West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP are responsible for instigating communal violence in the state.

Actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty has urged the Centre to consider imposing President's Rule in West Bengal, citing concerns over the law and order situation in the state following a week of violence in Murshidabad district.

Despite West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's request to postpone his visit, Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Malda on Friday to meet victims who fled communal violence in Murshidabad.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has decided to leave for the communal violence-hit Murshidabad district on Thursday night, ignoring requests from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee earlier in the day to refrain from visiting the district.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's order extending the services of untainted teachers whose appointments were earlier terminated, stating that there was now a "sense of relief".

A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted her over the violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit back today, saying that "Yogi is the biggest Bhogi" and raking up the deaths at Prayagraj

The BJP has mocked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she wrongly said West Bengal shares a border with Sri Lanka, an island nation.

Several families have been displaced, with many migrating to Jharkhand's Pakur district, while others have taken refuge in relief camps set up in Malda, following the unrest in Murshidabad triggered by protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act.

Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government over the violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said "Bengal is burning" and its Chief Minister is "silent"

Several areas in north Bengal's Murshidabad district are tense in the aftermath of violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Three people have been killed and 150 arrested in connection with the violence so far.

A teen boy was shot amid police firing in Bengal's Murshidabad Saturday as protests over changes to the Waqf laws - which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - enter a second consecutive day.

Several vehicles, including police vans, were set on fire, stones were hurled at security forces, and roads were blocked during protests over Waqf Act on Friday.

The rift within the Trinamool is largely being seen as an "old vs. young" battle, and, more importantly, one arising from a difference in opinion between Mamata Banerjee and her heir-apparent and Diamond Harbour MP, Abhishek Banerjee.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said Muslims were aggrieved because of the enactment of the Waqf (Amendment) Act and assured the minority community members that she would protect them and their properties in the state.

Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee has accused a female party colleague of demanding his arrest, as rifts within Bengal's ruling Trinamool - something Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before next year's high-stakes Assembly election - became public.

The BJP has posted private WhatsApp chats between two Trinamool MPs - Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad - that seem to show them squabbling over internal rows and referring to the "beautiful activities of (a) versatile international lady".

The Supreme Court said there will be no CBI inquiry into the Bengal government's creation of extra posts for the estimated 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff sacked from the School Service Commission after the court voided their selection.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has vowed to save the jobs of eligible teachers after the Supreme Court sacked thousands of them over charges of corruption and bribery.

The Supreme Court judgment cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and other school staff in West Bengal has sparked a massive political row, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP and CPM trading barbs.

"Don't Accept Verdict Personally": Mamata Banerjee On Court Order Sacking 25,000 Teachers

As the Mamata Banerjee government suffered a setback in the Supreme Court in the teachers' recruitment case, former Trinamool Congress MP Jawhar Sircar said he left the party because "corruption and authoritarianism were getting too bad".

Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of 25,000 Teachers In Blow To Bengal Government

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, submitted that Ram Navami should be celebrated along with the state's most popular festival, Durga Puja.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during her official visit to the UK, disagreed with a prediction that India would become the world's largest economy by 2060, drawing flak from the BJP, which accused her of tarnishing nation's image.