Mamta Banerjee said the deserters were a ‘baggage’ for the party. It was good that rotten elements were leaving on their own, she was quoted as saying. In a meeting with a select group of leaders at her residence, Banerjee told TMC leaders not to be ‘worried about the desertions’ as the people of the state are with them, FE reported quoting PTI.
“Our party supremo during the meeting told us not to be worried about the desertions as it is good that the rotten elements are leaving the party on their own. She said deserters were baggage for the party,” a senior TMC leader told PTI.