Frustrated by the “ignorant attitude” of the senior party leadership, Bengali actor-turned-politician Hiran Chatterjee on Wednesday joined the group of disgruntled party leaders who left the ‘Whatsapp Group of West Bengal BJP MLAs’.
The setback for the state BJP unit (Hiren quitting the party’s WhatsApp group) came after six BJP MLAs left the ‘West Bengal BJP WhatsApp group’ in the last two months, as they were not given any prominence in the revised ‘state committee members’ Went.
On January 3, BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur left the ‘WhatsApp group’ because the Matua community leaders were not given any prominence in the revised ‘State Committee Members’, said district president Sukanta Majumdar. On 23 December, announced the list of district in-charge, department in-charge and department coordinators.
Speaking to News18, Hiren said, “I felt that the state leadership doesn’t need me anymore. They do not inform or invite me about party meetings and other important events. They avoid meetings when I am in my constituency (Kharagpur Sadar in West Midnapore). When I am in Kolkata they fix meetings in my constituency and keep me in the dark. Hence, I have decided to dissociate myself from the ‘West Bengal BJP WhatsApp group of MLAs’.
Hiran Chatterjee is a Bengali film actor and a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kharagpur Sadar.
He is also associated with an NGO that provides assistance to blind and physically challenged children.
Hiran was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Kharagpur Sadar (constituency). He defeated Pradeep Sarkar of TMC by 3,771 votes in the 2021 assembly elections.
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar claimed that he was not officially aware of the buck being left out of the ‘West Bengal BJP WhatsApp group of MLAs’.
“Someone can have a complaint and for that they should discuss the matter with the party leadership,” he said.
Commenting on BJP leaders leaving ‘BJP’s WhatsApp group’, TMC MP Saugata Roy said, “After the defeat in the assembly elections, the BJP is in a state of shock. The state BJP president is an educated person, but he is an educated person. Not good politicians. We have always said that BJP can go to any extent for power. Party leaders are realizing this and that’s why they are leaving WhatsApp group. I think BJP in Bengal in future will cease to exist.
Earlier, on December 25, five BJP MLAs had left the party’s legislature party’s official WhatsApp group. Those who resigned include Asim Sarkar (MLA Haringhata in Nadia), Ambika Roy (MLA Kalyani in Nadia), Subrata Thakur (MLA in Gaighat in North 24-Parganas), Mukut Mani Adhikari (MLA in Ranaghat South in Nadia) and Ashok Kirtaniya (Bongaon). Huh. North MLA in North 24-Parganas district).
After Sukanta Majumdar was appointed as the new state president (replacing Dilip Ghosh) – organizational change was needed as the party was shifting camps to a large number of leaders, MPs, workers and leaving the party leadership behind the ruling TMC. was progressing. Feet. However, the move failed to yield any meaningful results as party leaders
To express his discontent against the decision-makers in the party.
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