Tag: Babul Supriyo

Out of the seven municipal wards under the Ballygunge Assembly constituency, in the two minority-dominated wards -- No. 64 and No. 65 -- Saira Shah Halim was ahead of Babul Supriyo.

Meanwhile, BJP IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya took a dig at TMC's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and the party's state youth wing chief Saayoni Ghosh over its decision to field Sinha from Asansol Lok Sabha constituency.

Supriyo won from the Asansol parliamentary constituency twice in 2014 and in 2019.

Earlier, just after joining Trinamool Congress, Supriyo had made it clear that he would not hold MP post as it would be immoral as he was elected MP of Asansol on BJP ticket and he is no more in BJP.

"I will continue to work constitutionally as an MP in Asansol. Politics is beyond the constitutional post and I withdraw myself from it. I will not join any other party. I will vacate the MP bungalow in Delhi and release security personnel from their duties soon," he was quoted saying.

The two-time MP from Asansol was among the several ministers who were dropped from the union cabinet on July 7 as part of a major rejig. His unsuccessfully contested assembly polls against Trinamool Congress's Aroop Biswas in the last assembly elections.

Bhubaneswar: Taking a sarcastic jibe on BJD leaders for attacking Union Minister Jual Oram with eggs, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries Babul Supriyo today said he is not afraid to face any such attack during his visit to Odisha. Soon after arriving at the capital city, the singer-turned-politician sarcastically said, “I never fear […]

Bhubaneswar: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will stage a demonstration here today to protest demonetisation and arrest of party MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Babul Supriyo in the Rose Valley chit fund scam. The party workers would stage demonstration followed by a protest meeting at Lower PMG here from 11 AM to 3 PM. TMC general secretary […]

Bhubaneswar: Arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul today created ripples in the country’s political circle by alleging Union Minister Babul Supriyo is involved in the Rose Valley chit fund scam and has tricked him into the case. Replying to queries fielded by newsmen, Paul, while being taken on a three-day CBI remand starting today, […]

Mumbai:  Popular Bollywood singers Shaan and Sunidhi Chauhan have joined union minister and singer Babul Supriyo for the anthem for upcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup. Supriyo took to Twitter on Wednesday to share a photograph of himself with Shaan, Sunidhi and composer Pritam Chakraborty from the recording studio. “A Moment from the recording of the […]

Puri: Digitisation of payment system would go a long way in checking corruption and exploitation of the poor by moneylenders, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said here on Sunday. With digitisation, the poor people would be able to get loan easily instead of approaching money-lenders, who often exploit them, Pradhan said while inaugurating the 2nd […]

Bengaluru/Kolkata: With just four minutes left on the clock, Nigerian defender Bello Rasaq headed in to hold defending champion Bengaluru FC 1-1 at home and propel Mohun Bagan to the national league title their fourth, and the first after a long wait of 13 years. It all seemed over for the green and maroon brigade […]

Asansol: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Babul Supriyo, whose car was vandalised outside a polling booth and he himself was heckled repeatedly during the Lok Sabha elections in Asansol on Monday, expressed his disappointment with the role of the central paramilitary forces. The singer-turned politician’s car was vandalised in Barabani area in […]

Kolkata: Amid widespread violence, including the attack on a Union Minister, clashes outside polling booths, hurling of bombs and EVM snags, over 76 per cent of the electorate voted till 5 p.m. in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal on Monday. Long queues of men and women were seen outside the […]

Kolkata: The Election Commission on Monday filed an FIR against Union Minister and BJP candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Babul Supriyo, for entering a polling booth in the constituency with his armed security personnel. Another FIR was filed against unknown persons who vandalised his car in the same area. “An FIR has been filed […]