With the appointment of Mr Chatterjee, a former minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet, the speculation flying around his ‘ghar waapsi’ to ruling Trinamul Congress became brighter ahead of the Assembly polls, likely scheduled in April-May next year.
Talking about rumours that they might rejoin TMC, Baisakhi Banerjee said that she and Sovan Cjatterjee were still in BJP and would remain there.
It is learnt that Sovan Chatterjee along with Baisakhi Banerjee went to CM’s residence on the pretext of taking ‘Bhai Phonta’ from Mamata Banerjee.
The agency which is on an overdrive to conclude the probe in the Narada pay-off scam and file chargesheet against the 13 accused against whom the FIR had been lodged by the agency had summoned 10 accused out of the 13 to record their voice samples.
“This is absolutely speculation that they are quitting the party. They have joined BJP and shall remain in our party. We have also discussed many things regarding our party’s future programme,” he said.
They met Mr Vijayvargiya on 28 August at his residence in the city expressing their grievances against the BJP leadership.
Earlier, he used to get Z category security, as a minister and Kolkata mayor.
Senior leader Mukul Roy admitted that he contacted Baisakhi Banerjee and Sovan Chatterjee for roping them into the BJP
Left Front and Congress MLAs were not present in the House when the Bill was introduced as they had earlier decided to boycott the Assembly
The House passed the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018 to facilitate appointment of a person as KMC mayor who hasn’t been elected as a councillor first
