Mamata made mistake by not taking strict action against corruption:TMC MP Babul Supriyo

 However, he clarified that the views expressed in his social media post were entirely personal and did not reflect the official position of the party.

 In a lengthy post on social media on Wednesday night, Supriyo first referred to leaders who have left their political parties after being elected on the strength of a party’s symbol, leadership and organisation.

 He argued that any MP or MLA who quits the party after winning an election should also resign from the elected post.

 “You can take a stand against your own party. I have done so in the past. But to honour that stand, one should also step down from the post of MP or MLA,” Supriyo wrote, recalling that he had resigned from his Lok Sabha seat after leaving the BJP.

 The Trinamool MP then turned to the issue of corruption, stating that Banerjee had committed a major error by not acting firmly against those allegedly involved in corruption, embezzlement of public funds and other criminal activities from the very beginning of her government’s tenure.

 “Didi (Mamata Banerjee) certainly made a serious mistake. Those who became involved in corruption, siphoning off public money and various criminal activities from day one of coming to power should have faced strict action immediately,” he wrote.

 According to Supriyo, the failure to do so allowed the situation to become more complicated over time.

 In another significant remark, he claimed that several controversial figures from that period are now part of a group he referred to as the “60”.

 While he did not specify whom he meant by the term, the reference has triggered political speculation, particularly amid ongoing turbulence within the Trinamool Congress where 60 TMC MLAs have chosen Ritrabrata Banerjee as the Leader of the Opposition ignoring Sovondeb Chattopadhyay who was nominated as LoP by Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee.