Dissent within Bengal BJP comes out in the open
The Hindu
Union Minister Santanu Thakur along with two former party vice-presidents made public utterances against the BJP’s functioning and demanded the removal of a key functionary.
The dissent brewing in the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the fore on January 15 when Union Minister and Bongaon BJP MP Santanu Thakur along with two former party vice-presidents made public utterances against the functioning of the party and demanded the removal of a key functionary.
Mr. Thakur, a prominent Matua leader, targeted general secretary organisation Amitava Chakraborty and said that if required he along with other leaders would launch a massive protest till he was removed from the key post. The Bongaon MP was accompanied by former vice-president Joy Prakash Majumdar and Ritesh Tiwari.
Usually dissent in the BJP is against the Chief Minister, the State president, the Leader of Opposition but this a rare occasion when leaders are upset with a general secretary, organisation, whose responsibility is to take everyone along.