Bengal: Mamata eyes Matua votes as BJP relaunches CAA narrative

Nov 10, 2022, at 02:32 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the Matua community from a rally in the Nadia district as a counter to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s relaunch of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue, eyeing the 2024 General Elections.

West Bengal: PM Modi addresses Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022 via video conferencing

Mar 30, 2022, at 02:50 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed Matua Dharma Maha Mela 2022 at Shreedham Thakurnagar, Thakurbari, West Bengal on the occasion of 211th birth anniversary of Shree Shree Harichand Thakur,on Tuesday via video conferencing.

Mamata Banerjee alleges PM Narendra Modi 'seeking votes' from Bangladesh

Mar 28, 2021, at 12:16 am

Kharagpur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'seeking votes' from Bangladesh.

PM in Bangladesh: Narendra Modi visits Orakandi Thakurbari, meets members of Matua community

Mar 27, 2021, at 11:35 pm

Dhaka: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday visited the Orakandi Thakurbari and met members of the Matua community in Gopalganj district of Bangladesh.

Matua community already Indian citizens, need no CAA certificate: Mamata Banerjee

Dec 09, 2020, at 08:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Matua community, a sect of folk Hinduism which is key in the state's contemporary politics, needs no certificate to prove their citizenship.