Congress on Monday invited Pradyot Kishore Manikya to merge his Tipraha Indigenous Peoples Regional Alliance (TIPRA) with it as party leader and MLA Sudip Roy Barman said they would accept the royal scion as leader and were ready to work under his leadership.
“We have much respect for the royal family. It was Congress which made your (Pradyot’s) parents Members of Parliament,” Mr. Barman said while addressing a rally outside Congress Bhavan here organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Recalling that Mr. Manikya was in Congress for years, Mr. Barman stated that Congress had entrusted posts of PCC President and AICC Secretary to him for his leadership ability. “I want to assure him, we would stand shoulder to shoulder with him if he decides to make a comeback to Congress and lead the party,” he added.
