Sandeshkhali protest is not TMC vs BJP. It’s the arrival of SC, ST women to the mainstream
The protest by the SC/ST women should be seen as a radical arrival of the periphery to the mainstream. However, they are yet to shake the conscience of privileged urban bhadralok spaces.
‘Love Affair’ to ‘Outsider Conspiracy’: TMC's Controversial Takes on Sexual Harassment Allegations
Sandeshkhali is not the first instance when Trinamool Congress leaders have made controversial statements regarding sexual assault cases. They follow a pattern often set by the chief minister herself. Joydeep Sarkar writes.
Systemic Sexual Assault, an Oppressive TMC and Not Much Recourse: What Sandeshkhali Villagers Say
Allegations of horrific abuse and a system where total control is exercised by local TMC leaders have put this Bengal village on the national news radar.
A Decade After the West Bengal Chit Fund Scam, Victims Await Justice and Suffer in Silence
Despite investigations, the total amount lost by investors is still unknown but is estimated to be over Rs 30,000 crore for the Saradha and Rose Valley scams alone.
Mahua Moitra is a political opponent. As a woman, I stand with her
If we cannot unite as women to condemn what this government has done and the way it has behaved in this case, our silence will prove to be a fatal trap for generations of women after us, who have dreams of coming into public life, writes Brinda Karat.
'Beginning of the End, Will Fight You for the Next 30 Years': Moitra Fires at BJP After Expulsion
The extent of opposition unity was clearer outside. The INDIA alliance, seen to be on shaky ground after the Assembly polls, rallied behind the TMC member appealing to Speaker to let her speak in the House.
Grit and glamour: how Mahua Moitra shook up the misogyny and hypocrisy of Indian politics
A divorcee who likes a glass of wine and a pair of Ferragamo shoes, the opposition MP has become a target for character assassination for Narendra Modi’s conservatives. But she hits back twice as hard.
Lok Sabha ethics panel recommends disqualification of Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra
Six members vote in favour of the report while four Opposition MPs oppose it; panel has left it for the GOI to investigate and establish the ‘money trail’. In submission to panel, Moitra’s former partner advocate Dehradai says he has never met industrialist Hiranandani.
MP Danish Ali Says Yet to Be Heard by Parliamentary Committee About Abuse From BJP MP
In the case of TMC MP Mohua Moitra over Adani questions, the ethics committee has rushed to call in the complainant. So why not in his case of suffering abuse and invective on faith from a BJP MP, asks the BSP MP in a letter.
As Modi Government and Adani Train Guns on Opposition MP Mahua Moitra, Here’s What We Know and Don’t Know
Hiranandani's controversial affidavit does not corroborate the two most damaging charges the BJP has levelled at Moitra. There is no cash payout 'smoking gun' that government handlers evidently hoped he would deliver. Nor does he say the gifts he gave were in exchange for anything Moitra had done as an MP.
12-Year-Old Adivasi Boy Dies After Alleged Attack by Lynch Mob for 'Stealing' Food
The boy, who belonged to the Lodha Sabhar community, was brutally attacked after a local Trinamool Congress leader allegedly instigated the mob to teach the boy a 'lesson'.