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The Trinamool Congress has criticized the appointment of former Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal as West Bengal's Chief Secretary by the new BJP government. The party labeled the move "shameless," questioning the neutrality of the election process after Agarwal oversaw the recent Assembly elections.

Rahul Gandhi and TMC have sharply criticised the appointment of former chief electoral officer Manoj Agarwal as West Bengal's chief secretary by the new BJP government. Critics allege this rewards Agarwal for his role in the recent Assembly elections, questioning the Election Commission's neutrality and the fairness of the polls. The BJP defends the decision, citing service rules.

Kolkata's District Election Officer South has withdrawn a controversial 'Burnol' social media post after facing backlash. The message, intended to warn lawbreakers, was deemed insensitive by some. The officer apologized, stating it was not meant to offend voters, especially during Poila Baisakh. The Election Commission had sought an explanation following a complaint.

The Election Commission of India has assured that the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections will be conducted without fear, violence, or intimidation. This statement follows a meeting with the TMC, which accused the ECI of bias towards the BJP and alleged systematic disenfranchisement of voters through electoral roll revisions.

Tensions flared in West Bengal as the TMC clashed with the Election Commission over claims of voter deletions, leading to a barrage of accusations. In another development, the Election Commission's abrupt replacement of Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary and DGP sparked outrage from Chief Minister Stalin, who accused the EC of showing favoritism toward the BJP and AIADMK.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of partisanship and corruption after a brief meeting. The party alleged their delegation was dismissed abruptly and that the EC had ignored nine letters from Mamata Banerjee. The TMC also presented evidence of alleged BJP links among Bengal officials, demanding their transfer.

The Gujarat high court on Monday denied regular bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson saket gokhale in connection with charges of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy for which the cybercrime sleuths arrested him last month.

A special PMLA court in Ahmedabad framed criminal charges against saket gokhale, a Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool Congress, under the anti-money laundering law. The case stemmed from an FIR by Gujarat Police alleging misuse of crowd-funded money. Gokhale was accused of spending collected funds on speculative share trading and personal expenses. He denied the allegations.

The Meghalaya government on Saturday filed a criminal case pertaining to defamation and “public mischief” against Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson saket gokhale, a ‘habitual offender’ who had recently saccused the state of indulging in financial irregularities.

Trinamool MP and party's national secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday criticized the arrest of saket gokhale, party national spokesperson, from Jaipur airport by Gujarat police.

Trinamool Congress on Monday renominated Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Dola Sen as its Rajya Sabha candidates while adding RTI activist saket gokhale, Kolkata-based social activist and professor Samirul Islam and Prakash Chik Baraik, a member of a Scheduled Tribe, as three others to fight for the seven seats from Bengal. Voting for the Upper House will take place on July 24.

Trinamool Congress spokesperson saket gokhale was arrested for the third time in 15 days by Gujarat police late on Thursday and remanded in police custody by a court for four days. An official said on Friday that Trinamool strongly condemned the arrest, alleging that BJP was resorting to “arrest politics” to keep Gokhale away from the Meghalaya Assembly polls scheduled early next year. Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien said Gokhale had “gotten under the skin of BJP” and “BJP is doing all it can to keep Saket out of assembly elections in early 2023 in Meghalaya.” Saket was made of sterner stuff, O’Brien said. Trinamool Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra said “within a span of just 15 days, Trinamool National spokesperson saket gokhale has been arrested thrice harassment of this kind never pays in the long run. People can see through this and opposition emerges stronger.” Gokhale was first arrested on December 6 for allegedly spreading fake news regarding the cost incurred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to

The Gujarat high court on Monday denied regular bail to Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesman saket gokhale in connection with charges of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy for which cybercrime sleuths arrested him last month

Parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2026, sparking immediate resignations from two National Council for Transgender Persons members protesting the lack of community consultation. The bill removes self-perceived gender identity, introducing a medical board for transgender certificates, a move critics deem regressive and a step backward for fundamental rights.

A Morbi magisterial court on Friday released TMC spokesman saket gokhale on bail on furnishing the surety of Rs 15,000.