Trinamool Suspends Arrested Strongman: "BJP Wanted To Keep Issue Alive"

A day after Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested in connection with the mob attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team, Trinamool Congress suspended him from the party for six years.

In a press meet to announce the move, the party's leaders slammed the BJP and dared it to act against tainted leaders in its ranks.

Senior party leader Derek O'Brien said the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress stands by the people and takes "no nonsense, whoever you are". "If you have hurt or are alleged to have hurt the people, we walk the talk," he said.