Satabdi gains more momentum, Jitendra loses party post

The ruling Trinamool Congress MP Satabdi Roy on Sunday was declared as the vice-president of the party. Roy, who has been showing her dissent towards the Trinamool Congress and hinted towards defecting to the saffron camp at the national capital, on Friday night decided to continue with the TMC after a brief meeting with Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Welcoming the decision of the senior leaders, Satabdi Roy, the three times TMC MP from Birbhum, confirmed to the Free Press Journal that she will work as a dedicated worker of the Trinamool Congress and will ensure the downfall of the BJP in the upcoming assembly polls.

“I didn’t know which is the right quarter to get your problems addressed. Now I know it. I welcome the decision and also this incident proves that if you approach the right top leaders your problems will be cleared,” mentioned the actor-turned-politician.

Praising Abhishek Banerjee, Satabdi mentioned that Abhishek, the TMC MP of Diamond Harbour, is working extremely hard for the party and also urged every other TMC leaders to stand together as a ‘big united family’ to beat the BJP in the polls. In another significant move, Jitendra Tiwari, former TMC mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation, was removed from the district president post of East Burdwan.

Tiwari, who had voiced discontent over running of the civic board and also met recently defected BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, said that he will continue with the ruling Trinamool Congress. BENGALI CULTURE, TAGORE: TMC-BJP FIGHTS AGAIN

After Swami Vivekananda, now the BJP and the TMC fight over Rabindranath Tagore and Bengali sentiments to woo the voters ahead of the assembly poll.

Both the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP are leaving no stone unturned to encash the Bengali sentiments. Calling themselves to be ‘perfect Bengalis’, both the parties on Sunday fought over Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.