Turncoat MP Sunil Mondal says he is still with TMC; party says he is on probation
The Hindu
Sunil Mondal, along with senior Suvendu Adhikari, had joined the BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 19 last year.
In an embarrassment for the West Bengal BJP, Trinamool Congress MP Sunil Mondal, who had switched over to the saffron camp last December, on August 2 said he is still a member of the TMC and will continue to remain a party member. The TMC, which has made representations with Speaker Om Birla to disqualify him under the anti-defection law, said that Mr. Mondal is “on probation” before his re-induction into the party and was asked to prove his political convictions by taking part in anti-BJP programmes. The BJP claimed that the prospects of the party will not be affected if some “seasonal birds” leave it.
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