Trinamool Congress MP Saumitra Khan on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Khan, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party following a meeting with party president Amit Shah, lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that there was no democracy, but ‘police raj’ in the state.
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TMC Lok Sabha MP Soumitra Khan joins Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and West Bengal BJP leader Mukul Roy also present. pic.twitter.com/IDsBgB6IhF
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Before joining the BJP, Khan met party chief Amit Shah in Delhi. Khan represents Bishnupur in the Lok Sabha and was earlier a member of the state assembly as well.
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