Former Assam Congress President Ripun Bora Joins Trinamool

Guwahati: In a big jolt to the Congress party in Assam, its former president Ripun Bora on Sunday joined the TMC in the presence of the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

"Delighted to welcome Shri @ripunbora, Former Minister of Panchayat & Rural Development, Minister of Education in Assam, former Rajya Sabha MP & former President of Assam Pradesh Congress committee! He joined us today in the presence of Shri @abhishekaitc," TMC said in a tweet.

Bora in his resignation letter to AICC president Sonia Gandhi alleged that the leaders of the Congress party are fighting each other for their vested interests.

In his letter, he also claimed that a section of senior leaders of Assam PCC have been maintaining secret understanding with the BJP government mainly with the Chief Minister.

''Under this backdrop, my conscience does not allow me to continue in Congress party where the party's interest and idealogy are being compromised in favour of BJP for some vested interest of few leaders,'' he added.

Bora also blamed the APCC leader for his defeat in the Rajya Sabha polls.

''It is very unfortunate that some of my party leaders played role in such a manner which paved the way for the BJP to win in both the Rajya Sabha seats," he said.

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