Derek O'Brien

Will continue our protest at police station, says detained TMC leader Derek O'Brien

The Mamata Banerjee-led party has been alleging that the central probe agencies have been targeting opposition parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls at the behest of the BJP, which is in power at the Centre.

08 April 2024, 17:20 IST

Will continue our protest at police station, says detained TMC leader Derek O'Brien

08 April 2024, 17:20 IST

TMC MP Derek O'Brien seeks Odisha CM's appointment over 'harassment' of people from Bengal

O'Brien wrote that the delegation will also comprise five representatives from among those who were allegedly harassed at Bhadrak, where they stay and earn a livelihood.

25 March 2024, 14:56 IST

TMC MP Derek O'Brien seeks Odisha CM's appointment over 'harassment' of people from Bengal

25 March 2024, 14:56 IST

TMC urges CM Naveen Patnaik to ensure security of Bengal people in Odisha

The TMC leader mentioned that close to a hundred people from Bengal’s Murshidabad district stay and earn a livelihood in Odisha's Bhadrak.

22 March 2024, 09:53 IST

TMC urges CM Naveen Patnaik to ensure security of Bengal people in Odisha

22 March 2024, 09:53 IST

Modi violated model code of conduct by sending 'letter' to voters: TMC complains to Election Commission

'By using the office of the prime minister, the BJP has issued the aforesaid letter at the cost of the public exchequer under the guise of a message seemingly sent by the Government of India.' O'Brien said in the complaint.

19 March 2024, 05:09 IST

Modi violated model code of conduct by sending 'letter' to voters: TMC complains to Election Commission

19 March 2024, 05:09 IST

We want SC-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien

'BJP's filthy tricks destroying institutions like Election Commission of India. Are BJP so nervous to face people that they are turning ECI into a party office to target Opposition? ECI or His Master's Voice?' He posted on X.

19 March 2024, 05:01 IST

We want Supreme Court-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien

We want SC-monitored Lok Sabha election 2024: Derek O’Brien

19 March 2024, 05:01 IST

No change in TMC's stand of contesting all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Derek O'Brien

The Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, which are part of the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A., are said to have revived their talks to unitedly take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha polls, due in April-May.

23 February 2024, 16:54 IST

No change in TMC's stand of contesting all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal: Derek O'Brien

23 February 2024, 16:54 IST

Government making mockery of Parliament: Derek O'Brien

He said that the government is extending the session by a day, while eight Parliament sessions were in a row cut short.

08 February 2024, 06:44 IST

Government making mockery of Parliament: Derek O'Brien

08 February 2024, 06:44 IST

PM should tell why he did not answer single question in Parliament: Derek O'Brien

He said the prime minister, in his speeches in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, should share why opposition MPs are denied basic rights.

05 February 2024, 10:23 IST

PM should tell why he did not answer single question in Parliament: Derek O'Brien

05 February 2024, 10:23 IST

Modi government indulging in 'fiscal federal terrorism': TMC

TMC MP Derek O'Brien rejected the claims that the West Bengal government did not provide utilisation certificates for central funds and alleged that the Centre was targeting the state as it was ruled by a party opposed to the BJP.

04 February 2024, 09:55 IST

Modi government indulging in 'fiscal federal terrorism': TMC

04 February 2024, 09:55 IST

TMC's Derek O'Brien claims 'Adhir-BJP-CPI(M)' alliance in Behrampur, other LS seats in West Bengal

His comments came days after TMC chief Mamata Banerjee announced that her party would go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls.

01 February 2024, 19:05 IST

TMC's Derek O'Brien claims 'Adhir-BJP-CPI(M)' alliance in Behrampur, other LS seats in West Bengal

01 February 2024, 19:05 IST