on party deputies in Mangalkot region of Burdwan district of West Bengal. Eight party legislators were injured on July 15 in an attack allegedly by activists of Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M), in Mangalkot.

July 23rd, 2009 RAIPUR - As many as 35 Congress legislators were suspended from the Chhattisgarh assembly Thursday for shouting slogans near the speaker's chair and disrupting the proceedings of the house. The suspension was revoked after 10 minutes.

July 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Assembly on Friday witnessed uproarious scenes and walk out by the opposition over Wednesday's attack on Congress Legislative Party workers near Mongolkote in Burdwan District. As soon as the House assembled this morning, the opposition Trinamool Congress and Congress members demanded discussions on the issue and sought statement from Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Facing criticism after an attack on eight Congress legislators in West Bengal, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday alleged that "anarchist forces" have become active in the state, posing danger to democracy. "Forces of anarchy and indiscipline are active.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Normal life was disrupted across West Bengal Thursday as enraged Congress party workers torched buses and obstructed rail and road traffic in protest against the attack on their party legislators Wednesday in Mangalkot in Burdwan district. The Congress activists set fire to a bus on Howrah bridge, which links Kolkata with the busy Howrah railway station, police said.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal Congress Committee has called for a 12hour long statewide bandh on Friday, to protest against the alleged police atrocities on its workers during Thursday's 12 hour long shutdown. Congress called for 12hour long shut down on Thursday to protest against the attack on its MLA s in Mongalkote in Burdwan district on Wednesday.

July 15th, 2009 KOLKATA - Eight Congress legislators of West Bengal were injured when they were allegedly attacked by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) members in Burdwan district Wednesday, a Congress leader said. Seven journalists and three policemen were also injured in the attack, said Manas Bhuniya, the legislature party leader.

June 15th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday faced the ire of his Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislators, as also of those from other ruling Left Front (LF) partners, who accused the administration of failing to prevent the attacks on them by opposition party workers since the Lok Sabha polls. "We are being attacked though we are in the government.

June 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - A month-long session of the West Bengal assembly begins Monday against the backdrop of the opposition's thumping win in the state in the Lok Sabha polls. With the main opposition Trinamool Congress on a high after its electoral success, the session could be stormy in view of the widespread political clashes and the allegations of inadequate relief distribution in the aftermath of Cyclone Aila.

April 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury Saturday termed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's attack on the Left government in West Bengal as 'tantamount to insulting the people of Bengal'. The people of West Bengal have elected the Left Front government seven times in a row, Yechury said.

April 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faces a tough fight in the Lok Sabha elections but would get a majority of seats in West Bengal, the party's general secretary Prakash Karat said here Tuesday. 'We will have a tough battle in the elections, but we have faced situations in the past when the opposition had virtually come together without an alliance,' Karat told reporters in response to the Congress and Trinamool Congress joining hands in the state.

April 7th, 2009 PUDUCHERRY - The PMK Tuesday withdrew support to the Congress government in the union territory of Puducherry, Raj Bhavan sources said. PMK chief M.

March 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Activists of Trinamool Congress and Congress party organised a yagna here for the success of the alliance of these two parties in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha. This was consequent to the finalisation of the tie-up and sharing of seats between the two parties in West Bengal.

January 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal Congress Legislature Party (CLP) Wednesday decided to send a show-cause notice to its two senior legislators - Somen Mitra who floated his own party, and Sudip Bandhopadhyay who joined Trinamool Congress - after leaving the party recently. 'We've unanimously decided to send a show-cause notice to both Congress legislators who broke from the party.