Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership has cautioned senior party leader and minister Sadhan Pande and asked him not to publicly express views against the party, days after he blamed the TMC-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation for “lack of planning” in dealing with cyclone Amphan.
The infighting within the ruling TMC over response to the rampaging cyclone was out in the open on Tuesday after Mr Pande hit out at KMC for failing to effectively deal with the crisis.
According to the TMC sources on Thursday, Mr Pande’s comments didn’t go down well with the party top brass, which decided to caution him for the time being.
“He has been cautioned and told not to express his views publicly. If he has something to say, he can say it within the party. Our state government is battling dual crisis of COVID and cyclone Amphan; this is not the right time to fight among ourselves,” a senior TMC leader said.
Mr Pande was unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, Mr Pande’s bete-noire in the party- TMC MLA Paresh Pal- said he would organise a protest march against him (Pande) once the lockdown is over.
The infighting within the Trinamool Congress has surfaced amid sporadic protests over demands for restoration of power and water supply in several cyclone-hit parts of West Bengal.
Cyclone Amphan has claimed 86 lives in the state so far.
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