On joining the West Bengal-based party, Mr Gokhale said the party takes an “aggressive” stand on issues.
Saket Gokhale, a prominent RTI activist, joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday in the presence of Derek O’Brien, Yashwant Sinha and other TMC leaders.
Mr Gokhale, who has constantly taken on the centre for accountability over various issues through Right to Information (RTI), joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party at an event in New Delhi on Thursday.
The TMC, in a statement, said: “Saket Gokhale is a renowned RTI activist and began his career as a journalist. He has filed RTIs on issues of national importance for several years. Most recently, he filed queries on bank loans and budgetary allocation for Pegasus.”
On joining the West Bengal-based party, Mr Gokhale said the party takes an “aggressive” stand on issues.
“The TMC is the second largest Opposition party in Parliament and it has been my obvious choice. If you look at all the national parties, the TMC takes an aggressive stand. The way the chief minister of Bengal has been fighting on the front foot, that’s what I’m looking for,” Mr Gokhale said after joining the party.
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