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Rumour breaks : Surajit not going back Cong, attends BJP meeting : 7 more MLAs to join BJP to strengthen Anti-Left vote banks
TIWN July 23, 2017
Rumour breaks : Surajit not going back Cong, attends BJP meeting : 7 more MLAs to join BJP to strengthen Anti-Left vote banks
PHOTO : Surajit Dutta attending BJP meeting. TIWN Pic July 23

AGARTALA, July 23 (TIWN): The much discussed political issue of Surajit Dutta's joining back in Congress has been broken down by Dutta himself when he was seen in BJP meeting on Sunday. Congress MLA Birjit Sinha was recently asked whether he will welcome back those leaders who have left the party already. In reply Sinha said, "Congress is a party of people, everyone is welcome back". But on Sunday's meeting held among BJP leaders at BJP HQ in Krishnanagar, Dutta made it clear that he is not going to join Congress again. Dutta was sitting with Ratan Chakraborty who also joined BJP from Trinamool. Surajit Dutta was earlier in Congress, later joined Trinamool and now is a member of BJP. On Sep 8, 2016 Surajit Datta, one of the senior-most Congress leader of the state and Ex- Minister cum Ex-MLA for 5 terms, resigned from the Congress party and has joined Trinamool Congress.

Tripura Trinamool received a major shock on March 1st after Surajit Dutta resigned from Trinamool Party and joined BJP on March 10.

On the other side 7 MLAs also are all set to join BJP in this running month.

Tripura's 7 MLAs have voted for NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind on July 17 in the left front ruled state Tripura and said, " 'It's the first Action to join Anti-CPI(M) vote banks'. All of those 7 MLAs actually belonged to Congress but recently out of various political changes, issues they have decided to vote for Kovind and with lakh of party workers the MLAs to join BJP soon; so that the Anti-CPI(M) vote banks not get divided.

On the other side there were total 10 MLAs in Congress just before one year also, but with Mamata Banerjee's anti CPI(M) drive and Congress/ CPI-M's alliance for the West Bengal Assembly 6 MLAs in Tripura Sudip Roy Barman, Asish Saha, Dilip Sarkar, Diba Chandra Rankhol, Pranjit Sinha Roy, Biswabandhu Sen had joined Trinamool, whereas one MLA Jiten Sarkar had joined CPI-M. Meanwhile with the increasing power of BJP as the opposition both in Tripura as well as in West Bengal, Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee started aligning with CPI-M that led the Trinamool to become weak in Tripura. Already CPI-M MLA Jiten Sarkar left CPI-M and joined BJP and now this 6 MLAs also all set to join BJP. Among the 3 Congress MLAs, another MLA Ratan Lal Nath has also casted vote for NDA candidate and thus total 7 MLAs out of 60 have openly voted for NDA candidate  Kovind in Tripura.

What will benefit BJP is Sudip Barman's joining who is one of the prominent Chief Opposition leaders in Tripura to puncture all the scams of CPI-M. However, the BJP joining date yet to be reported but within 7 days after voting for Kovind, they will be joining BJP.

Being asked by media, MLA Asish Saha said, "Ram Nath Kovind is the ideal candidate to run the country and Tripura will be also benefited from Kovind Ji".

MLA Biswabandhu Sen said, "This was our first move to join anti-CPI(M) vote banks for the next Assembly Election of 2018".

MLA Diachandra Rankhol blasting CPI-M said, "This Govt has turned our ADC as a baby's toy without any development. Without wiping out CPI-M, tribal development is not possible. So, it's time to join all anti-CPI(M) vote banks to defeat CPI-M".

MLA Sudip Barman clearly said, "Wherever the CPI-Ms are, we will not be there. That is the reason, we had selected Mamata Banerjee as our leader as it was her stand that she will never walk with CPI-M, but seeing her changes and keeping the crucial election in front we have voted for the NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind".

However, all the MLAs in logic said it's not any party issue but all related to strengthening the Anti-CPI(M) vote banks. 

 

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