Via PTI
KOLKATA: TMC nationwide basic secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday sought to downplay birthday party MP Kalyan Banerjee’s veiled assaults on him at the factor of management, pointing out that either one of them comply with the truth that Mamata Banerjee is their undisputed supremo.
His remarks got here amid perceived energy fight within the birthday party and obvious variations between the generation-next leaders and a bit of the outdated guards.
Veteran TMC chief and MP Kalyan Banerjee had ultimate week stated that he does not believe somebody else as his chief however Mamata Banerjee, whilst criticising Abhishek over a contemporary COVID-related advice.
“Kalyan Banerjee asserted that Mamata Banerjee is his handiest chief. There’s no downside with that as Mamata Banerjee is my handiest chief, too. There’s no dispute, no matter Kalyan Banerjee has stated is true,” Abhishek informed journalists at a press meet in Goa.
The TMC most sensible chief, who may be the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, insisted that the remark via Kalyan Banerjee is going directly to turn out that there’s “no prime command tradition within the birthday party”.
“And if he (Kalyan Banerjee) speaks in opposition to me, it proves there may be democracy (within the TMC),” Abhishek stated whilst replying to questions from a Bengali information channel.
Kalyan Banerjee, when contacted, declined touch upon Abhishek’s commentary.
“He’s the honourable nationwide basic secretary of All India Trinamool Congress. I observe the directions of Didi (Mamata Banerjee) in true spirit. I’ve not anything else to mention,” he informed PTI.
Talking about his “Diamond Harbour style” for tackling COVID-19 — one that confronted flak for the pattern examine determine cited — Abhishek, all the way through the click meet, stated that self exam at house isn’t accounted for within the reputable data.
“There are some things which you wish to have to know. (Effects got thru) self-test kits do not get recorded. I sought after to fret on self exam. Should you behavior an RT-PCR examine, it takes 24 hours to get the record. As this Omicron variant has a better transmission price, we determined to fret on using self-test equipment,” the TMC’s Diamond Harbour MP defined.
The parliamentarian additionally stated that of the 53,000 single-day exams he had mentioned, 20,000 had been RT-PCR and linked examinations and the remainder 33,000 had been completed with self-kit at house.
Requested if the ‘Diamond Harbour style’ could be replicated in others portions of the state, he asserted that the West Bengal executive used to be running proactively to include the COVID state of affairs.
In step with TMC leaders with regards to the MP, the Diamond Harbour style emphasises on most collection of exams in one day, strict implementation of COVID-safety protocol, banning of political, social and non secular conferences in the meanwhile, a devoted regulate room and WhatsApp quantity for coordination in each panchayat and municipality amongst different amenities.
Speaking concerning the fresh arrest of an INTTUC chief following paintings disruption at Exide plant in Haldia, he stated the birthday party has 0 tolerance in opposition to such incidents.
“If somebody tries to malign the birthday party, it’ll now not be tolerated, regardless of who the chief or employee is,” the TMC chief added.