Kolkata: On Sunday, Arjun Singh left the BJP and rejoined the All India Trinamool Congress. He was the BJP’s West Bengal unit’s vice-president. In 2019, he abandoned the TMC and joined the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
On joining TMC, Arjun Singh said on Sunday, “I was facing a lot of problems as a lot of people were trying to stop the development of Bengal. That is why I have come back to my home again.”
Arjun Singh will meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday. “Mamata will lead the fight at the national level. A big fight will start soon nationally,” he said at a press conference on Sunday.
On whether he will be resigning from his MP post, he said, “I will resign in one hour if my party tells me. But people who have won on TMC tickets and are in BJP at present should also resign.”
On Sunday afternoon, Arjun Singh met with TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to join the party. Jyotipriya Mallick, a West Bengal minister, and TMC leaders from the North 24 Parganas area were present in Banerjee’s office in Kolkata.
The TMC tweeted from its official handle, “Warmly welcoming former Vice President of Bengal BJP and MP from Barrackpore Arjun Singh into the All India Trinamool Congress family. He joins us today in the presence of our National General Secretary Shri Abhishek Banerjee.”
Abhishek Banerjee tweeted, “Extending a warm welcome to Shri Arjun Singh, who rejected the divisive forces at BJP and joined the TMC family today. People across the nation are suffering and they need us now more than ever. Let’s keep the fight alive!”
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