KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress leadership on Wednesday shrugged off party MLAs joining the BJP, saying it “doesn’t matter” if some “opportunist” legislators switch loyalties.
The TMC also claimed that some among those who had joined the saffron party had been threatened to do so.
“It doesn’t matter if one or two opportunist MLAs switchover to the BJP. Some are opportunist and some are being forced to join by using threat and intimidation,” senior TMC leader Tapas Roy said.
Roy’s comment came after TMC MLA Monirul Islam joined the BJP earlier on Wednesday, the third legislator to desert the ruling party in West Bengal after the reverses in the Lok Sabha polls.
Two TMC legislators, including BJP leader Mukul Roy’s son Subhrangshu Roy, and over 50 councillors, had joined the saffron party on Tuesday. (AGENCIES)
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