Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joins TMC
Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha joins TMC Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joins TMC in presence of Trinamool leaders Derek O Brien, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Subrata Mukherjee at Trinamool Bhavan, in Kolkata on Saturday. (UNI)
KOLKATA, Mar 13: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime, on Saturday joined Trinamool Congress days ahead of the high- octane West Bengal assembly polls.
Sinha, a senior BJP leader during Atal Bihari Vajpayee rule, told reporters it was call of the hour to ensure TMC win the assembly elections with a thumping majority which will herald defeat of Modi government in 2024 Lok Sabha polls and save the country.
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Former BJP leader holds 45 minute meeting with Mamata Banerjee
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Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha after joining Trinamool Congress in Kolkata on Satursday
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Former BJP leader holds 45 minute meeting with Mamata Banerjee
Former Union Finance Minister and BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress. Senior TMC leaders including Sudip Banerjee, Derek O Brien and Subrata Mukherjee welcomed Mr .Sinha into the party.
Before officially joining the party, Mr. Sinha met TMC chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for nearly 45 minutes at her Kalighat residence.
Yashwant Sinha joins TMC, says it is the call of the hour Mamata not afraid of her life, she had offered to go and negotiate with Kandahar hijackers, reveals former BJP leader
Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha, a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime, joined Trinamul Congress on Saturday, days ahead of the high-octane West Bengal Assembly polls.
Sinha, a senior BJP leader during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government s rule, told reporters it was call of the hour to ensure TMC wins the Assembly elections with a thumping majority which would herald the defeat of Modi government in 2024 Lok Sabha polls and save the country.
The writer is an author and a lawyer based in Mumbai.
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