Abhishek named TMC LS unit head amid Kalyan-Moitra spat
Kolkata, Aug. 5 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has handed her nephew and the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee charge of the party's Lok Sabha unit amid a fresh public slanging match between its lawmakers Mahua Moitra and Kalyan Banerjee.
According to party leaders aware of the matter, Kalyan on Monday offered to resign as the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha after the fallout. The resignation is yet to be accepted, said the party leaders.
He later told HT, "Abhishek Banerjee called me and told me not to push my resignation. He said, He wants to talk to me."
During an interview with India Today aired on Sunday, Moitra, when asked about Kalyan's purportedly sexist comments during the 202...
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