Bengal Politics Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool Congress ahead of Bengal Polls
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and an ex-Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Yashwant Sinha, on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress days ahead of the commencement of West Bengal elections.
Sinha joined the Trinamool Congress, led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in presence of party leaders Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Subrata Mukherjee, Derek O'Brien and Dr. Santanu Sen.
Joining the party, Sinha, who is known to be the critic of the Narendra Modi government, said, "Today the country is going through an unprecedented phase. The present government is not following the democratic values. The strength of a democracy lies in the strength of the institutions. Almost all institutions including the judiciary have been weakened now."
"At this hour, all opposition political forces need to come together. A very crucial election is going to be held in Bengal. There is no doubt that the Trinamool Congress is going to get a thumping majority but we need to make it even bigger and send a message from Bengal that the undemocratic ways won't be further tolerated," said the 83-year old politician.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool has locked horns with the BJP, under whose government Banerjee was the Railway Minister during Vajpayee era.
The state polls will be held in eight phases between Mar 27 and Apr 29.
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