West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee once again tried out the traditional dhol and performed a traditional dance during a government distribution program in East Menipur on March 4.
She was seen drumming to a tribal song, while later she could be seen dancing with the tribe.
Here's the video:
Meanwhile, crude bombs were recovered from 20 km away from Bhupatinagar area on March 4, ahead of Banerjee's administrative review meeting at Tamluk in East Midnapore district.
According to reports, the bombs were kept in an abandoned hut in the field.
Earlier too, Banerjee was seen playing drums at an event in Malda on January 31.
Tapas Rot resigns from Baranagar MLA post:
Meanwhile, senior party leader Tapas Roy resigned as MLA on Monday, ahead of the scheduled announcement of the Lok Sabha polls.
READ ALSO: “Job from the other side?” TMC leader slams Tapas Roy as he quits party ahead of Lok Sabha elections
The deputy chief of the TMC in the West Bengal Assembly and a legislator from North Kolkata's Baranagar constituency had submitted his resignation to Speaker Biman Banerjee on Monday afternoon.
Roy said he took the step after expressing his “deep disappointment and hurt” at his party and its supremo Mamata Banerjee for “abandoning him in difficult circumstances”.
He told the media at his Bowbazar residence in central Kolkata that the party leadership did not support him when his residence was raided by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on January 12 this year.
“Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stood in the meeting and said that the ED was targeting Shajahan Sheikh. I expected her to say a few words about the raids on my home that devastated my family. But not a word was spoken,” Roy said.
Claiming that he has remained 'spotless and free from corruption' throughout his political career, he asserted, 'I have reason to believe that a section of my own party leaders were responsible for orchestrating the ED operation in my hometown. I was devastated to hear that some of them rejoiced when my house was raided and my family members suffered deep trauma.”
He added: “I am very disappointed with the way the party is functioning. I am fed up with the many allegations of corruption against the party and the government. I also do not support the manner in which the Sandeshkhali issue was handled,” he said, while maintaining that the twin issues of corruption and Sandeshkhali were the main trigger for his decision to quit.
With input from authorities.
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Published: Mar 4, 2024 3:12 PM IST