”They poached two of our MPs, and we replied by taking two of their MPs,” Mr Banerjee mentioned.
Murshidabad:
Senior Trinamool Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that 10 prime BJP leaders are eager on switching over to his celebration, prompting an instantaneous denial by the saffron celebration.
Whereas conducting a street present in a Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency, Mr Banerjee mentioned the celebration will open its doorways on the proper second and the ”BJP might be worn out of the state.”
”The BJP is making an attempt to get into the sport of breaking events, however they cannot win in it. They poached two of our MPs, and we replied by taking two of their MPs, Arjun Singh and Babul Supriyo. Lately, by utilizing Enforcement Directorate raids, they inducted Tapas Ray. At the very least 10 prime leaders of the BJP are within the queue to affix the Trinamool,” he mentioned.
Reacting to Mr Banerjee’s declare, BJP Spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya mentioned after the elections are over, ”Trinamool will disintegrate like a pack of playing cards.”
”These are nothing however political rhetoric out of frustration of shedding in West Bengal. As soon as the Lok Sabha polls are over, the Trinamool will disintegrate like a pack of playing cards,” he mentioned.
Former Union minister Babul Supriyo, celebration MP Arjun Singh and eight legislators, together with nationwide vice-president Mukul Roy, have switched to the Trinamool Congress because the 2021 meeting polls.
The Trinamool Congress got here to energy for the third consecutive time period within the state in 2021 by successful 213 of the 292 meeting seats, whereas the BJP bagged 77.
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