West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has publicly disowned her youngest brother, Babun Banerjee, following his opposition to the Trinamool Congress's nominee, Prasun Banerjee, for the Howrah Parliamentary seat. Mamata Banerjee's decision comes after Babun Banerjee expressed his intention to contest the upcoming polls as an independent candidate, opposing Prasun Banerjee's nomination by the Trinamool Congress. This move by Mamata Banerjee is seen as an attempt to address criticisms of dynasty politics within her party.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, "I got to know from somewhere that Babun Banerjee is contesting upcoming polls as an independent candidate Howrah Parliamentary seat...Everyone felt very bad by the step taken by Babun and one thing I want to mention is that greed increases… https://t.co/0W4kryp3Zm
CM Mamata Banerjee publicly disowned her youngest brother Babun Banerjee after he rebelled against Trinamool candidate Prasun Banerjee and threatened to fight as an Independent. Read more: https://t.co/hy6B4bnUkH https://t.co/NfxteZzl1Y
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