Six days after Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee dissolved all posts in the party, including that of its national general secretary, which was held by the Diamond Harbour MP and Ms. Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, he was on Friday reappointed to the post at a meeting of the party’s newly constituted working committee. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Banerjee at her Kalighat residence with all key functionaries of the party present.
While the most important announcement was the return of Mr. Abhishek Banerjee as the party’s national general secretary, amidst speculations of a tussle between him and the party chairperson, the West Bengal Chief Minister also tried to bring in checks and balances in the party by appointing three national vice presidents. Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, senior Trinamool Congress leader Subrata Bakshi, and State Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, have been appointed as vice presidents of the party.
State’s Minister Aroop Biswas has been appointed as the party’s treasurer. Senior party leader and Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim has been made the coordinator of the working committee.
