Bengal BJP chief takes a swipe at predecessors new leader remark
Kolkata Apr 24 PTI Days after BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said that Sukanta Majumdar who succeeded him as the partys West Bengal unit president is relatively new for his post the incumbent state chief on Sunday asserted that none becomes seasoned overnightMajumdar the MP of Balurghat in north Bengal said that every person is new when appointed to a post and Ghosh was no exception when he became the state party president for the first time in 2015Ghosh however struck a conciliatory note during the day saying he had meant that being new for the post Majumdar will be able to impart a fresh approach and give a dynamic leadership to the state BJPMajumdar who had declined to comment initially said Dilipda is a senior leader but let me point out that when someone first takes over he is new to the post None becomes experienced overnight When Dilip-da had been appointed as the state BJP head he was relatively new It happens to every occupant of every post he told reporters to a questionGhosh had said on Thursday that Majumdar should take everyone along and the party should work as a united force to be able to fight against the alleged misrule of the Trinamool CongressSukanta Majumdar is comparatively new it is quite obvious that he is taking time to adjust he had saidHis comments were preceded by the partys recent debacle in by-polls in the state following which several senior BJP members hit out at the state unit leadership for allegedly failing to identify the lacunae plaguing the partyHowever Ghosh said on Sunday what I meant was Sukanta Majumdar being a fresh face helming the BJP in West Bengal will be able to give a new thrust to the fight against the Trinamool Congress Everyone has his own style of functioning I am ready to extend all cooperation to Sukanta We have been working in unison he told reportersMajumdar replaced Ghosh as the state party unit chief in September 2021 months after the BJP faced an electoral drubbing in the assembly election However Ghosh became the national vice-president then The party also did not fare well in later elections and its internal bickering came to the foreTMC candidate Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha defeated the BJPs Agnimitra Paul by over 300000 votes in the Asansol Lok Sabha by-election Former Union minister Babul Supriyo who quit the BJP to join the TMC last year clinched the Ballygunge assembly seat in Kolkata in a by-poll beating his nearest CPIM rival by 20228 votes The BJP came third there PTI SUS NN NN
Kolkata Apr 24 PTI Days after BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh said that Sukanta Majumdar who succeeded him as the partys West Bengal unit president is relatively new for his post the incumbent state chief on Sunday asserted that none becomes seasoned overnightMajumdar the MP of Balurghat in north Bengal said that every person is new when appointed to a post and Ghosh was no exception when he became the state party president for the first time in 2015Ghosh however struck a conciliatory note during the day saying he had meant that being new for the post Majumdar will be able to impart a fresh approach and give a dynamic leadership to the state BJPMajumdar who had declined to comment initially said Dilipda is a senior leader but let me point out that when someone first takes over he is new to the post None becomes experienced overnight When Dilip-da had been appointed as the state BJP head he was relatively new It happens to every occupant of every post he told reporters to a questionGhosh had said on Thursday that Majumdar should take everyone along and the party should work as a united force to be able to fight against the alleged misrule of the Trinamool CongressSukanta Majumdar is comparatively new it is quite obvious that he is taking time to adjust he had saidHis comments were preceded by the partys recent debacle in by-polls in the state following which several senior BJP members hit out at the state unit leadership for allegedly failing to identify the lacunae plaguing the partyHowever Ghosh said on Sunday what I meant was Sukanta Majumdar being a fresh face helming the BJP in West Bengal will be able to give a new thrust to the fight against the Trinamool Congress Everyone has his own style of functioning I am ready to extend all cooperation to Sukanta We have been working in unison he told reportersMajumdar replaced Ghosh as the state party unit chief in September 2021 months after the BJP faced an electoral drubbing in the assembly election However Ghosh became the national vice-president then The party also did not fare well in later elections and its internal bickering came to the foreTMC candidate Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha defeated the BJPs Agnimitra Paul by over 300000 votes in the Asansol Lok Sabha by-election Former Union minister Babul Supriyo who quit the BJP to join the TMC last year clinched the Ballygunge assembly seat in Kolkata in a by-poll beating his nearest CPIM rival by 20228 votes The BJP came third there PTI SUS NN NN
