From jhalmuri to ‘jhatka’: PM Modi targets TMC in BengalPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated his jhalmuri consumption in Jhargram gave Trinamool Congress a jolt. He promised sweets and jhalmuri di...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
BJP govt in Bengal will speed up CAA implementation, infiltrators must leave: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Katwa, West Bengal. He assured Matua and Namasudra refugee families that citizenship unde...
11 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
West Bengal CM Mamata slams Centre, ECI over Matua name deletions ahead of SIR protestDuring a recent press conference, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal leveled strong criticisms against both the Central governme...
05 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Caught between SIR and CAA, West Bengal’s Matua community becomes flashpoint in TMC-BJP battleThe Matuas, known to be a vote bank of the BJP, have been queuing in large numbers at the CAA camps across the state over the last few mont...
07 Nov, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
Matuas will get citizenship, Mamata can't stop CAA implementation: Amit Shah"No power in the world can stop my refugee brothers from becoming citizens of India. This is the promise of Modi Ji. Mamata Banerjee must r...
15 May, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: Union Minister Santanu Thakur exhorts MatuasUnion Minister Santanu Thakur, contesting re-election from the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, urged members of the Matua community ...
03 Apr, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
CAA a game changer in all Matua belts of Bengal in 2024 Lok Sabha pollsThe implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) ahead of the Lok Sabha election is a game changer for the Matua communities in We...
12 Mar, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
CAA will be implemented before Lok Sabha polls, says Union Minister Shantanu Thakur"The CAA will be implemented in such a way that there will be no role for state governments in it. They will not get any chance to create a...
04 Mar, 2024, 03.42 PM IST
CAA will be implemented in West Bengal: BJP's Suvendu AdhikariDuring a meeting in North 24 Parganas District's Thakurnagar, an area dominated by the Matuas whose roots are in Bangladesh, Adhikari said ...
27 Nov, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
CAA to Bengal BJP like Ram Mandir to party: BJP Bengal president Sukanta MajumdarBJP Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar told ET: "In West Bengal, religious minorities from Bangladesh -- Hindus, Buddhists and some Christia...
22 Sep, 2022, 06.39 AM IST
State schemes bring SC/STs closer to TMC in JungelmahalThere has been a clear swing in Matua votes in Bongaon, the main seat of the Matua community, in favour of TMC mainly due to their disgrunt...
03 May, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
Matua votes in Nadia, North 24 Parganas crucial in next phaseThe Matua population will have a major influence in the poll outcome in the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, where voting is schedule...
19 Apr, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
CAA, PM Narendra Modi's Orakandi Thakurbari temple visit to sway Matua votersBJP has already tried to woo the community by promising to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act which guarantees citizenship to religiou...
26 Mar, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
Citizenship bill a big issue in border district of BengalThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is a major issue in Bangaon and BJP hopes to gain electorally from it in this constituency.
01 Apr, 2019, 07.35 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi blasts Mamata Banerjee over violence on her home turfTaking his battle for the Lok Sabha elections to Banerjee's turf, Modi also accused his political rivals of misleading the distressed farmi...
02 Feb, 2019, 03.03 PM IST
After tussle with Trinamool, BJP shifts Narendra Modi's Bengal rally venueThe ground, where Modi was supposed to address the mega gathering on February 2, has been booked by Mamata Banerjee's party for a week-long...
28 Jan, 2019, 04.49 PM IST
Parties cross swords on Bangladesh immigrants for marginal gainsThose who entered India after March 25, 1971, cannot get citizenship rights and are not entitled to refugee status.
09 May, 2014, 01.18 PM IST