Suvendu Adhikari’s father Sisir joins BJP at Amit Shah’s rally

Updated : March 21, 2021 04:53 PM IST

He said that he was forced to switch camp, as the leaders of the ruling party left him with no other option.

He said that he will put up a formidable fight against the Mamata Banerjee camp to "save the honour of Midnapore".

Disgruntled TMC MP Sisir Adhikari on Sunday joined the BJP at Union Leader Amit Shah’s rally in West Bengal's Egra, following in the footsteps of his two sons Suvendu and Soumendu.

He said that he will put up a formidable fight against the Mamata Banerjee camp to "save the honour of Midnapore".

The patriarch of the Adhikari family, which wields considerable influence in Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, said that he was forced to switch camp, as the leaders of the ruling party left him with no other option.

Earlier, too, the TMC MP had accused the ruling party of "humiliating" him and son Suvendu, who is locked in a fierce battle with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the district's Nandigram constituency. "They (TMC leaders) forced me to join the BJP. Let them (TMC) do what they want, and I will do what I can," Adhikari told.

He asserted that Suvendu Adhikari will bag the Nandigram seat by a comfortable margin. "Suvendu will win the polls by a huge margin. The TMC will be wiped out of East Midnapore," the Lok Sabha MP added.

Published : March 21, 2021 02:23 PM IST

Suvendu Adhikari’s father Sisir joins BJP at Amit Shah’s rally

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