“TMC Believed in Those Who Betrayed Party”
“Opposition can say anything it wants but we knew nothing as to what Partha Chatterjee or Anubrata Mondal was doing. The party would have taken steps then”
“Remember J Jayalalitha? She always returned to power. Indians are so poor, they do not react to corruption allegations”
“This was a blot on us and we have to recover. We stay with the people, work with the people”
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Two important leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mandal, were arrested over the past fortnight. Chatterjee was arrested by the ED in connection with the Bengal SSC recruitment case while Mandal was nabbed by the CBI in a cow smuggling case. Both were considered close to chief minister Mamata Banerjee but their arrest has led to the party losing face in front of the opposition.
News18 spoke to veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy, who said the party had put its faith in leaders who eventually betrayed it. He was apologetic, but said this will not have an effect on results of panchayat polls or 2024 general elections. He emphasised on the fact that a survey conducted by the TMC showed that the BJP will not get more than five seats in Bengal in 2024.