- By Shivam Shandilya
- Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Trinamool Congress(TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee disowned his younger brother Babun Banerjee on Wednesday after he expressed displeasure over the party re-nominating Prasun Banerjee from Howrah Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. According to news agency PTI, Banerjee made these remakrs while speaking to the reporters in Jalpaiguri.
Lashing out at his brother for speaking out against the party's selection of candidates, the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that Babun creates problem before every election and have decided to disown him and cut off all relationship with him.
"Before every election, he creates a problem. I don't like greedy people. I don't believe in dynasty politics that I will give him ticket in elections. I have decided to disown him and cut off all relationship with him," Banerjee said as quoted by news agency PTI.
Babun Banerjee, who is presently in New Delhi, however, denied speculations that he might switch over to the BJP, but said he is pondering over contesting "Lok Sabha polls from the Howrah seat as an independent."
"I am not happy with the selection of the candidate from Howrah Lok Sabha seat. Prasun Banerjee is not the right choice. There were many capable candidates who were overlooked," he said.
"I can never forget the insult that Prasun hurled at me," he said.
Babun, a former footballer, is two-time Lok Sabha MP of the TMC from the Howrah seat. "I know Didi (Mamata Banerjee) would not agree with me. But if needed, I will contest as independent from Howrah Lok Sabha seat," he said.
On being asked about that he might join the saffron party, he said that as long as Mamata Banerjee is there, he would never quit the party and would neither would join any political party.
(With input from agencies)