Ajay Joseph

New Delhi, Delhi, India

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The discussion is likely to revolve around multiple issues, including the dues for Goods and Services Tax (GST), which her government has been demanding for long. Bengal has always accused the BJP-ruled central government of delaying GST dues to states, especially the ones ruled by the opposition. Also read: Watch: Priyanka Gandhi detained and dragged into a police vehicle,In June, Amit Mitra, principal chief advisor to the West Bengal chief minister alleged that the Centre has not released integrated dues to the tune of Rs 27,000 crore to states. It is reported that the meeting has set off much speculation, coming days after the arrest of Partha Chatterjee by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). The minister, arrested after piles of cash were found at the house of his aide Arpita Mukherjee, was known to be a close confidante of Banerjee. Also read: Delhi streets turn black as Congress stages 'Halla Bol' protest: All you need to know,In Bengal, the meeting has become a flashpoint between the BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC). The Trinamool has demanded the arrest of state BJP leader Dilip Ghosh for what they called inappropriate remarks against Banerjee and her family. The West Bengal CM is in Delhi on a four-day visit during which she is likely to meet non-Congress Opposition leaders. Later today, she is all set to meet President Droupadi Murmu. Also read: Explained: Functioning of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee,On August 7, the chief minister will attend a Niti Aayog meeting, which will be chaired by PM Modi. The governing council meeting will focus on issues related to agriculture, health and economy. In 2021, Banerjee had skipped the council's meeting. She is expected to raise the concerns of non-payment of GST dues and federalism issues at this year's meeting.

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<ul>
 <li>Bengal has always accused the BJP-ruled central government of delaying GST dues to states</li>
 <li>In Bengal, the meeting has become a flashpoint between the BJP and the ruling TMC</li>
 <li>On August 7, the West Bengal CM will attend a Niti Aayog meeting, which will be chaired by PM Modi</li>
</ul>

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Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi, likely to meet President Droupadi Murmu

MamataBanerjee

NarendraModi

ParthaChatterjee

WestBengal

Delhi

Bengal

TrinamoolCongress

DilipGhosh

DroupadiMurmu

NITIAayog

India

Sucharita Ganguly

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Partha Chatterjee, the arrested TMC leader, would remain suspended from the party till the inquiry into a school recruitment scandal is completed, the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Thursday. Chatterjee has been dismissed from all party positions, according to him. Also read: Partha Chatterjee, arrested Bengal TMC leader, sacked from state cabinet,After a session of the party's disciplinary committee, Banerjee further stated that the TMC's doors would be opened only if Chatterjee was proven innocent. Chatterjee served as TMC secretary general for for two decades until being chosen national vice-president earlier this year. It has been decided that Partha Chatterjee will be removed from all party posts. He will remain suspended from the party till the investigation is over. We demand that the investigation be completed within a limited time frame. TMC will not support anyone found to be involved in corruption, Banerjee said. Also read: Cash, gold, dollars and more: A look at Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee's loot,Earlier in the day, Chatterjee was removed as minister from the West Bengal cabinet. The ED arrested Chatterjee on July 23 in connection with its investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment drive by School Service Commission (SSC). The central agency has also arrested Chatterjee's close associate Arpita Mukherjee, and seized crores of rupees in cash from her residences in different parts of the city. Also read: Enforcement Directorate: Key role of this economic crime-fighting agency,Partha Chatterjee's close associate, according to the Enforcement Directorate, is Arpita Mukherjee. Arpita is a multi-talented versatile actor, having worked in several films in Tollywood, according to her Facebook bio. In 2019 and 2020, Arpita was the face of promotional ads for Partha Chatterjee's Durga Puja committee, the Naktala Udayan Sangha. According to reports, Chatterjee paid numerous visits to Arpita Mukherjee's home.

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<ul>
 <li>TMC suspends Partha Chatterjee for so long as probe is on</li>
 <li>Party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced the suspension</li>
 <li>Earlier, Chatterjee was removed from all state cabinet positions</li>
</ul>

TMC suspends Partha Chatterjee from party for as long as probe is on

AbhishekBanerjee

The West Bengal government on Thursday removed Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a school jobs scam, from the ministry with immediate effect. Partha Chatterjee, minister in charge, department of industry, commerce and enterprises, department of information technology and electronics, department of parliamentary affairs and department of public enterprises and industrial reconstruction, is hereby relieved of his duties as MIC of the aforesaid department with immediate effect, an official order said. Also read: Cash, gold, dollars and more: A look at Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee's loot,Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later said at a government event here that she will look after the portfolios held by Chatterjee for the time being. The ED had arrested Chatterjee, who is also the Trinamool Congress secretary-general, on July 23 in connection with its investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment drives by the School Service Commission (SSC). The central agency has also arrested Chatterjee’s close associate Arpita Mukherjee, and seized crores of rupees from her houses in different parts of the city. Also read: Enforcement Directorate: Key role of this economic crime-fighting agency,Meanwhile, nameplate of former minister Partha Chatterjee was removed from outside his cabin in Nabanna, Howrah. About Rs 29 crore in cash, five kilograms of jewellery and gold bars have been recovered from Mukherjee's flat, the second to be raided since 22 July, a day before her arrest. Also read: Partha Chatterjee arrest: Trinamool won't interfere, says party spokesman,As many as three note-counting machines were used by ED officials to count the mountains of money. Speaking to a news organisation, an ED official said, We have recovered a huge amount of money from one of the flats in a housing complex… Besides cash, gold bars, jewellery and other documents have also been recovered. The keys to the flat at ClubTown Heights were not to be found and the ED officers reportedly had to break into two other houses linked to Mukherjee. The searches were carried out after the minister's aide provided information to the probe agency during the investigation following the arrests.

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<ul>
 <li>Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a school jobs scam</li>
 <li>The West Bengal government has removed him from the ministry with immediate effect</li>
 <li>CM Mamata Banerjee later said she will look after the portfolios held by Chatterjee for the time being</li>
</ul>

Partha Chatterjee, arrested Bengal TMC leader, sacked from state cabinet

EnforcementDirectorate

The recent raids in West Bengal over a school jobs scam involving Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee has shaken state politics and caught the attention of the entire nation. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), after the arrest of the duo, has continued to carry out raids and unearth how they swindled money and a lot more. The duo are accused of playing a role in alleged illegal recruitments of teachers and staff in government-run schools when Chatterjee was the state education minister. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the alleged irregularities in the scam, while the ED is tracking the money trail. Also read: Enforcement Directorate: Key role of this economic crime-fighting agency,With this, let's take a look at all that was found on Chatterjee and his right-hand woman, actor-model Mukherjee. Rs 29 crore in cash, gold bars,On Wednesday, the ED carried out a fresh raid at Mukherjee's apartment complex in Kolkata's Belgharia locality. News agency ANI reported that the officials left this morning with 10 trunks of cash. The operation continued for 18 long hours. Also read: What is Arpita Mukherjee’s connection to arrested West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee?,About Rs 29 crore in cash, five kilograms of jewellery and gold bars have been recovered from Mukherjee's flat, the second to be raided since 22 July, a day before her arrest. As many as three note-counting machines were used by ED officials to count the mountains of money. Speaking to a news organisation, an ED official said, We have recovered a huge amount of money from one of the flats in a housing complex… Besides cash, gold bars, jewellery and other documents have also been recovered. Also read: Who is Arpita Mukherjee?,The keys to the flat at ClubTown Heights were not to be found and the ED officers reportedly had to break into two other houses linked to Mukherjee. The searches were carried out after the minister's aide provided information to the probe agency during the investigation following the arrests. The first raid at Mukherjee's residence,In an earlier raid, the ED officials recovered nearly Rs 21 crore in cash, all in Rs 500 and Rs 2000 denominations, American dollars worth Rs 50 lakh, and gold bars worth Rs 2 crore. Also read: Explained: What is the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam,A diary with 40 pages of notes, which has provided important leads in the investigation, was also recovered. So far, Mukherjee's two flats have been raided and Rs 50 crore has been found as part of the loot. Some crucial documents were also found and seized along with 20 mobile phones.

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<ul>
 <li>The ED has continued to carry out raids and unearth how they swindled money and a lot more</li>
 <li>The duo are accused of playing a role in alleged illegal recruitments of teachers and staff in government-run schools</li>
 <li>The CBI is probing the alleged irregularities in the scam</li>
</ul>

Cash, gold, dollars and more: A look at Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee's loot

IndiaNews

Kolkata

American

Sayak Basu

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is one of the foremost law enforcement agencies in India. Formed in 1956, the ED, then named the Enforcement Unit, was under the Department of Economic Affairs. The body now functions under the Indian government's Ministry of Finance. Its chief duty is to fight economic crimes like money laundering and enforce laws pertaining to the same. The two major laws which the ED has to enforce are the Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 (FEMA) and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA). The agency’s official website states its objective as “ED has been given the responsibility to enforce the provisions of the PMLA by conducting investigation to trace the assets derived from proceeds of crime, to provisionally attach the property and to ensure prosecution of the offenders and confiscation of the property by the Special court.”,Also Read| Lalit Modi's IPL money laundering case: All you need to know,The agency’s headquarters are in New Delhi, while it has zonal offices in all major Indian cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Panaji, Guwahati, Kolkata, and others. The Supreme Court of India has today upheld the ED’s power of arrest, search and seizure, and attachment, as stated in the PMLA, when it comes to money laundering cases, saying that such arrests are not arbitrary. ,Also Read| Supreme Court backs Enforcement Directorate powers under PMLA,The first to make a move against businessman Nirav Modi, the ED handles high-profile cases on a regular basis. It had also questioned Robert Vadra, the husband of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, in connection to some properties he had bought. In 2019, the agency had also filed a chargesheet again Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the former chief minister of Haryana. Top political leaders like P. Chidambaram, Akhilesh Yadav, and D.K. Shivkumar have also been subject to ED probes. Notably, on Saturday, July 23, the ED arrested former Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department of the government of West Bengal, Partha Chatterjee, in connection to a teacher recruitment scam. The agency reported that cash amounting to Rs 21 crore was seized from the house of one of Chatterjee’s close aides.

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<ul>
 <li>The Enforcement Directorate mainly fights financial crimes</li>
 <li>The agency was formed in 1956 as the Enforcement Unit</li>
 <li>The Supreme Court has backed ED's powers under PMLA</li>
</ul>

Enforcement Directorate: Key role of this economic crime-fighting agency

MoneyLaundering

MinistryofFinance

SupremeCourt

Sourav Neogi

Following the arrest of party leader and West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, Trinamool Congress (TMC) has demanded a time-bound investigation in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe. The party has also confirmed that it will not look to politically impede the investigation if any of its leaders have acted in their own interest. ED officials had carried out a series of raids on Friday, July 22 in West Bengal, connected to the investigation of the SSC scam. They had also unearthed INR 21 Crore from the home of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of Partha Chatterjee — following which both were arrested. ,Also Read: Monkeypox case in Delhi: Report; India tally at 4 as WHO sounds alert,Chatterjee was in charge of the education ministry in the past, however, currently holds the four different ministries in the state government cabinet — Industries, IT & Electronics, Parliamentary Affairs and Public Enterprises. Following his arrest on Saturday, TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh had said that the party does not have any connection with the money or Arpita Mukerjee, who had been arrested by the ED. The party demands time-bound investigation in the case, Ghosh said. He also mentioned that several investigations by central agencies against current political leaders of West Bengal have been going on for years. Also Read: What is Arpita Mukherjee’s connection to arrested West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee?,The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), who were given the charge of investigating the Saradha chit fund and Narada tape case, is yet to conclude its probe into any of the cases. The CBI and ED are also investigating several political figures in the state, including Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a coal smuggling, cow-cattle smuggling and other cases. Law will take its own course; the Trinamool Congress will not interfere, however big a leader gets involved in it, Ghosh quipped. The TMC has not yet cleared whether Chatterjee will be evicted from his ministership in the coming days, for which the CM will need to notify and ask for the permission of the state Governor, La Ganesan.

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<ul>
 <li>Chatterjee was arrested by the ED on Saturday morning after long hours of questioning</li>
 <li>The TMC has since distanced itself from the politician, who is also a MLA for the party</li>
 <li>The party is yet to clarify whether it plans to keep him in his role as a minister or not</li>
</ul>

Partha Chatterjee arrest: Trinamool won't interfere, says party spokesman

Sports

The Enforcement Directorate has described Arpita Mukherjee as a close associate of Partha Chatterjee who was arrested after the ED seized Rs 20 crore cash in connection with the alleged teacher recruitment scam in the state. Arpita is an actor who has done side roles in a few Odia, Bengali and Tamil movies. According to her Facebook bio, Arpita is a multi-talented versatile actor, having worked in several films in Tollywood. Also read: What is Arpita Mukherjee’s connection to arrested West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee?,In 2009, she acted in a film Mama Bhagne alongside Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee and in 2008 film Partner alongside actor Jeet. Arpita was the face of promotional campaigns for Partha Chatterjee's Durga Puja committee called the Naktala Udayan Sangha in 2019 and 2020. ,Also read: Explained: What is the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam,Reports claim that Chatterjee frequently visited Arpita Mukherjee's residence. ,The ED's money-laundering case stems from an FIR by the CBI, which was first directed by the Calcutta High Court to investigate the alleged scam in the recruitment of Group 'C' and 'D' staff, assistant teachers of classes 11 and 11 and primary teachers. Also read: Who is Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal minister accused in teacher job scam?,On July 22, the agency shared as many as four photographs in which piles of cash in the denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 besides a number of sealed packets inside a room, without disclosing the quantity or the owner of the place. Also read: Meta top brass to be deposed on Cambridge Analytica scandal,However, ED sources, reportedly said that around Rs 20 crore in cash and more than 15 mobile phones were seized from the residence of a woman, a close associate of Chatterjee, in the city's Tollygunge area following a raid there in the evening.

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<ul>
 <li>In 2009, Arpita Mukherjee acted in a film "Mama Bhagne" alongside Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee</li>
 <li>Arpita was the face of promotional campaigns for Partha Chatterjee's Durga Puja committee</li>
 <li>It is reported that Chatterjee frequently visited Arpita Mukherjee's residence</li>
</ul>

Who is Arpita Mukherjee?

Entertainment

Tollywood

Durgapuja

Following the arrest of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the agency’s investigation into the teacher recruitment scam, questions have been raised who is the aide from whose house ED recovered INR 20 crore cash. The ED officials recovered at least ₹20 crore cash from Arpita Mukherjee’s home in Kolkata on Friday, who is known to be a close acquaintance of the West Bengal Minister. Soon after, Chatterjee was taken into custody, along with his assistant Sukanta Acharya. Also Read: Explained: What is the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam,Soon after the news broke out, opposition leader and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari posted photos of Arpita Mukherjee with Mamata Banerjee, the state Chief Minister, on his Twitter handle. “Guilty by Association - A legal phenomenon used to describe when an individual is guilty of committing a crime through knowing someone else. Just saying. Yeh toh bas trailer hai, picture abhi baki hai, the BJP leader wrote. ,Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh responded to the opposition leader’s claims later, explaining that the party does not have a connection with the money recovered from Arpital Mukherjee’s home. “An individual whose name have surfaced in connection with this are responsible for the explanation. We are trying to figure out that why the party's name is being dragged into this. We will issue a statement at an appropriate time, Ghosh tweeted. ED, the federal agency in charge of the investigation, has revealed that Arpita is a close acquaintance of the arrested West Bengal Minister, Partha Chatterjee. Meanwhile, the photo posted by Suvendu Adhikary on Twitter that shows Arpita Mukherjee in a popular Durga Puja of southern Kolkata, has close ties with Chatterjee. Also Read: Why Mamata’s Trinamool will abstain from Vice President elections,“During the course of searches, the ED has recovered huge cash amounting to approximately Rs 20 crore from the residential premises of Arpita Mukherjee, who is a close associate of Shri Partha Chatterjee. The said amount is suspected to be the proceeds of crime of the SSC scam,” a statement released by the ED read. Also Read: Who is Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal minister accused in teacher job scam?,The agency also revealed that they have recovered 20 mobile phones from Arpita Mukherjee’s home. More information has come to light on Saturday morning regarding Arpita Mukherjee. According to several reports, Mukherjee was the face of several advertisements for Partha Chatterjee’s Durga Puja Committee and is said to have been part of a few Bengali films like Mama Bhagne and Partner.

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<ul>
 <li>The ED officials recovered at least INR 20 Crore from Mukherjee's home</li>
 <li>She has acted in a few Bengali films over the years</li>
 <li>State opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari posted photos of Mukherjee with CM Mamata Banerjee earlier</li>
</ul>

What is Arpita Mukherjee’s connection to arrested West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee?

SuvenduAdhikari

Sammya Mukhopadhyay

West Bengal commerce and industries minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested Saturday by the enforcement directorate after Rs 20 crore was recovered from the home of his close aide Arpita Mukherjee. The teacher recruitment scam, or what in West Bengal is referred to the SSC scam refers to irregularities in teacher appointments when Partha Chatterjee was the education minister of West Bengal. Also Read | Why Mamata’s Trinamool will abstain from Vice President elections,Here's what you need to know about West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: ,1. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) that arrested Partha Chatterjee on Saturday morning issued a statement claiming that the Rs 20 crore recovered from Arpita Mukherjee is “suspected to be proceeds of the crime of the said SSC scam.”,2. The SSC scam is being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). While the Enforcement Directorate is hunting down the money trail, the CBI is probing the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of Group-C and Group-D staff and teachers in state-sponsored and state-aided schools. Also Read | Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal minister, arrested in teacher recruitment scam case,3. The “scam” is said to have been pulled off when Partha Chatterjee was the education minister. Chatterjee was questioned by the CBI twice, once on April 26 and another time on May 18. ,4. The Enforcement Directorate has previously raided properties of Minister of State for Education Paresh Adhikari and MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged scam. Also Read | BJP will be swept away from power in 2024, pave way for people’s govt: Mamata,5. The Trinamool Congress has called the investigation a “ploy” by the BJP government at the Centre to “harass” its political opponents. The BJP on says the CBI and ED are “progressing on the right path”. They further said more skeletons will tumble out of the cupboard. ,Partha Chatterjee was questioned through the night for 26 hours at a stretch till 07:30 am. The ED has accused the minister of withholding information.

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<ul>
 <li>The teacher recruitment scam deals with appointment irregularities</li>
 <li>West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has been arrested</li>
 <li>Rs 20 crore was recovered from Chatterjee’s aide Ankita Mukherjee</li>
</ul>

Explained: What is the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam

Partha Chatterjee, 69, was arrested for his alleged involvement in the teacher recruitment scheme after Rs 20 crore was seized from his close aide Arpita Mukherjee. The current industries minister of West Bengal was the state education minister when the alleged scam took place. ,Chatterjee, the general secretary of All India Trinamool Congress, is believed to be close to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. ,Born in West Bengal capital Kolkata, Partha Chatterjee studied at the Ramkrishna Mission Vidyalaya in Narendrapur. Subsequently, he studied economics from Asutosh College. He went on to do his MBA from ISWBM. ,Partha Chatterjee was working as a human resource professional when he was elected as a MLA from Behala Paschim in 2001. He was subsequently re-elected in 2006. He was the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly from 2006 to 2011. ,Also Read | Why Mamata’s Trinamool will abstain from Vice President elections,In 2011, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress wrested West Bengal from the Communists who had ruled the state for 34 years. That year, Partha Chatterjee won his Behala Paschim seat by a staggering 59,021 votes. ,Chatterjee was elected to the West Bengal legislative assembly in 2016 and 2021 from the same constituency. ,In the first Trinamool Congress government, Partha Chatterjee served the portfolios of commerce and industry, public enterprises, information technology and electronics. ,Following the 2016 Assembly elections, Chatterjee became the Minister-in-Charge of Higher Education and School Education Department. ,On Saturday morning, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Chatterjee in connection with its investigation into the teacher recruitment scam, an agency official told media outlets. ,The arrest came of after Chatterjee was grilled by the investigating agency for around 26 hours. The ED official told PTI: He was not cooperating with our officers who were questioning him since Friday morning. He will be produced before court on Saturday.

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<ul>
 <li>Partha Chatterjee is West Bengal's industries minister</li>
 <li>Chatterjee was arrested by ED on Saturday</li>
 <li>He is accused of graft in the teacher job scam&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Who is Partha Chatterjee, West Bengal minister accused in teacher job scam?

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State Bank of India,The centre has approved the appointment of Alok Kumar Choudhary, deputy managing director of State Bank of India as the managing director for 2 years. Currently, he was in charge of the finance portfolio and now will be in charge of corporate banking and information technology in his new role at SBI. He will replace former MD Ashwani Bhatia who took charge as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Also Read | Trade Setup: Top 15 things to know before market opens on June 7, 2022,Adani Enterprises,Adani Enterprises has received the West Bengal government’s approval to set up a hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley in the New Town area on the outskirts of the city. West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee in a press conference on Monday said the state cabinet today gave the nod to the proposal by Adani Enterprises to set up a 100% hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town, Rajarhat. The project will come up on 51.75 acres of land, which has been given on a 99-year lease, as per the PTI report. Also Read | Walmart heir Rob Walton could buy Denver Broncos for $4.5 billion: Report,Tata Motors,The company has signed an agreement with BluSmart Mobility the country’s largest fully-electric rise-hailing service firm – for delivering 10,000 Xpres-T electric vehicles (EVs), making it the biggest-ever EV fleet order in India. These vehicles are an addition to the order for 3,500 Xpres-T EVs signed by both companies in October 2021. Also Read | Liquidity tightening expected with RBI rate hike on June 8,SBI Cards and Payment Services,The company board of directors has approved its fundraising of Rs 2,500 crore. The company will raise funds by way of issuance of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in one or more tranches, on a private placement basis. Also Read | Australia's tour amidst economic crisis to boost Sri Lanka financially,Dish TV India,Promoter company World Crest Advisors LLP sold a 0.51% equity stake in the company via open market transactions. With this, its shareholding in the company decreased to 0.05%, down from 0.56% earlier. Another promoter Direct Media Distribution Ventures also offloaded a 1.53% stake in the company and reduced shareholding to 0.56% from 2.09% earlier. Also Read | Oil India share jumps 5% as Saudi Arabia hikes crude prices,NMDC ,The state-owned mineral producer has set the price for lump ore at Rs 4,400 per tonne, and the price for fines at Rs 3,310 per tonne. These prices do not include royalty, DMF, NMET, cess, forest permit fee and other taxes. HLE Glascoat,The board of directors has approved the sub-division of existing one equity share of the face value of Rs 10 each, into fully paid up into five equity shares of Rs 2 each and also fundraising up to Rs 2 each and also fundraising up to Rs 350 crore, the company said in an exchange filing. Also Read | Week ahead: RBI policy, global indications to weigh on Sensex, Nifty,Shriram City Union Finance,Promoters – Shriram Value Services & others acquired 13.5 lakh equity shares or 2.03% stake in the company through open market transactions. With this, their stake in the company stands increased to 36.34%, up from 34.31% earlier. Pharmaids Pharmaceuticals,Promoter Sadhanala Venkata Rao sold a 6.98% stake in the company via open market transactions on June 6. With this, his shareholding in the company declined to 15.41%, down from 22.39% earlier.

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<ul>
 <li>The centre has appointed Alok Kumar Choudhary as the MD for 2 years</li>
 <li>Adani Entp has got approval to set up a hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley</li>
 <li>Tata Motors will supply &nbsp;10,000 Xpres-Ts to BluSmart Mobility</li>
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Indian equity benchmarks ended a volatile session with marginal losses on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of RBI’s policy decision on June 8. Indian markets made a gap down opening, as traders were worried as continuing its heavy selling streak for the eighth consecutive month, foreign investors pulled out nearly Rs 40,000 crore from the Indian equity market in May amid fears of an aggressive rate hike by US Federal Reserve that dented investor sentiments. Also Read | Apple WWDC 2022: 5 features of new MacBook Pro,The Nifty50 has formed a small positive candle on the daily chart with minor upper and lower shadows, according to Nagaraj Shetti, Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities. Normally, such patterns following a reasonable moves call for a reversal on either side. But since this one comes amid rangebound moves, its predictive value could be less, he said. Also Read | Walmart heir Rob Walton could buy Denver Broncos for $4.5 billion: Report,Indian Indices,Sensex fell 93.91 points or 0.17% to 55,675.32 and Nifty was down by 14.75 points or 0.09% to 16,569.55 in the previous session. Sensex touched a high and low of 56,832.28 and 55,295.74, respectively. There were 9 stocks advancing against 21 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,610.95 and 16,444.55. There were 21 stocks advancing against 29 stocks declining on the index. Also Read | Liquidity tightening expected with RBI rate hike on June 8,Broader Indices,The broader indices ended in red with the BSE Mid cap index falling 0.15%, while Small cap index was down by 0.54%. On the sectoral front, Metal was up by 0.72%, Oil & Gas was up by 0.50%, Energy was up by 0.41%, Auto was up by 0.21% and Bankex was up by 0.15%, while Finance was down by 3.39%, Realty down by 0.87%, Consumer Disc down by 0.79%, Consumer Durables down by 0.59% and Capital Goods down by 0.53% were the losing indices on BSE. Also Read | Australia's tour amidst economic crisis to boost Sri Lanka financially,India VIX Index,Nifty or India VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 1.14% to 20.20 on Monday. SGX Nifty,The trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with an 18-points loss. The Nifty futures were trading at 16,472.20 on the Singaporean Exchange around 06:40 hours IST. Also Read | Oil India share jumps 5% as Saudi Arabia hikes crude prices,Support and Resistance levels,The key support level for the Nifty is placed at 16,472, followed by 16,375. If the index moves up, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 16,639 and 16,708, according to pivot charts. US Markets,The S&P 500 rose 12.89 points, or 0.3%, to 4,121.43. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.08 points, or less than 0.1%, to 32,915.78. The Nasdaq rose 48.64 points, or 0.4%, to 12,061.37. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 6.83 points, or 0.4%, to 1,889.89. Also Read | Week ahead: RBI policy, global indications to weigh on Sensex, Nifty,Asian Markets,Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.28%, the Hang Seng and The Nikkei rose 0.56%. European Markets,European markets ended higher on Monday, Germany’s DAX was up by 1.34%, France's CAC 40 was up by 0.98% and London's FTSE 100 was up by 1.00%. Major News Headlines,Alok Kumar Chaudhary appointed as new SBI MD,The centre has approved the appointment of Alok Kumar Choudhary, deputy managing director of State Bank of India as the managing director for 2 years. Currently, he was in charge of the finance portfolio and now will be in charge of corporate banking and information technology in his new role at SBI. He will replace former MD Ashwani Bhatia who took charge as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Also Read | Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans over $1 billion in 2021, FTC finds,Adani Enterprises to set up data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley,Adani Enterprise has received the West Bengal government’s approval to set up a hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley in the New Town area on the outskirts of the city. West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee in a press conference on Monday said the state cabinet today gave the nod to the proposal by Adani Enterprises to set up a 100% hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town, Rajarhat. The project will come up on 51.75 acres of land, which has been given on a 99-year lease, as per the PTI report. ,Tata Motors signed deal to supply 10,000 Xpres-Ts,The company has signed an agreement with BluSmart Mobility the country’s largest fully-electric rise-hailing service firm – for delivering 10,000 Xpres-T electric vehicles (EVs), making it the biggest-ever EV fleet order in India. These vehicles are an addition to the order for 3,500 Xpres-T EVs signed by both companies in October 2021. NMDC cuts prices of lump ore by Rs 1,100 per tonne, fines by Rs 1,000,The state-owned mineral producer has made a sharp reduction of Rs 1,100 per tonne in the price of lump ore and Rs 1,000 in case of fines. It has set the price for lump ore at Rs 4,400 per tonne, and the price for fines at Rs 3,310 per tonne. These prices do not include royalty, DMF, NMET, cess, forest permit fee and other taxes. The prices are effective from June 5, 2022. Also Read | Why Burger King has been unable to leave Russia after the Ukraine invasion,Bulk Deal data,AJAY HARKISHANDAS MEHTA sold 4,25,000 shares in Compuage Infocom Limited at Rs 26.04 per share on the NSE. VISESH GUPTA sold 36,50,000 shares in Integra Essentia Limited at Rs 0.10 per share on the NSE. TILOL CHAND CHHABRA sold 14,62,059 shares in Hindustan Motors Limited at Rs 19.05 per share as per NSE. HARSHIL PREMJIBHAI KANANI sold 18,13,938 shares in Simplex Infrastructures at Rs 26.50 per share as per NSE. NIRAJ RAJNIKANT SHAH 15,00,000 shares in Supreme Engineering Limited at Rs 2.85 per share as per NSE. DII and FII data,Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 3,397.65 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 1,940 crore in the Indian equity market on June 6, as per provisional data available on the NSE. NSE F&O Ban,The National Stock Exchange has not put any stock under the F&O ban for June 7. Securities in the ban period under the F&O segment include companies in which the security has crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.

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On the sectoral front,\\nMetal was up by 0.72%, Oil &amp; Gas was up by 0.50%, Energy was up by 0.41%,\\nAuto was up by 0.21% and Bankex was up by 0.15%, while Finance was down by\\n3.39%, Realty down by 0.87%, Consumer Disc down by 0.79%, Consumer Durables\\ndown by 0.59% and Capital Goods down by 0.53% were the losing indices on BSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/sports/australias-tour-amidst-economic-crisis-to-boost-sri-lanka-financially-268402/\\\">Australia's tour amidst economic crisis to boost Sri Lanka financially</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"India VIX Index\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Nifty or <a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/\\\">India</a> VIX, a gauge of the market's expectation of volatility over the near term, rose 1.14% to 20.20 on Monday.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"SGX Nifty\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The trends on SGX\\nNifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India with an 18-points loss. The Nifty\\nfutures were trading at&nbsp;16,472.20 &nbsp;on the\\nSingaporean Exchange around 06:40 hours IST.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/oil-india-share-jumps-5-as-saudi-arabia-hikes-crude-prices-578889/\\\">Oil India share jumps 5% as Saudi Arabia hikes crude prices</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Support and Resistance levels\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The key support\\nlevel for the Nifty is placed at 16,472, followed by 16,375. If the index moves\\nup, the key resistance levels to watch out for are 16,639 and 16,708, according to pivot\\ncharts.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/nasdaq/\\\">US Markets</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The S&amp;P 500 rose 12.89 points, or 0.3%, to 4,121.43.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 16.08 points, or less than 0.1%, to 32,915.78.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Nasdaq rose 48.64 points, or 0.4%, to 12,061.37.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 6.83 points, or 0.4%, to 1,889.89.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/india/week-ahead-rbi-policy-global-indications-to-weigh-on-sensex-nifty-285140/\\\">Week ahead: RBI policy, global indications to weigh on Sensex, Nifty</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Asian Markets\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/asian/\\\">Asian</a> markets ended mostly higher on Monday. The Shanghai Composite rose 1.28%, the Hang\\nSeng and The Nikkei rose 0.56%.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"European Markets\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"European markets ended higher on Monday, Germany’s DAX was up by 1.34%, France's CAC 40 was up by 0.98% and London's FTSE 100 was up by 1.00%.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Major News Headlines\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Alok\\nKumar Chaudhary appointed as new SBI MD\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The centre has approved the appointment of Alok Kumar\\nChoudhary, deputy managing director of State Bank of India as the managing\\ndirector for 2 years. Currently, he was in charge of the finance portfolio and\\nnow will be in charge of corporate banking and information technology in his\\nnew role at SBI. He will replace former MD Ashwani Bhatia who took charge as a\\nwhole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/world/cryptocurrency-scams-cost-americans-over-1-billion-in-2021-ftc-finds-235420/\\\">Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans over $1 billion in 2021, FTC finds</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Adani\\nEnterprises to set up data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Adani Enterprise has received the West Bengal\\ngovernment’s approval to set up a hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon\\nValley in the New Town area on the outskirts of the city. West Bengal Industry\\nMinister Partha Chatterjee in a press conference on Monday said \\\"the state\\ncabinet today gave the nod to the proposal by Adani Enterprises to set up a\\n100% hyper-scale data centre at Bengal Silicon Valley in New Town, Rajarhat.\\nThe project will come up on 51.75 acres of land, which has been given on a\\n99-year lease,\\\" as per the PTI report. \"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Tata\\nMotors signed deal to supply 10,000 Xpres-Ts\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The company has signed an agreement with BluSmart\\nMobility the country’s largest fully-electric rise-hailing service firm – for\\ndelivering 10,000 Xpres-T electric vehicles (EVs), making it the biggest-ever\\nEV fleet order in India. These vehicles are an addition to the order for 3,500\\nXpres-T EVs signed by both companies in October 2021.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"NMDC\\ncuts prices of lump ore by Rs 1,100 per tonne, fines by Rs 1,000\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The state-owned mineral producer has made a sharp reduction of Rs 1,100 per\\ntonne in the price of lump ore and Rs 1,000 in case of fines.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"It has set the price for lump ore at Rs 4,400 per tonne,\\nand the price for fines at Rs 3,310 per tonne. These prices do not include\\nroyalty, DMF, NMET, cess, forest permit fee and other taxes. The prices are\\neffective from June 5, 2022.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Also Read |&nbsp;<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/business/why-burger-king-has-been-unable-to-leave-russia-after-the-ukraine-invasion-264924/\\\">Why Burger King has been unable to leave Russia after the Ukraine invasion</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/bulkdeal/\\\">Bulk Deal data</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"AJAY HARKISHANDAS\\nMEHTA sold 4,25,000 shares in Compuage\\nInfocom Limited at\\nRs 26.04 per share on the <a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/nse/\\\">NSE</a>.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"VISESH GUPTA sold 36,50,000 shares in Integra Essentia Limited at Rs 0.10 per share on the NSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"TILOL CHAND CHHABRA\\nsold 14,62,059 shares in Hindustan Motors Limited at Rs 19.05 per share as per NSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"HARSHIL PREMJIBHAI\\nKANANI sold 18,13,938 shares in Simplex Infrastructures at Rs 26.50 per share as per NSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"NIRAJ RAJNIKANT\\nSHAH 15,00,000 shares in Supreme Engineering Limited at Rs 2.85 per share as per NSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/fiianddii/\\\">DII and FII data</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 3,397.65 crore, while domestic institutional investors\\n(DIIs) bought shares worth\\na net Rs 1,940 crore in the Indian equity\\nmarket on June 6, as per provisional data available on the NSE.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"<a href=\\\"https://opoyi.com/topics/foban/\\\">NSE F&amp;O Ban</a>\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"The National Stock Exchange has not put any stock under the F&amp;O ban for June 7. Securities in the\\nban period under the F&amp;O segment include companies in which the security\\nhas crossed 95% of the market-wide position limit.\"}}]}

<ul>
 <li>Sensex fell 93.91 points or 0.17% to 55,675.32 and Nifty was down by 14.75 points or 0.09% to 16,569.55</li>
 <li>Nifty or India VIX, rose 1.14% to 20.20 on Monday</li>
 <li>The trends on SGX Nifty indicate a negative opening for the index in India</li>
</ul>

Trade Setup: Top 15 things to know before market opens on June 7, 2022

TradeSetup

NASDAQ

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Yumna Ahmed

The West Bengal government on Monday announced the closure of all government-run schools in the state till further notice in view of the spiralling COVID-19 numbers. The state, which is in the middle of 8-phase elections, recorded more than 8,000 cases in the past 24 hours.&nbsp;,Making the announcement on Monday, Education minister Partha Chatterjee said that the schools will remain shut from Tuesday, April 20, 2021, till further notice.,He further added that the government has also announced early summer vacation for all government-run schools starting from May 7, 2021, reported ANI.,Also Read:&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/trinamool-congress-to-organise-small-meetings-in-kolkata-amid-surge-in-covid-19-cases">Trinamool Congress to organise small meetings in Kolkata amid surge in COVID-19 cases</a>,As per the health ministry data released on Sunday, West Bengal has reported 6,59,927, with the highest single-day spike of 8,419 fresh infections.&nbsp;The total number of death due to COVID-19 in West Bengal is 10,568.,The closure of schools comes days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded that the remaining three phase of the 8-phase election in the state be conducted in one go.

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<ul>
 <li>Partha Chatterjee announced early summer vication for government-run schools</li>
 <li>West Bengal has so far reported 659,927 cases of COVID-19</li>
 <li>The total death tally of COVID-19 in West Bengal is 10,568</li>
</ul>

West Bengal shuts schools as COVID numbers swell

COVID19Update

Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Behala Paschim assembly constituency on the southern fringes of the city is poised for a high pitched poll battle between ghorer chele (son of the family) Partha Chatterjee and Bengal's silver screen heroine Srabanti Chatterjee.,The polling for the seat will be held in the fourth phase on Saturday., 	Partha Chatterjee, a senior minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, has been fielded by Trinamool Congress, while Srabanti by the BJP.,Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/babul-supriyo-2-tmc-ministers-in-the-fray-in-phase-4-of-west-bengal-polls">Babul Supriyo, 2 TMC ministers in the fray in phase 4 of West Bengal polls</a>,Nihar Bhakta, a former ward councilor, has been fielded by the Left Front, whcih hhopes that he will be its dark horse in the seat .,Partha Chatterjee, who is also the TMC secretary general, is seeking to repeat his winning feat for the fifth time on the trot, while BJP hopes that Srabanti, a debutant politician, will provide the Midas touch it needs to draw young voters.,Partha Chatterjee, popularly known as Parthada (da for dada or elder brother), a TMC MLA for over two decades is considered to be the helmsman behind developments which has transformed the constituency in South 24 Parganas district., His popularity is high considering that he has represented the seat for 20 years and is called 'ghorer cheley' (son of the family).,There are, however, allegations of negligence in several pockets which fuelled the growth of the saffron party in Behala Paschim constituency, where the Left Front had a strong presence till the early 2000s.,BJP with an eye on encashing the discontent against TMC, has fielded Srabanti , who though a novice in the field of politics, is considered a heavyweight candidate because of her popularity in the tinsel town.,Says Shantanu Mallick, a resident of ward no 127 which falls in the constituency, Experience matters the most. One cannot be a politician overnight, but must grow over the years.,"How can I rely on an inexperienced person like Srabanti? By the time she realises what she is in to, the elections will be over. Parthada is a seasoned politician and has proved his mettle as a leader," he said.,Mallick is echoed by many others.,Partha Chatterjee made inroads in the then Left bastion in the 2001 election outsmarting fiery CPI-M leader Nirmal Mukherjee by a margin of 19000 votes. In 2006 when Bengal was witnessing a huge wave of support for the Left Front, the TMC leader had maintained his winning streak and even added to his victory margin.,During the last assembly election in 2016 his winning margin against CPI-Ms Kaustav Chatterjee had, however, dwindled to a paltry 8,896 votes.,This year, the electoral battle appears to be a tough one with BJP gearing itself up to fight him.,Extending from Pathakpara to Joth Shibrampur, the Behala Paschim neighbourhood comprises high end multi-storied housing complexes as well as independent houses with residents mostly hailing from erstwhile East Bengal and several bustees.,Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://opoyi.com/mamata-banerjee-gets-poll-panel-notice-second-in-three-days">Mamata Banerjee gets poll panel notice, second in three days</a>,"The fielding of Srabanti Chatterjee by BJP is a very clever move. We want an energetic new face who will be available when we need the person," says Dwijen Banerjee, a local of Satyen Roy Road.,Partha Chatterjee does not seem to pay much attention to the apparent rise in BJPs stock.,"At one point of time there was no proper law and order in Behala. The situation stabilised after TMC came here.,We (TMC) have set up a polytechnic college, upgraded Vidyasagar State General Hospital, concretised the arterial Diamond Harbour Road ... I cannot see any BJP here. Where are they? 	We are with the people throughout the year. People know what I have done for this area in the last 20 years. The only thing left is to flag off is the (Joka-Esplanade) Metro rail. I am confident of a win," the TMC secretary general said., A confident Srabanti, who has been described as "bohiragoto" (an outsider) by the TMC, differed with Partha Chatterjee.,She pointed to the annual waterlogging problem in several wards of Behala Paschim during the monsoon and opposes TMC by calling herself "Banglar nijer ghorer meye" (daughter of Bengals own home) .,"I am not an outsider here. Whoever is saying this has no knowledge about me. This is only a ploy to divert the attention of the people from the existing problems here. Have they forgotten about the waterlogging problems the residents face every monsoon ? I will work for a solution to this.,There are other issues, including inadequate supply of drinking water to every household. I will address all of them... I have seen the love in the eyes of the people," Srabanti said adding she also plans to develop the bustee areas in the constituency.,"They (the TMC) have been claiming that every problem has been addressed. Then why are the residents of the bustee areas complaining of not getting anything? Their demands are quite justified. Upgradation of infrastructure of the hospitals is also needed," the actor-turned-politician said., She alleged that TMC has been using the local clubs to terrorise residents in the area and They may be used" again during Saturday's polling.,Echoing Srabanti's claims of underdevelopment in the area, 50-year-old Bhakta asserted that "people are clamouring for a change and this time it will be the return of the Left".,He admits that he is lagging behind his two "heavyweight" contestants. "I can sense that. But that does not mean that people do not know me. This year there will be a change which will bring us (CPI-M) back here," Bhakta told PTI.,He alleged that there has been no attempt by TMC to address the drinking water woes of the people for the past five years.,In 2016, the top two candidates in the constituency had split 89.6 per cent of votes between them, EC records stated., While Partha Chatterjee secured a total of 1,02,114 votes, CPI(M)'s Kaustav Chatterjee bagged 93,218 votes and BJP's Harikrishna Dutta finished third with 17,962 votes. They secured 46.9 per cent, 42.8 per cent and 8.2 per cent votes respectively, the EC data said.,Women voters outnumber the number of male electorate in the constituency., Out of the total 3,13,005 voters, 1,60,600 are women while 1,52,399 are male and six others belong to the third gender.,Polling, which will begin at 7 AM on Saturday, will be held in 430 polling booths. It will continue till 6.30 PM as in the other phases, a CEO official said.

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Ratul Maitra

<ul>
 <li>Partha Chatterjee, a senior minister in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, has been fielded by Trinamool Congress</li>
 <li>Actor Srabanti Chatterjee, on the other hand, will be contesting for BJP</li>
 <li>The Behala Paschim constiuency comprises to a large degree residents hailing from erstwhile East Bengal</li>
</ul>

#ParthaChatterjee