Former Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee has also resigned from the Trinamool (File)
Kolkata:
Three hours after he resigned from the Bengal assembly as Trinamool MLA, Mamata Banerjee s former cabinet minister Rajib Banerjee resigned from the party as well.
Mr Banerjee met the Speaker at the Assembly and submitted his resignation as MLA at about 1.30 pm. At 4.30 pm he posted his resignation letter on Facebook. This chapter is over, Mr Banerjee said after resigning as Trinamool MLA.
He had resigned as Forest Minister from the Mamata Banerjee cabinet on January 22 and even burst into tears while leaving the Raj Bhavan after submitting his resignation to the governor.
Days after quitting Mamata s cabinet, Rajib Banerjee resigns as MLA, leaves TMC The former Bengal forest minister had put in his papers as the cabinet minister last week saying that he was forced to take this decision after being publicly humiliated by a section of the party s leaders File image of Rajib Banerjee. PTI
Kolkata: Hours after quitting as the MLA of the West Bengal Assembly, Rajib Banerjee on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the TMC, intensifying speculation that he might soon switch over to the BJP.
Banerjee sent his resignation letter to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, thanking her for the opportunities given to him to serve the people of the state.
Faced with rebel influx into BJP, here is how Mamata plans to deal with dissidents
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The Trinamool is well aware that BJP wants to weaken it by encouraging defections, and in turn, strengthen its own organisation. So what will be Mamata s strategy to put a lid on the exodus?
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UPDATED: January 28, 2021 20:51 IST
West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee and PM Narendra Modi at an event in Kolkata. (File photo: PTI)
A day before Union Home minister Amit Shah s visit to Kolkata on January 30 in which a number of rebel Trinamool Congress leaders are expected to jump ship to the BJP, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has convened a meeting of her core committee members.
West Bengal Assembly elections 2021: TMC expels Partha Chatterjee for anti-party activities
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Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 16:35 [IST]
Kolkata, Jan 26: In a sudden move against senior TMC leader Partha Chatterjee, the party has expelled him from his post of Vice President of Trinamool s Nadia unit on Monday ahead of the state assembly elections.
The district president Mahua Moitra has issued a letter to Chatterjee accusing him of anti-party activities and inciting other members to do so.
The Mamata Banerjee-led party recently saw the exit of Suvendu Adhikari along with 6 MLAs, 1 MP, and 16 other grassroots leaders - who joined BJP and has now been fielded in the saffron party s political campaign.
In PM vs Mamata Banerjee Over Netaji, Chants Of Jai Shri Ram : 10 Points In PM vs Mamata Banerjee Over Netaji, Chants Of Jai Shri Ram : 10 Points The BJP and the ruling Trinamool Congress are engaged in a tussle over the celebrations of the 124th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
PM Narendra Modi with Mamata Banerjee at Victoria Memorial.
Kolkata: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose would have been proud of the way India is helping other countries during the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday in Kolkata as he raced West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to honour the Independence movement icon on his 124th birth anniversary. The PM and the Chief Minister made a rare joint appearance at the city s Victoria Memorial to launch an exhibition to honour Netaji but Ms Banerjee cancelled her speech after being heckled by supporters of the BJP with chants of Jai Shri Ram . With West Bengal elections just a few mo