West Bengal: TMC threatens to sue Adhikari, Amit Shah over national party status

Trinamool Congress is mulling legal action over Suvendu Adhikari's statement in Singur in connection with the TMC being deprived of the national party status.

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress is mulling legal action over Suvendu Adhikari's statement in Singur in connection with the TMC being deprived of the national party status. On the issue, the ruling party of West Bengal threatened legal action against the opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Derek O'Brien, one of the main national spokespersons of the Trinamool Congress, shot off a letter to Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday. In the letter, the ruling party of the state said it will take legal action if the claim by Suvendu Adhikari in Singur meeting is not withdrawn.

The state opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari had claimed that Mamata Banerjee called up Union Home Minister Amit Shah to reverse the Election Commission's decision to strip TMC of the national party status. Adhikari claimed that the Union Home Minister was called four times after TMC lost the national party status. But Amit Shah made it clear that it was not possible. Whatever the Election Commission has done, it has done as per the rules.

Then on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a press conference at the state secretariat at Nabanna. She threw a challenge to the Union Home Minister. "I called Amit Shah to restore the status of the National Party? If one can prove it, I will resign from the post of Chief Minister," Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday. "I have demanded Amit Shah's resignation. His behaviour, and speech are unbecoming of a Home Minister," she added.

Not only state opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari, copy of the letter was also sent to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In the letter written on Wednesday, it was mentioned by the Trinamool that this claim of Suvendu Adhikari was false.

Derek O'Brien claimed that Trinamool Congress will take legal action against him and Amit Shah if Suvendu Adhikari does not withdraw his statement. He further claimed that such false statements by Suvendu Adhikari defamed Mamata Banerjee.