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TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee joined a peaceful Padmapukur demonstration over the NEET paper leak after the Calcutta High Court denied rally permission. Police detained TMC leaders Kunal Ghosh and Baishwanar Chattopadhyay, prompting Banerjee to visit Lalbazar police headquarters

At the TMC's Martyrs' Day rally, Mamata Banerjee urged the Congress and CPI(M) to unite under the INDIA bloc against the BJP in West Bengal while refusing to accommodate dissidents and launching a sharp attack on the BJP over multiple issues

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced she would join the CJP's NEET protest in New Delhi and vowed to challenge any attempt to strip the Trinamool Congress of its name or symbol, saying she would move the Supreme Court if necessary

The Calcutta High Court directed Kolkata Police to provide protection for the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction's Martyrs' Day rally after allegations of stage vandalism. The court sought a police report by July 31 and ordered the venue cleared by 9 pm Tuesday

The Calcutta High Court refused interim relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction seeking operation of three bank accounts frozen by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering probe. The court directed further filings and scheduled the next hearing for August 26

Veteran TMC leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra has joined the rebel Trinamool camp led by Ritabrata Banerjee, resigning his organizational posts in the Mamata Banerjee faction and dealing a significant symbolic blow to the former Chief Minister

The Calcutta High Court has directed Kolkata Police to shift the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction's July 21 Martyrs' Day rally from Esplanade to Birla Planetarium. The court cited past civic paralysis and traffic concerns, capping attendance at 2,500

The West Bengal government and the State Backward Classes Commission withdrew their Supreme Court appeals against the Calcutta High Court verdict quashing OBC status for 77 castes, while the apex court allowed other aggrieved parties to continue challenging the judgment

Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee urged the Election Commission not to grant additional time to the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rival faction, alleging preferential treatment, while insisting her faction's response on the organisational dispute be considered without further delay

The Calcutta High Court will hear on July 15 a petition by the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress challenging police restrictions and seeking permission to hold its annual July 21 Martyrs' Day rally at Victoria House in Kolkata's Esplanade

West Bengal Uniform Civil Code (UCC) drafting committee member Tathagata Roy stated that the proposed law is as necessary as the Constitution itself, heavily criticizing the former Trinamool Congress administration for its alleged policy of minority appeasement

Mamata Banerjee led a candlelight rally in Kolkata demanding justice for an 11-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered in Baruipur. Senior TMC leaders also met the victim's family, assuring legal assistance and support as police continue their investigation

The Election Commission of India said all 110 petitions challenging its decisions during the West Bengal Assembly elections were resolved without adverse orders from the Calcutta High Court, despite intense legal and political scrutiny

West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh criticised the Trinamool Congress after state president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned from all party posts, alleging organisational weakness and poor governance. The resignation has intensified political debate ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections

Facing the Trinamool Congress's worst organizational crisis, party supremo Mamata Banerjee launched a fierce attack on rebels, accusing them of conspiring with the BJP. Banerjee vowed to hold the July 21 Martyrs' Day rally despite facing administrative hurdles

Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of orchestrating dissent within the Trinamool Congress, challenged rebel leaders to join the saffron party openly, assumed charge as West Bengal TMC president, and announced organisational changes following Chandrima Bhattacharya's resignation

The Trinamool Congress crisis intensified after newly elected West Bengal president Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned, citing a loss of trust after Mamata Banerjee questioned her over the takeover of the party headquarters by a rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court directed a private bank and police to submit reports on the freezing of three Trinamool Congress bank accounts holding around Rs 440 crore. The court declined interim relief, leaving debit restrictions in force pending further hearing

The West Bengal Assembly passed two Bills amending OBC reservation laws, enabling the BJP government to revise the OBC list prepared under the previous TMC regime. The amendments restore the earlier framework and empower the Backward Classes Commission to review community inclusion

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Monday defended his party's recent West Bengal electoral defeat, calling it a necessary purification process that unmasked opportunistic rebels, corrupt elements, and insincere bureaucratic factions within the party's ranks