Why calling Suvendu Adhikari Mir Jafar may be admission of defeat by TMC
Why calling Suvendu Adhikari Mir Jafar may be admission of defeat by TMC
Mir Jafar is remembered in Indian history for his betrayal of the Nawab of Bengal. His defection led to the defeat of the Nawab and brought the British East Indian to political power in Bengal in 1757. Now, the TMC leaders are calling Suvendu Adhikari a Mir Jafar.
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UPDATED: December 22, 2020 18:10 IST
Former state minister Suvendu Adhikari recently switched sides from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee s Trinamool Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party. (File photos)
3,800 workers of different parties joined BJP in Bengal’s Asansol, says Dilip Ghosh
3,800 workers of different parties joined BJP in Bengal’s Asansol, says Dilip Ghosh
BJP Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh says that 3,800 workers of different parties joined BJP on Monday.
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Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh has said that 3800 workers of various parties joined the ‘BJP family’ during a rally in the Asansol district on Monday. This comes two days after 10 MLAs of various parties, including Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee former close aide Suvendu Adhikari, as well as a TMC MP joined the saffron party in presence of Amit Shah.
Sujata Mondal Khan (Photo/ANI)
Unhappy with induction of opportunist leaders into BJP, party MP Soumitra Khan s wife switches over to TMC ANI | Updated: Dec 21, 2020 18:00 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 21 (ANI): Expressing her displeasure over the induction of opportunist leaders from other parties into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asserting that she did not get due respect , Sujata Mondal Khan, wife of BJP MP Soumitra Khan, switched over to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday.
This comes two days after TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari, along with several other party leaders, joined the BJP on Saturday. The party (BJP) sidelined the grassroots workers like us and gave more importance to opportunist leaders. The party does not have any stand and no clear face to fight the (upcoming Assembly) election, said Sujata, adding she was not an opportunist. I started working with the BJP when no one could imagine its
Bengal BJP MP Saumitra Khan s wife joins TMC, leader says will send divorce notice
Expressing her displeasure over the induction of opportunist leaders from other parties into the BJP, Sujata Mondal Khan joined the ruling TMC. BJP MP Saumitra Khan s wife Sujata Mondal Khan joins TMC, in Kolkata on Monday. (ANI Photo)
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Updated: Dec 22, 2020, 12:28 AM IST
The TMC-BJP war in Bengal has now reached the household of BJP MP from Bankura district Saumitra Khan, who said he would send a divorce notice to his wife Sujata Mondal Khan for switching over to the Trinamool Congress, terming her move as a big mistake .
Will the TMC Be Badly Hit by Desertions to the BJP?
Several of the leaders who have jumped ship had seen their popularity and influence wane it recent times.
Home minister Amit Shah with Suvendhu Adhikari as he joins the BJP. Photo: PTI
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Kolkata: On Saturday (December 19), while welcoming Suvendu Adhikari, a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweight, into the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a rally in West Midnapore district, Union home minister Amit Shah said that a string of desertions henceforth would leave Mamata Banerjee all alone by the time the 2021 assembly elections take place.
The TMC reacted immediately, saying that the desertions of a few leaders did not matter to the party because it depended on workers and support from the masses, who look only up to Mamata and nobody else.