Did not float new party to get rid of nepotism: Suvendu Adhikari
SUVENDU ADHIKARI, former transport minister who joined BJP recently, on Saturday said he did not form another regional party because his family members would have been at its helm after him “like the Trinamool Congress.” Instead, he said, he chose to join the “nation’s largest political party”.
Adhikari was addressing a public meeting in Mahisadal, Purba Medinipur. BJP MP and Minister of State, environment and forest, Babul Supriyo was also present.
“They (TMC) are asking why I did not form a regional party. Yes, with your blessings, I could have formed a small regional party. I had the capability. But then after me, my ‘nephew’ would have been its leader. I decided to join the largest party in the nation — the BJP,” said Suvendu.
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