Another major change has been seen in West Bengal amid the ongoing tussle within the Trinamool Congress. Amdanga MLA Qasim Siddiqui again
Have turned around. First he rebelled against Mamata Banerjee and joined Ritabrata Banerjee. Now once again he has announced to return to Mamata Banerjee's camp.
Qasim Siddiqui had joined the rebel group led by Rita Banerjee a few months ago. Qasim Siddiqui clearly said that he has always been with Mamata Banerjee and will remain under her leadership in future too. He told that while joining the rebel group, it was explained to him that everything would work under the leadership of Didi, but later he saw that there was no mention of Mamata Banerjee there.
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Qasim Siddiqui, MLA, TMC:-
This was not Ritabrata Banerjee's group. We were told that we all are with Didi. We didn't know that Ritabrata was different. We all were with Didi, so whatever was said, we accepted it. Later we realized that it had nothing to do with Didi. We were called for a meeting only once. I campaigned for votes using his photo. People voted for me after seeing his picture. I am with Didi, and as long as I am active, I will remain with Didi.
Mamta is getting stronger?
Qasim Siddiqui's return has come at a time when there is a dispute going on in Trinamool regarding the leadership of the opposition. Mamata Banerjee faction claims that Mamata Banerjee faction is once again getting stronger in the Assembly, all the rebels will return. The rebel group is challenging the Speaker's decision and demanding a floor test.
Party MLA Kunal Ghosh has said that the Speaker's decision is temporary and the real authority lies with the parent party. He accused the rebel group of trying to break the party. Kunal Ghosh said that if there is a floor test, it should be done by secret ballot.
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Who is Mohammad Qasim Siddiqui?
Qasim Siddiq comes from Furfura Sharif in Hooghly district. He is considered to have great influence in the Muslim community. Last year he had joined Trinamool and the party had contested the elections from Aamdanga. He had won. He has a strong hold in North 24 Parganas district. The educational qualification of Mohammad Qasim Siddiqui is Post Graduation.
Before coming into politics, he had described his profession as public service. In the election affidavit, Mohammad Qasim Siddiqui had declared his total assets as Rs 69.9 lakh. He has a debt of Rs 10.3 lakh. Mohammad Qasim Siddiqui has declared his annual income as zero. Many cases are registered against him.