Published 08:57 IST, January 26th 2021
TMC expels Nadia district vice-president Partha Chatterjee for 'anti-party activities'
Mamata Banerjee-led TMC removed Nadia district Vice President Partha Chatterjee, for 'anti-party' activities, ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal
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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. The district president Mahua Moitra has issued a letter to Chatterjee accusing him of anti-party activities and inciting others to do so.
Partha Chatterjee expelled from post
Trinamool's high-level exits
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. Later Adhikari's two brothers joined BJP, while his father has been removed from his party post. While sports minister Laxmi Ratan Shukla has 'retired' from politics, Rajib Banerjee claimed that he was not being able to work for the 'people of Bengal' and that he was being attacked personally in Trinamool. Sources have said that Rajib Banerjee will join BJP on January 30. West Bengal, where Mamata Banerjee holds fort with 222 seats, will go to polls in April-May 2021.
23:06 IST, January 25th 2021