Rebel MP Kabir Suman pacified by Mamata
Differences that had cropped up between Trinamool Congress’ high-profile MP Kabir Suman and the party has been sorted out after a two-and-half hour meeting at the Golf Green residence of Gyanpith-winning writer Mahasweta Devi.
After the hectic parley, Kabir Suman said: “My primary objective is to see the CPM out of power and the party head Mamata Banerjee to become the chief minister of the state in 2011. I am a hard core Trinamool supporter and like other members my goal is common.” Mahasweta Devi, who played the role of a negotiator, said: “Everything is all right with him.”
The simmering tension in the party surfaced after Suman accused some of the local party leaders for not letting him roll out developmental schemes in his constituency. He said: “I am sick and tired of these people... they are continuously asking me to stay at home and sign the paper. According to them, I need not visit the villages! If that is so, then why am I an MP?” Besides, the TMC sources revealed that Kabir had sent a three-page letter to Partha Chatterjee, listing his complaints and requesting Mamata to clean up the party. In the missive, he also expressed his concerns regarding the restrictions on the entry of CPM-background people in the party.
He also threatened to quit his Lok Sabha seat as well as from the party’s membership. He had aired his views after Mamata had said: “He is a guest and not really a party member.”
However, he was pacified after Partha Chaterjee’s statement: “He is very much in the Trinamool Congress and not an outsider or a guest.” To this Kabir reacted: “We had an open discussion on the issues that I had raised earlier. I have now decided to attend the Winter session of Parliament.”
But sceptics in the party say the issue is far from over. They feel that the bonhomie may not last forever. To butteress their stand, they pointed towards the meeting. Earlier, it was decided that the meeting would be held at painter’s Suvaprasanna’s house. But later, it was shifted to Devi’s Golf Green house, as Kabir and others did not want to discuss the issue in front of the painter. Sources told TSI that TMC sympathiser Devi played a crucial role in resolving the issue.
However, this has put cold water on Congress’ stand that handling artistes would be a difficult task for Mamata. This time the regional leader has proved them wrong by ironing out the differences between two warring factions.
Differences that had cropped up between Trinamool Congress’ high-profile MP Kabir Suman and the party has been sorted out after a two-and-half hour meeting at the Golf Green residence of Gyanpith-winning writer Mahasweta Devi.
After the hectic parley, Kabir Suman said: “My primary objective is to see the CPM out of power and the party head Mamata Banerjee to become the chief minister of the state in 2011. I am a hard core Trinamool supporter and like other members my goal is common.” Mahasweta Devi, who played the role of a negotiator, said: “Everything is all right with him.”
The simmering tension in the party surfaced after Suman accused some of the local party leaders for not letting him roll out developmental schemes in his constituency. He said: “I am sick and tired of these people... they are continuously asking me to stay at home and sign the paper. According to them, I need not visit the villages! If that is so, then why am I an MP?” Besides, the TMC sources revealed that Kabir had sent a three-page letter to Partha Chatterjee, listing his complaints and requesting Mamata to clean up the party. In the missive, he also expressed his concerns regarding the restrictions on the entry of CPM-background people in the party.
He also threatened to quit his Lok Sabha seat as well as from the party’s membership. He had aired his views after Mamata had said: “He is a guest and not really a party member.”
However, he was pacified after Partha Chaterjee’s statement: “He is very much in the Trinamool Congress and not an outsider or a guest.” To this Kabir reacted: “We had an open discussion on the issues that I had raised earlier. I have now decided to attend the Winter session of Parliament.”
But sceptics in the party say the issue is far from over. They feel that the bonhomie may not last forever. To butteress their stand, they pointed towards the meeting. Earlier, it was decided that the meeting would be held at painter’s Suvaprasanna’s house. But later, it was shifted to Devi’s Golf Green house, as Kabir and others did not want to discuss the issue in front of the painter. Sources told TSI that TMC sympathiser Devi played a crucial role in resolving the issue.
However, this has put cold water on Congress’ stand that handling artistes would be a difficult task for Mamata. This time the regional leader has proved them wrong by ironing out the differences between two warring factions.
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