Mamata Banerjee among top frontrunners for PM in 2024: Babul Supriyo

Former union minister Babul Supriyo who recently joined Trinamool Congress TMC has said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is among the top frontrunners for the prime ministerial post in 2024I want that the captain of our party Mamata Banerjee becomes the Prime Minister in 2024 Opposition plays an important role in a democratic system Nobody can deny the fact that Mamata Banerjee is among the top frontrunners for the prime ministerial post Supriyo told ANINotably TMCs party mouthpiece Jaago Bangla had recently sparked a row by saying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has failed to become an alternative face to Prime Minister Narendra Modi It said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the potential alternative to Prime Minister ModiAsked about why he switched to the TMC Supriyo said I have not created any history by changing the party A horde of leaders joined Bharatiya Janata Party BJP from other parties before the West Bengal Assembly polls There are resentments among the old leaders BJP should ask them about their resentmentsOn postpoll violence he said Postpoll violence is not desirable It is being proved I want that compensation should be provided to people who were affected by postpoll violenceThe former Minister of State for Environment Forest and Climate Change had on September 18 formally joined TMC had quit the BJP following the recent Union Cabinet reshuffle The sitting MP joined the Trinamool family in the presence of National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Rajya Sabha MP Derek OBrienAfter joining TMC Supriyo had told ANI I accepted the opportunity given to me by Didi Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek I left politics wholeheartedly and I am accepting the opportunity wholeheartedly I met Abhishek Banerjee The work to be done for Bengal was presented before me I am excited I want to work under the leadership of Didi I will meet Didi on MondayEarlier in August BJP leader Babul Supriyo said he will continue to work constitutionally as a Member of Parliament but had withdrawn himself from active politicsI will continue to work constitutionally as an MP in Asansol Politics is beyond the constitutional post and I withdraw myself from it I will not join any other party I will vacate the MP bungalow in Delhi and release security personnel from their duties soon Supriyo had told ANIAlso Read Former BJP MP Babul Supriyo joins TMC after informing that he lsquoquit politicsrsquoSupriyo had announced he was leaving politics and will also resign as an MP He had stated that he would not join any political party and neither have the parties including the Trinamool Congress CPIM or Congress called him Babul Supriyo had resigned in August as minister of state for Environment Forest andClimate Change In a Facebook post he said that there was a difference of opinion between him and the state BJPleaders and that the difference of opinion among senior leaders was harming the partyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever