New Delhi: Former Minister of Union and Asansol MP Babul Supriyo on Saturday officially joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Kolkata.
West Bengal leader has been announced to quit politics in July after he was dropped from the PM Modi cabinet on the last reshuffle.
He was persuaded by the BJP leadership against resigning as a member of Lok Sabha, but the singer – the politician then insisted that he would no longer be part of active politics.
Supriyo joined the Banerjee Mamata party in front of TMC Abhishek Banerjee leader and Derek O Brient.
“Today, in front of the National Secretary General Abhishek Banerjee and RS MP Derek O’Brien, former Union Minister and Sitting MP Babul Supriyo joined the Trinamool family,” Trinamool Congress said in a tweet.
Today, in the presence of the National Secretary General @abhishekasaitc and Hospital MP @DereKoBrienmp, the former Minister of Union …
https://t.co/QQ00DAC0AT- All Indian Trinamool Congress (@aitcofficial) 1631956584000TMC Leader Kunal Ghosh said “Many BJP leaders are located In communication with our leadership.
They are not satisfied with BJP.
One (Babul Supriyo) Joins today, others want to join tomorrow.
This process will continue.
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In the post on the official Facebook page, Supriyo wrote, “Goodbye.
I will not go to any political party.
TMC, Congress, CPI (M) Nobody calls me, I will not go anywhere …
not in politics To Dobabul Supriyo has joined BJP in 2014, ahead of the selection of Sabha and elected from the constituency of Asansol West Bengal.
He won again from Asansol in 2019.
After being dropped from the Union cabinet, Supriyo then wrote a post on his official Facebook page, “Goodbye.
I will not go to any political party.
TMC, Congress, no CPM called me, I am not everywhere …
People don’t need to be in politics to do social work.
“However, he then edited his position to remove the part about” not everywhere.
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