Mamata picks Abhishek for gen secy, is efficient No. 2 in Trinamool

A month after the TMC stormed again to energy for a 3rd successive time period in West Bengal, get together MP Abhishek Banerjee, nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, was named its nationwide normal secretary, the de facto No. 2 within the get together.
The resolution to nominate Abhishek Banerjee, MP from Diamond Harbour, to the important thing TMC submit was taken Saturday at a digital assembly of the working committee, chaired by Mamata Banerjee. It was attended by all get together MLAs elected to the brand new Assembly. Also current was political strategist Prashant Kishor.
Following the assembly, Partha Chatterjee, TMC secretary normal, stated: “The party has today endorsed the one-person-one-post policy.” In line with this coverage, Abhishek Banerjee resigned as president of the get together youth wing to turn into the nationwide normal secretary.
Actress-turned-politician Saayoni Ghosh has changed him because the youth wing chief. She contested from Asansol South constituency within the Assembly elections, however misplaced. Raj Chakraborty, additionally an actor-turned-politician who was elected MLA from Barrackpore, is the brand new chief of the get together cultural cell.

TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar has been appointed president of the get together’s Mahila Morcha, whereas MP Dola Sen is now nationwide president of the Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC). The INTTUC state president is Ritabrata Banerjee, previously of the CPM.
TMC veteran Purnendu Bose has been made president of the get together’s farmer wing whereas spokesperson Kunal Ghosh has been made state normal secretary.
On the elevation of Abhishek Banerjee because the nationwide normal secretary, a senior get together chief stated: “Abhishek is virtually the second-in-command in the TMC. He will oversee the organisation work, especially district organisation, in the near future.”

At the assembly, the TMC didn’t take a name on whether or not to simply accept again into the fold the leaders who had abandoned the get together earlier than the Assembly elections and now need to return.
“Mamata will decide this matter. She may form a committee to take a final call on this,” Partha Chatterjee stated.
Mamata Banerjee, in the meantime, informed get together leaders that they need to be cautious whereas making statements on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.