Rajib Banerjee, 4 other TMC leaders join BJP ahead of assembly polls PTI
Updated : Jan 31, 2021, 12:30 pm IST
Ruling TMC rocked by fresh bout of desertions with Banerjee quitting the party and several other leaders rallying behind him
Former TMC leaders Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti and Rudranil Ghosh meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah as they join BJP. (PTI/Twitter)
Kolkata/New Delhi: A day after quitting the Trinamool Congress, former West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee joined the BJP in New Delhi on Saturday along with a few other disgruntled leaders of the state s ruling party in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Amit Shah cancels West Bengal visit after explosion near Israeli embassy in Delhi
Some officials said that Shah was also watching developments related to the farmers’ protest. A file photo of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. | Prakash Singh/AFP
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday cancelled his weekend visit to election-bound West Bengal, ANI reported. Unidentified officials told NDTV that the minister will hold a meeting on the blast that took place near the Israeli embassy in Delhi on Friday evening.
A low-intensity improvised explosive device detonated at 5.05 pm on Friday at Central Delhi’s APJ Abdul Kalam Road. No one was injured in the explosion. An alert was issued at all airports and government buildings in the country.