KOLKATA: An emotional Kunal Ghosh informed a couple of social gathering staff, who got here to satisfy him on Thursday, that he was “with them on the bottom” although he had been stripped of his social gathering posts. “Immediately or tomorrow Mamata di (CM Mamata Banerjee) and Abhishek (Banerjee) will realise this,” he mentioned, wiping away tears. He referred to his scenario as “agnipariksha (trial by hearth)” but additionally questioned why solely “loyal social gathering troopers” needed to repeatedly show their allegiance whereas celebs and others – who by no means stood by the social gathering management in “troublesome occasions” – didn’t must show themselves.
The Trinamool letter, stripping Ghosh of his social gathering put up, was signed by social gathering Rajya Sabha chief Derek O’Brien.”Ghosh has been expressing views that don’t align with these of the social gathering. It is very important make clear that these are his private opinions and shouldn’t be attributed to the social gathering. Solely statements issued from the Trinamool headquarters ought to be thought of the official place of the social gathering. Ghosh was beforehand relieved from his position as social gathering spokesperson. Now he has been eliminated from the place of state normal secretary,” it learn.
A couple of different social gathering seniors, nevertheless, echoed Ghosh’s questions. Former Rajya Sabha MP Shantanu Sen, additionally a celebration spokesperson, mentioned it was normal for politicians from rival events to share the dais at apolitical occasions. “Frequent courtesy shouldn’t be equated with political allegiance,” he added.
State training minister Bratya Basu referred to as Ghosh “a colleague and a good friend”. “He’s nonetheless part of the Trinamool. How he and the social gathering will resolve the difficulty is an inside (social gathering) matter. I consider there will probably be peace. However that is my hope and never based mostly on any info,” he added.
The statements mirrored a stage of unease throughout the social gathering’s Kolkata (North) unit because the constituency goes to vote on June 1. A minimum of two Kolkata Municipal Company councillors have protested in opposition to Bandyopadhyay – one by staging an in a single day dharna – this polling season. Sen can also be a councillor from a ward in Kolkata (North).
Trinamool seniors on Thursday mentioned Ghosh might have crossed the road in a tv interview; his statements would “hurt, not assist, the social gathering” in the course of the ballot season, they felt. One of many statements that Ghosh made was that the Trinamool was conscious of former state training minister Partha Chatterjee’s “misdeeds” in 2021 itself. He additionally mentioned an individual with hyperlinks to the rip-off was nonetheless within the state cupboard.
The Trinamool letter, stripping Ghosh of his social gathering put up, was signed by social gathering Rajya Sabha chief Derek O’Brien.”Ghosh has been expressing views that don’t align with these of the social gathering. It is very important make clear that these are his private opinions and shouldn’t be attributed to the social gathering. Solely statements issued from the Trinamool headquarters ought to be thought of the official place of the social gathering. Ghosh was beforehand relieved from his position as social gathering spokesperson. Now he has been eliminated from the place of state normal secretary,” it learn.
A couple of different social gathering seniors, nevertheless, echoed Ghosh’s questions. Former Rajya Sabha MP Shantanu Sen, additionally a celebration spokesperson, mentioned it was normal for politicians from rival events to share the dais at apolitical occasions. “Frequent courtesy shouldn’t be equated with political allegiance,” he added.
State training minister Bratya Basu referred to as Ghosh “a colleague and a good friend”. “He’s nonetheless part of the Trinamool. How he and the social gathering will resolve the difficulty is an inside (social gathering) matter. I consider there will probably be peace. However that is my hope and never based mostly on any info,” he added.
The statements mirrored a stage of unease throughout the social gathering’s Kolkata (North) unit because the constituency goes to vote on June 1. A minimum of two Kolkata Municipal Company councillors have protested in opposition to Bandyopadhyay – one by staging an in a single day dharna – this polling season. Sen can also be a councillor from a ward in Kolkata (North).
Trinamool seniors on Thursday mentioned Ghosh might have crossed the road in a tv interview; his statements would “hurt, not assist, the social gathering” in the course of the ballot season, they felt. One of many statements that Ghosh made was that the Trinamool was conscious of former state training minister Partha Chatterjee’s “misdeeds” in 2021 itself. He additionally mentioned an individual with hyperlinks to the rip-off was nonetheless within the state cupboard.
