Kolkata: With a BJP leader taking potshots at “public spat” between two Trinamool Congress MPs and also over the “leaked” Whatsapp chat, party MP Saugata Roy expressed his anguish at the internal rift, stating that chats of the party being leaked and language used by party MP Kalyan Banerjee “is unfortunate”. BJP leader Amit Malviya alleged that two TMC MPs had a public spat at the headquarters of the Election Commission of India, where they had gone to submit a representation on April 4, 2025.
He also referred to some video clips and said that after public spat between two TMC MPs in the precincts of the Election Commission of India, the irate MP “continued slandering the ‘Versatile International Lady (VIL)’”.
Saugata Roy expressed his disappointment over the incident, which has caused embarrassment to the party and left it red-faced. He hoped that the party leadership will take cognisance of the matter. “We are very sorry about this whole thing. The WhatsApp chats of the party being leaked is unfortunate. The language used by Kalyan Banerjee is unfortunate. I hope that the party leadership will take cognizance of the matter,” he said.
“Many of our party members wanted to complain to Mamata Banerjee, but whether they did or not, I don’t know. Kalyan Banerjee misbehaved with a lady MP, she protested and revolted and then all the MPs went against Kalyan Banerjee,” he added.
Answering a query about party MP Kirti Azad, Saugata Roy said he has long background. “Since he had been vocal in supporting Mahua Moitra, that’s why Kalyan Banerjee showed his anger,” he said. Answering a query about purported remarks of Kalyan Banerjee relating to Kirti Azad, Saugata Roy said “this is third class comment”.
“Kirti Azad is a national-level cricketer. He was taken by Mamata Banerjee after he left the BJP. He won on his own steam, after this who will come into the party,” Saugata Roy said. Saugata Roy also said he was not there “when this spat happened between Kalyan Banerjee and Mahua Moitra”.
“I was at Vijay Chowk... The spat took place in front of the Election Commission... After the Press Conference at Vijay Chowk, I went inside Parliament and when I came out after few minutes, I found Mahua was crying and complaining to several MPs about Kalyan’s behaviour... At that time, a number of our party MPs were gathered and discussed that Kalyan’s behaviour will not be tolerated anymore and that everyone will reach out to our supremo Mamata Banerjee,” he said. (ANI)
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