Derek O’Brien
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Loot votes, then kick where it hurts: TMC targets Centre over fuel price hike
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Friday criticised the BJP-led central government over the hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that first they “looted” people’s votes and “then they…
- India
Trinamool rejects West Bengal exit polls, cites 2021 miss
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday, April 29, dismissed exit poll predictions indicating an edge for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the West Bengal Assembly elections, citing past instances where such…
- India
EC-Trinamool meet ends on bitter note, CEC tells party leaders to ‘get lost’
New Delhi: The meeting between a Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation and the full bench of the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, April 8, culminated on an acrimonious note, with the TMC saying the…
- India
Waqf Amendment Act: Derek O’Brien slams govt after SC stays key provisions
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien has slammed the government after the Supreme Court put on hold some key provisions of the Waqf Amendment Act, saying it was more than just…
- India
Parliament sittings getting reduced: TMC MP Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The number of sittings of Parliament has gone down annually, from 135 days in the first Lok Sabha to 55 days now, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O’Brien said on…
- India
Modi govt should be asked hard questions on Christian minorities: TMC’s Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: TMC leader Derek O’Brien on Friday said the Narendra Modi government must be asked “hard questions” about the Christian community, including why the FCRA had been “weaponised” and the people…
- India
Parliament being turned into ‘deep, dark chamber’: TMC
New Delhi: TMC leader Derek O’Brien on Sunday alleged parliamentary standing committees had not been formed despite the 18th Lok Sabha completing 100 days since its constitution and said Parliament was being…
- India
TMC leader urges Sitharaman to withdraw 18 pc GST on insurance premiums
New Delhi: TMC leader Derek O’Brien has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to “urgently review” and withdraw the 18 per cent GST on health and life insurance premiums during the upcoming GST…
- India
CBI taking over shouldn’t lead to rape-murder case being quietly buried: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: The public outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata is understandable but the CBI taking over the case shouldn’t lead to it “being quietly…
- Delhi
PM Modi turned Parliament into ‘deep, dark chamber’: Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Tuesday said the outgoing Lok Sabha has many “dubious firsts”, and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning Parliament into a “deep, dark chamber”.…
- India
Will continue our protest at PS: Detained TMC leader Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: Hours after Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders were detained for staging a dharna outside the Election Commission here, party leader and MP Derek O’Brien said they will continue their protest at…
- Elections
We want SC-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Derek O’Brien on Tuesday said the party wants Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha polls as the BJP’s “tricks are destroying” institutions like the Election Commission. In a strong rebuttal,…
- India
Adhir Ranjan apologises to Derek O’Brien for calling him ‘foreigner’
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday apologised to Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien for calling him a “foreigner”. The Congress leader called Derek O’Brien to apologise to him and…
- India
Derek O’Brien blames Adhir Ranjan for alliance talk failing in Bengal
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien Thursday held West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury responsible for an alliance not working out between the two parties in West Bengal. The remark…
- India
PM Modi has still not visited Manipur: TMC MP Derek O’Brien
New Delhi: Manipur has been “torn apart” for over eight months now but the Prime Minister has still not visited the state, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien Sunday said on Sunday. He…
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