In a major blow to the Congress in Tripura, six party MLAs have handed
over a letter to Assembly Speaker Ramendra K Nath announcing their
decision to disassociate from the party.
The MLAs have decided to join the Trinamool Congress.
Among those quitting the party are former Tripura chief minister Samir Ranjan Barman and his son Sudip. All the six MLAs will join the Trinamool Congress after the end of Ramzan in July 2016
"I along with five other Congress MLAs and my father, former chief minister Samir Ranjan Barman, will join Trinamool Congress after the end of Ramzan next month," Sudip Roy Barman said.
"We want to fight the Assembly election in Tripura under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee.
In Tripura, Congress has lost all credibility after it entered into an alliance with CPI-M in West Bengal. How can you fight against CPI-M when you have an alliance with them in another state?" he said.
Besides the six MLAs, many former office bearers of the Congress and its frontal organisations joined TMC in the presence of Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy.
Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy (third from left), along with the newly joined leaders, holds a rally in Agartala on Tuesday.
The Congress, which had 10 MLAs, is now left with only three legislators in the sixty-member State Assembly
The MLAs have decided to join the Trinamool Congress.
Among those quitting the party are former Tripura chief minister Samir Ranjan Barman and his son Sudip. All the six MLAs will join the Trinamool Congress after the end of Ramzan in July 2016
"I along with five other Congress MLAs and my father, former chief minister Samir Ranjan Barman, will join Trinamool Congress after the end of Ramzan next month," Sudip Roy Barman said.
"We want to fight the Assembly election in Tripura under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee.
In Tripura, Congress has lost all credibility after it entered into an alliance with CPI-M in West Bengal. How can you fight against CPI-M when you have an alliance with them in another state?" he said.
Besides the six MLAs, many former office bearers of the Congress and its frontal organisations joined TMC in the presence of Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy.
Trinamool Congress General Secretary Mukul Roy (third from left), along with the newly joined leaders, holds a rally in Agartala on Tuesday.
The Congress, which had 10 MLAs, is now left with only three legislators in the sixty-member State Assembly
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