{"id":329206,"date":"2022-05-28T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T08:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=329206"},"modified":"2022-05-28T15:20:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T09:50:46","slug":"tripura-by-elections-trinamool-mla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/tripura-by-elections-trinamool-mla\/","title":{"rendered":"Tripura by-elections: Ex-MLA from Scheduled Caste community quits Trinamool Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Friday suffered another setback in Tripura where party’s former MLA, who had joined the TMC last year, quit the party ahead of crucial bypolls in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crucial announcement came two days after the Election Commission announced declared bypolls for 4 assembly segments including his constituency Surma in West Bengal. The bypolls in Northeast state are scheduled for June 23 and is being seen as the semi-final to the early-2023 assembly elections in Tripura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criticizing the Trinamool leadership, Das alleged internal groupism in the party and said it was being run like a puppet show. The Trinamool wants to secure themselves in West Bengal by weakening the Congress in rest of the country, in a way that helps the BJP, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Targetting Trinamool National General Secretary and the nephew of Mamata Banerjee Abhishek Banerjee, Das said there was no democratic environment in both BJP and Trinamool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After quitting the party, Das said Few months back there was a buzz in favour of TMC in Tripura and nearly 80% of the state\u2019s population felt inclined to join the party. At that time, he quit the BJP and joined TMC. But now he has realized that TMC doesn\u2019t give due respect to people of Tripura and doesn\u2019t allow him to continue with the party. TMC has no future here, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ashis Das, a leader from the Scheduled Caste community had joined the Trinamool last year after quitting the BJP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Das had shaved his head after quitting the BJP to join Trinamool after and also heaped praises on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Apart from Das, several other BJP leaders had also shaved his head in West Bengal before joinning the Mamata Banerjee’s party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trinamool has been trying to make inroads into the Northeast state ahead of next year’s assembly elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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