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‘On special invitation of ED’: Mahua Moitra dismisses Madan Mitra’s exit from Mamata’s TMC for rebel camp | Watch

‘On special invitation of ED’: Mahua Moitra dismisses Madan Mitra’s exit from Mamata’s TMC for rebel camp | Watch

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra, who continues to be with party founder Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday dismissed MLA Madan Mitra’s decision to switch allegiance to the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, linking the move directly to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons to his family. Mahua Moitra pointed to what she described as Madan Mitra’s abrupt reversal, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab) “It’s not a surprise,” Mahua Moitra told news agency ANI in Kolkata, “Yesterday, his wife, daughters-in-law and sons were summoned by the ED. So, he has gone on the summons of the ED… He has gone on the invitation of the ED.” Madan Mitra’s family members were summoned by the ED for next week for questioning in connection with a money-laundering probe tied to the alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal, a senior official told PTI on Tuesday. Mahua Moitra pointed to what she described as Madan Mitra’s abrupt reversal. “We should understand that the person who was standing day before yesterday and abusing Ritabrata gang, today he is …

TMC’s latest rebel has formula to reunite Mamata’s party: ‘Oust Abhishek, at least for the time being’

TMC’s latest rebel has formula to reunite Mamata’s party: ‘Oust Abhishek, at least for the time being’

In the internal crisis in the Trinamool Congress (TMC) between the Mamata Banerjee-led camp and a faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, the latest leader to switch to the rebel side has echoed a pointed demand: “oust Abhishek Banerjee”. Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee along with TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. (HT_PRINT) As the two sides now formally battle for control over the party organisation at the Election Commission, senior leaders have begun publicly voicing concerns over leadership and the future direction of the party. Veteran TMC leader and former North Bengal Development Minister Rabindranath Ghosh has said removing Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee from active politics could potentially bring the party’s dissident leaders back together under her leadership. Ghosh, who recently joined the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel faction, said several leaders and workers who have moved away from the Mamata camp could return if the party supremo took a firm stand against her nephew. Also Read: BJP vs TMC in Bengal over Kolkata airport restricting entry into 136-year-old mosque ‘Remove Abhishek to reunite TMC’ “From what I …