Ranjan Bhattacharya

Panel Draws Fire For Failure To Present Notification On Poll Officers

Tense clashes erupted outside Alipore Survey Building as Trinamool and BJP nominees filed papers, turning a routine event into a political showdown. Police enforced strict crowd limits, drawing criticism from candidates. Supporters from rival parties converged, leading to stand-offs and physical separation by forces. Several heavyweights filed nominations, setting the stage for upcoming electoral battles.

Tense scenes unfolded outside Kolkata's Alipore Survey Building as rival Trinamool and BJP supporters clashed during nomination filings. Police intervention was required to separate the crowds, with leaders from both parties criticizing the strict crowd control measures. Several heavyweight candidates submitted their papers amidst heavy security, setting the stage for upcoming political battles.

Four prominent Left leaders, including Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya and Dipsita Dhar, have been fielded for assembly elections, with their candidatures linked to their roles in the 2024 RG Kar rape and murder case protests. The party also announced Sabina Yasmin, mother of a bomb blast victim, as a candidate.

The BJP dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s “expose’’ on Ranjan Bhattacharya’s tapes and the party’s alleged sweetheart deal with Reliance Industries Ltd as gossip already in public domain but sought to know from PM Manmohan Singh why Jaipal Reddy was shifted out of the petroleum ministry.

More than three years after his disappearance, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is clueless about the whereabouts of 38-year-old Ranjan Bhattacharya.

BJP was left confounded when the incendiary US cables on the trust vote accusing bribery mentioned Bhattacharya as the man who could split the party if the Congress so wanted.

The hotel, which sits atop the up-market Select City Walk mall, and next to the Robert Vadra and DLF-owned Hilton Garden Inn hotel, is the first such property to be sold in the vicinity and will become the benchmark for future hotel deals.