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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Kolkata's District Election Officer South has withdrawn a controversial 'Burnol' social media post after facing backlash.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

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

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.

The Morbi collector on Saturday filed a private complaint of defamation against Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesman saket gokhale and his associate Daksh Patel, hours after the former was freed on bail by a magisterial court here on the charge filed under section 125 of the Representation of People Act.

Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Tuesday described the detention of party spokesperson saket gokhale by Gujarat police as a reaction of a "panic stricken" BJP. TMC will not bow down to such "acts of intimidation", he said.

Priyanka Chaturvedi criticized Amit Shah for his debate with saket gokhale in Rajya Sabha. Gokhale accused the home ministry of misusing central agencies to target opposition states and critiqued the expansion of BSF jurisdiction. Amit Shah clarified that the CBI does not fall under home ministry jurisdiction and defended the ministry's actions.

The spokesperson for the Trinamool Congress, saket gokhale, was arrested last week by the cybercrime sleuths on charges of cheating forgery and criminal conspiracy. Gokhale was booked on December 28 and he was sent to custodial interrogation twice. Gokhale filed a bail application but Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M V Chauhan rejected his bail plea after the prosecution vehemently opposed. In its order, the court noted that Gokhale gathered a huge amount through crowdfunding and had nearly Rs 80 lakh deposited in his two accounts for carrying out activities for his initiative, Ourdemocracy. A complainant from Gandhinagar also donated Rs 500 to him but later it was found that there was no amount in the account. Gokhale has allegedly used the amount for personal purposes. The court further noted that Gokhale has been booked under charges of cheating forgery and under provisions of the Information Technology Act for which there is a provision of jail term from 10 years to life imprisonment. Gokhale's advocate said that he would file the bail plea in sessions court soon.

Activist saket gokhale who had filed a petition in the Allahabad high court seeking a stay on the bhoomi puja ceremony of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya on August 5 was provided police protection after alleged RSS workers raised slogans outside his Mira Road home on Friday.

The Meghalaya government has filed a criminal defamation suit against Trinamool Congress leader saket gokhale for his alleged claim that a state-owned tourism firm misappropriated funds worth over Rs 630 crore, officials in the state government said on Saturday.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) took into custody the Trinamool Congress' spokesperson saket gokhale to probe into allegations of misappropriation of funds collected through a crowdfunding campaign. A special court on Wednesday granted five days' custody of Gokhale to the agency. The special judge granted custody of Gokhale to the agency after an offence was registered against Gokhale for cheating forgery and criminal conspiracy. The ED began its probe into the money laundering allegations after an offence was registered against Gokhale.

Hours after he secured bail from a metropolitan court in the city, Gujarat police arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesman saket gokhale for the same offence — allegedly tweeting a fake newspaper clipping about Prime Minister Narendra Modi claiming Rs 30 crore were spent on his Morbi