Kolkata: The rift in the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) West Bengal unit was in the open on Wednesday when Bishnupur MP Soumitra Khan resigned as Yuva Morcha chief, while Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari tried to take credit for all achievements. hired for. of the saffron party in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ruled state.
The former TMC leader, who had earlier joined the BJP in 2018, however did not give any reason for the move. There are speculations that he is upset over not being given a place in the Union Cabinet.
In a video posted on Facebook, Khan praised the BJP’s central leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said he was absolving himself of the responsibility of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) state unit for “personal reasons”. Huh.
“From today, for personal reasons, I am absolving myself of the responsibility of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) state unit. I was in BJP, I am in BJP and will be part of it.
Taking a dig at the officer, the Bishnupur MP said that “a particular leader was making frequent visits to Delhi and claiming to take credit for every success of the party”.
“This leader of the opposition in the state should look in the mirror. He is misleading the leaders of New Delhi. He considers himself the tallest leader of the party in Bengal.
Taking a jibe at West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh, Khan said the former understand only half of what happens and said, “He cannot understand all this.
Stating that it was time for him to step down, Khan said he had “never hankered for any position”.
The disgruntled Lok Sabha MP further said that “a number of politicians with dubious credentials were inducted into the BJP before the assembly elections”.
“Some of them were nominated and they failed to win the election,” Khan said.
Meanwhile, the officer rubbished Khan’s allegations.
“I will not comment. I will not take it seriously. He is my younger brother. I will have lunch at his residence in Delhi. I campaigned for Soumitra Khan in Kotulpur in 2011. I wish him every success in his career. I wish you all the best,” PTI quoted the official as saying.
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“I should not talk on organizational matters. State President Dilip Ghosh will decide this.
The TMC also took a dig at the officer over his altercation with the party’s state general secretary Kunal Ghosh and said that “old and loyal members are bound to get upset” as he is now “ganging other leaders in the saffron party”.
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