West Bengal BJP offers rebel TMC party members to join
India Today
Bharatiya Janata Party's Bengal unit vice president invited expelled Trinamool Congress party members to join the saffron party.
Bharatiya Janata Party's West Bengal unit vice president, Soumitra Khan, on Saturday invited the expelled Trinamool Congress party members -- who did not get tickets in the upcoming civic polls -- to join the saffron party.
While campaigning for the upcoming civic polls in Sonamukhi, Khan told mediapersons that the rebel TMC leaders are welcome to join the BJP.
He took a potshot at the ruling party, saying, "Trinamool is not a party, it's a property".
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He said, "If rebel TMC leaders, who were denied tickets for the upcoming municipality elections -- join BJP, it will give strength to our party.'
Khan's remark came days after the official deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended. The TMC asked the extra candidates to withdraw from the election.
Reacting to Soumitra Khan's remarks, Biswanath Mukherjee, Trinamool leader from Sonamukhi Block said, "We are not going to react to his pointless comments; expelling members is the party's decision".
