Mamata Banerjee reacts to Suvendu Adhikari's exit: 'TMC as deep-rooted as Banyan tree'

Dismissing Suvendu Adhikari's exit as a major setback, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, said that 'people who won't get a ticket are going away'. Addressing a public rally, Banerjee lashed out at saffron party saying that y were 'attacking TMC', but added, 'TMC is as deep-rooted as a Banyan tree'. Suvendu Adhikari tendered his resignation as an MLA of Bengal Assembly to Speaker urging him to accept his resignation at earliest.

Trinamool heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari quits as Bengal MLA after breakdown of 'talks'

Mamata: '2-3 people leaving TMC won't affect'

Reacting to Suvendu's exit, TMC MLA Madan Mitra said, "I request Mamata to assign me charge of Midnapore district. If needed will camp re for 3 months and win it for TMC. Suvendu will ultimately lose. From today, even though he is my bror, he is my opponent."

Ex-TMC MLA Suvendu Adhikari to join BJP on Saturday in Amit Shah's presence: sources

Suvendu to join BJP?

After his resignation, sources said that Adhikari is set to join saffron party on Saturday, in presence of Home Minister Amit Shah. Adhikari is set to join BJP in presence of ex-BJP chief Amit Shah at Medinipur town in West Midnapore district, which is Shah's first stop in his second Bengal visit in two months. Both Congress and BJP are awaiting Adhikari's next move, welcoming him to ir party.

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Suvendu Adhikari resigns from cabinet

Last month, Adhikari resigned from cabinet post of Transport minister after quitting as Hooghly River Bridge Commission chairman, saying it was 'difficult to work in TMC'. After his quitting, his aide - Kanishka Panda was expelled as general secretary of TMC's East Midnapore district unit for alleged anti-party activities. Moreover, TMC leader and West Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee too had hit out at TMC, saying that those working in interest of people and hardworking are t getting due importance in Trinamool. 

TMC heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari says 'still part of Trinamool', amid rumours of quitting

Adhikari - mastermind of 2007 Nandigram agitation - holds influence in about 35 assembly constituencies in West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram and Birbhum districts and has been creating rumours for past few months by holding rallies t under Trinamool flag or its supremo - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's posters, and had skipped cabinet meetings. While Suvendu himself is very influential, his far Sisir Adhikari and younger bror Dibyendu Adhikari are TMC MPs from Tamluk and Kanthi Lok Sabha constituencies respectively. Trinamool had delegated two senior MPs along with poll strategist Prashant Kishor to talk to Adhikari, but failed to find a breakthrough. West Bengal goes to polls in April-May 2021, where Mamata Banerjee eyes a third consecutive term.