TMC on Friday expelled MLA Baishali Dalmiya, its Bally MLA and daughter of former ICC chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, to send out what senior party functionaries said was a “strong message” to a growing band of dissidents.
Dalmiya’s expulsion, which coincided with minister Rajib Banerjee’s resignation from the government, wasn’t preceded by the usual show-cause notice. In a two-line statement, the party said: “Disciplinary committee of Trinamool meets. Baishali Dalmiya has been expelled from the party.”
Dalmiya had lashed out against TMC consultant Prashant Kishor’s I-PAC. Like Rajib Banerjee, she too made a “courtesy call” to Raj Bhavan on Friday. In her first reaction to the expulsion, Dalmiya said: “The action only proves what I said earlier that the rot has set in.”
Kolkata, January 22
In yet another jolt for the TMC dispensation, West Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee quit the Mamata Banerjee cabinet, joining the growing list of dissenters who have put the
Rajib Banerjee quits, Baishali expelled from state cabinet The possibility of defection to the BJP by a battery of Trinamul’s Howrah leaders has been deemed strong by the ruling party for months
Mamata Banerjee on Friday expelled Rajib Banerjee from her cabinet, soon after he had submitted resignation letter to the chief minister’s office “without following procedural norms”.
Rajib Banerjee, who was the forest minister, had been keeping away from cabinet meeting. The Howrah leader met governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhavan also on Friday and submitted his resignation.
The Domjur MLA is the third minister to exit Mamata’s cabinet after Suvendu Adhikari and Laxmi Ratan Shukla in less than two months. Adhikari is the only one who has formally joined the BJP so far.
Trinamool MLA Baishali Dalmiya expelled from TMC for anti-party activities
In a statement, the Trinamool Congress said that its disciplinary committee met on Friday and decided to expel Baishali Dalmiya from the party. (Image Source: Facebook/@BDalmiya)
Updated: Jan 22, 2021, 08:41 PM IST
Trinamool Congress MLA Baishali Dalmiya has been expelled on Friday from the party for anti-party activities. As per reports, the Bally legislator has been publicly speaking against a section of the TMC leadership. Reports suggest that Baishali Dalmiya had claimed that there is no place for honest and sincere people in the party .
In a statement, the Trinamool Congress said that its disciplinary committee met on Friday and decided to expel Baishali Dalmiya from the party.
MLA Baishali Dalmiya Expelled From TMC For Anti-Party Activities
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Trinamool Congress MLA Baishali Dalmiya was expelled on Friday from the party for anti-party activities.
The Bally legislator has been publicly speaking against a section of the TMC leadership.
She had also claimed that there is no place for honest and sincere people in the party .
In a statement, the TMC said that its disciplinary committee met on Friday and decided to expel Dalmiya from the party.