BJP can buy a few corrupt leaders but not TMC’s dedicated workers: Mamata Banerjee

The TMC supremo's latest remark comes after two-time Diamond Harbour MLA Dipak Haldar resigned from the party on Monday and joined the BJP.

Hitting back at the BJP amid a continuing exodus of ministers and legislators from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said the saffron party could “buy a few corrupt leaders” but not her party’s “dedicated workers”.

“There is no place for corrupt people in TMC, those who wish to leave ruling party should do so immediately,” PTI quoted Banerjee as saying.

The TMC supremo’s latest remark comes after two-time Diamond Harbour MLA Dipak Haldar resigned from the party on Monday and joined the BJP. Other TMC leaders who have joined the BJP recently are Suvendu Adhikari, Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya, Prabir Ghoshal, Rathin Chakraborti, and Rudranil Ghosh.

By: Express Web Desk | Kolkata, New Delhi |

February 3, 2021 1:48:15 pm