Actor-turned-BJP leader Joy Banerjee quitting party, says won't tolerate 'more neglect'

Actor Joy Banerjee, who joined the BJP in 2014, has announced his decision to quit the party. "I want to work for common people and that isn't quite possible if I continue to be a part of the BJP," he told reporters on Saturday.

Actor-turned-BJP leader Joy Banerjee on Saturday said he has decided to resign from the primary membership of the party, after having "faced neglect" in the recent years.

Banerjee, who joined the BJP in 2014 and unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections twice, also said that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informing him about his decision to sever all association with the saffron party.