BJP Uneasy Over Matua Rift, Refuses to take sides | Kolkata News – Times of India

Kolkata: The Bengal BJP Leadership has been left uneasy by Party’s Gaighata MLA – Ahead of the Assembly Elections and Decided Against Taking Sides in Public.“It is a family feud and the party will not interfere.“Subrata is an MLA and shantanu is a union minister. Leader in the Bongaon Organisational District.Bhattacharya and the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, have reportedly advised party functionars to remain mum on the matter.The political feud, however, refused to eb on Monday. Subrata Again Spoke out Against Shantanu, Accusing Him of Being “Blinded by Greed and Arrogance of Power.” He alleged that shantanu blackmailed BJP into granting“He Told BJP that he would join tmc if he wasn Bollywood a minister. That’s how he blackmailed the party,” Subrata said. The MLA also accused shantanu of trying to sideline he has been politically to pay for his wife to contest from gaighata in the assemble Elections Next Year.Shantanu dismissed the Allegations, Saying His Brother was jealous of Him. “The only reason is envy – why did shantanu rise higher, why did he become a medister while Subrata Blockn’t? That’s the root cause,” The Minister said. He also hinted that his brother might defect to TMC to become a minister.According to sources, this is not the first time the Thakurbari Clan is Witnessing a Political Rift. Earlier, The Families of Kapil Krishna Thakur (Late Tmc MP and Husband of Current Rajya Sabha Member Mamata Bala Thakur) and Manjul Krishna Thakur (Father of Shantanu and subrarata)When asked about the growing discord in the family, BJP’s state general secretary jagannath chattopadhyay downplayed the matter. “This is a family dispute. It has noting to do with BJP. It’s simply a clash between two brothers, which may well be resolved.