The chief minister handed over an appointment letter for the post of civic volunteer to Mondal's elder brother and a Rs 25 lakh cheque to his parents, a senior official said.

The chief minister handed over an appointment letter for the post of civic volunteer to Mondal's elder brother and a Rs 25 lakh cheque to his parents, a senior official said.

Abhishek Kumar Sinha withdrew from the Bankipur bypoll citing family reasons, prompting the BJP to field Neeraj Kumar Sinha as its new candidate.

Mamata Banerjee vowed to continue fighting amid the TMC's internal crisis, accusing the BJP of intimidation. She also criticised the government's school meal policy and challenged rebel leaders to leave the party.

The development comes ahead of the Rajya Sabha by-elections for the three vacant West Bengal seats, scheduled for July 24.

Following a certification delay of over three years, Satluj was released uncut on Zee5 on July 3. Its sudden removal on July 5 soon turned the film into the centre of a nationwide debate.

The petitioners alleged that Vijay had 'blackmailed' children through his campaign speeches by emotionally appealing to them to influence their families' votes.

Chandrima Bhattacharya was appointed as the state president after the TMC lost the assembly election in May.

His comments come days after six UBT Sena MPs crossed over to the Shinde-led faction, strengthening the ruling alliance's numbers in Parliament.

A case was booked against him by Authoor police over objectionable comments he allegedly made about Chief Minister Vijay during a recent speech.

His departure from the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction is being viewed as a significant setback for the party, given his long-standing proximity to Aaditya Thackeray and his role in Mumbai's Worli constituency.