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Ex-West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joins Congress

| @indiablooms | Dec 11, 2018, at 08:58 am

Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS):  Former West Bengal minister Abdus Sattar joined the Congress on Monday.

He has ended his long association with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

Sattar joined the Congress in the presence of party's state chief Somen Mitra and in-charge of Bengal Gaurav Gogoi. 

Congress leader Prabhat Tewari tweeted: " CPI(M) Leader & Ex.Minister Govt.Of WB. Dr.Abdur Sattar join @INCWestBengal Party under the leadership of PCC President @SomenMitraINC AICC Gen.Secretary @GauravGogoiAsm ji at Bidhan Bhawan,Kolkata Today. @bpsinghjnu @ABHIJIT_LS @MausamNoor @Zoheb_Sh."

Image:  Prabhat Tewari Twitter page  

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