TMC supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Highlight
- TMC said 12 out of 18 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have joined the party
- Former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is also among the leaders who changed the party.
- The move has made TMC the main opposition party in the state.
According to sources, 12 of its 18 MLAs have joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Meghalaya, giving a big blow to the Congress party.
After this move, TMC is now the major opposition party in Meghalaya.
Former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma is also among the leaders who changed the party. Sangma, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, was reportedly unhappy with the top leadership of the Congress.
A senior TMC leader said that with the new MLAs, the Trinamool Congress has become the major opposition party in the state.
Sources said that with an eye on Meghalaya elections in 2023, members of the team of election strategist Prashant Kishor are in Shillong to consider TMC’s options in the state.
In 2012, the Meghalaya State Trinamool Congress was formally launched with the intention of contesting 35 of the 60 seats in the state.
Earlier on Wednesday evening, Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital and urged the latter to withdraw the decision to extend the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) in Bengal.
The Trinamool Congress supremo also invited the prime minister to inaugurate the Bengal Global Business Summit to be held in April next year.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has recently increased the jurisdiction of the BSF to 50 km inside the international borders in West Bengal, Punjab and Assam. The West Bengal Assembly had on November 16 passed a resolution against the Centre’s decision, becoming the second state after Punjab to oppose the move in the state legislature.
“I have told the Prime Minister that there is no need to increase the territorial jurisdiction of BSF, as it would come in direct conflict with the law and order situation of the state. Recently, BSF killed three people and there are many such cases. When BSF personnel opened fire on villagers. I have told the Prime Minister that if they (BSF) need any help, we are ready to provide, but the Center should withdraw the expansion of BSF’s territorial area. after the meeting.
,with PTI input,
read also , UP Elections: What did Mamata Banerjee say on supporting Akhilesh Yadav?
Read also | Rebel Congress MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh joins BJP
,