Shantanu Thakur

Unease grips the Matua belt as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) process leads to widespread name deletions from electoral rolls. BJP is actively working to retain voter trust by assuring excluded individuals that their names will be restored, while many locals cite a lack of Bangladeshi documentation as a key hurdle.

Voters across West Bengal protested on Thursday after their names were deleted from electoral rolls. Demonstrations occurred in Gaighata and Jalpaiguri. Residents blocked roads alleging arbitrary removal of names. The issue has fueled anger among communities. Protests continued in Malda with road blockades.

Bengal BJP released its fourth list of candidates for 13 assembly constituencies, leaving six seats undecided. The party nominated Soma Thakur from Bagdah and former Congress leader Santosh Pathak from Chowringhee, while dropping Mihir Goswami from Natabari. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to attend Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing for the Bhowanipore seat.

Matua factions in North 24 Parganas and Nadia are demanding their office-bearers be fielded as candidates, expressing anger over the exclusion of community organizers. Both Trinamool and BJP-aligned groups are threatening to chart an independent course or withdraw support if their demands aren't met, citing a lack of representation for active community workers.

A political storm brewed in the Rajya Sabha as a BJP MP alleged encroachment of Kolkata Port land, citing the Kolkata mayor's controversial "mini Pakistan" remark. The MoS for Ports acknowledged significant encroachment and ongoing legal battles, admitting the authority's struggle to reclaim the land amidst opposition protests.

Union minister of state of ports, shipping and waterways shantanu thakur on Saturday said the Centre will explore the possible collaboration between Assam and the Netherlands in river water management during the two-day Waterways Conclave-2022 that will be held in Dibrugarh from Monday.

Junior Union shipping minister shantanu thakur supports Tathagata Roy's 'circumcision test' proposal for discreetly verifying religious identity of CAA citizenship applicants under doctor supervision.

Union minister shantanu thakur, who left for Delhi on Sunday morning to attend Parliament’s Budget session, is likely to meet BJP national president J P Nadda and Union home minister Amit Shah over squabbles in the state BJP.

The newly-built state-of-the-art ship building facility of Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited (HCSL) in West Bengal was commissioned on Tuesday by Sarbananda Sonowal, minister of port, shipping and waterways.

New Mangalore Port is implementing three projects worth Rs 695 crore under the PM Gati Shakti national plan.The three projects include mechanisation of Berth No.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Matua community online on the opening day of Baruni Mela at the Matua headquarters in North 24 Parganas in continuation of his visit to Matuapith in Bangladesh's Orakandi ahead of the 2021 Bengal polls, sending out signals that his government was committed to their cause.

Union junior home minister Nisith Pramanik announced from a BJP rally in Cooch Behar’s Mathabhanga on Sunday that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act would be implemented across the country, including in Bengal, very soon.