{"id":429753,"date":"2024-03-13T09:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/13\/cutting-ties-he-can-do-what-he-likes-mamata-banerjee-disowns-brother\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T09:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T09:50:00","slug":"cutting-ties-he-can-do-what-he-likes-mamata-banerjee-disowns-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/03\/13\/cutting-ties-he-can-do-what-he-likes-mamata-banerjee-disowns-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Cutting Ties, He Can Do What He Likes&#8221;: Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/cv5hfqkg_mamata-banerjee_625x300_18_February_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"&quot;Cutting Ties, He Can Do What He Likes&quot;: Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&quot;Cutting Ties, He Can Do What He Likes&quot;: Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Cutting Ties, He Can Do What He Likes&quot;: Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/cv5hfqkg_mamata-banerjee_625x300_18_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-03-13T15:58:49+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=768538&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_13032024_n_MamataBrother_105233_77108_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T2M59S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/cv5hfqkg_mamata-banerjee_625x300_18_February_24.jpg?im=FaceCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=1200,height=738?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=768538&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee disowns her brother Babun Banerjee (File).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Kolkata: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Bengal Chief Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/Mamata-Banerjee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mamata Banerjee<\/a> has cut ties with her brother, Babun Banerjee, after he expressed displeasure over the Trinamool Congress re-nominating Prasun Banerjee (no relation) to contest the Howrah Lok Sabha seat in the forthcoming general election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My family and I renounce all relationship with Babun&#8230;&#8221; the fiery Ms Banerjee was quoted by news agency PTI.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before every election, he creates a problem. I don&#8217;t like greedy people and don&#8217;t believe in dynasty politics, so that I will give him a ticket in elections. I have decided to disown him and cut off all relationship with him,&#8221; the irascible Trinamool boss told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Hours earlier Babun Banerjee criticised the Trinamool for its selection of Prasun Banerjee, who is the sitting Howrah MP. &#8220;I am not happy with the selection of the candidate&#8230; (He) is not the right choice. Many capable candidates who were overlooked,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can never forget the insult Prasun hurled at me,&#8221; he declared, also offering himself as a candidate. And, in a sharp jab, he suggested he might even contest the seat as an independent option for the voters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know <em>didi<\/em> (as Ms Banerjee is sometimes called) would not agree with me. But, if needed, I will contest as independent from Howrah Lok Sabha seat,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Prasun Banerjee is a three-time winner of the prestigious Howrah seat, which has been held by the Trinamool since Ambica Banerjee won it off the Communist Party in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Banerjee&#8217;s move also comes amid speculation her brother could make a shock switch to rivals BJP, for whom the capture of an archrival&#8217;s family member will be a massive boost.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Chief Minister&#8217;s brother has insisted talk of such a jump is unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as Mamata<em>di<\/em> is there, I will never quit and neither will I join any other party. Yes, as I am connected to sports I know many BJP leaders&#8230; who are also connected,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>His re-assurances, though, were not sought by Ms Banerjee, who declared, &#8220;He can do whatever he wants to. The party stands by its official candidate &#8211; Prasun Banerjee.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is far from the first time Ms Banerjee and her brother have squabbled.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2022, during the pandemic, she reprimanded him publicly for &#8220;roaming around with a Covid case at home&#8221;. Bengal was then reporting a surge in infections with over 14,000 cases daily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mamata-banerjee-disowns-brother-babun-banerjee-but-this-isnt-their-1st-public-spat-5230509\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mamata Banerjee Disowns Brother Babun, But This Isn&#8217;t 1st Public Spat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trinamool this week announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, with Mahua Moitra &#8211; controversially suspended from Parliament &#8211; re-nominated from Krishnanagar and Ms Banerjee&#8217;s nephew, Abhishek, to defend his Diamond Harbour seat.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling party is a member of the Congress-led INDIA bloc, which had hoped to broker a three-way seat-share deal, including with Left parties that Ms Banerjee sees as a fierce rival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/no-relations-with-congress-mamata-banerjee-to-fight-alone-in-bengal-4922151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;No Tie-Up With Congress&#8221;: Mamata&#8217;s Bengal Twist Stuns INDIA Bloc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Negotiations fell through in January, with a displeased Ms Banerjee and her party snapping ties with the Congress due to disagreements over seats demanded by the latter.<\/p>\n<p>In February there were signs a deal could be salvaged, with the Congress reducing its ask to five seats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/congress-trinamool-lok-sabha-seat-sharing-india-alliance-even-with-binoculars-trinamool-sources-on-congress-5-seat-demand-5111577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Even With Binoculars&#8230;&#8221;: Trinamool Sources On Congress&#8217; 5-Seat Demand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Trinamool, though, would not budge from its offer of two &#8211; the only two the Congress won in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Banerjee, seen by many as one of the BJP&#8217;s fiercest critics and biggest rival, underlined her belief that only her party could defeat the saffron outfit.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>With input from agencies<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NDTV is now available on WhatsApp channels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va4lixw7z4kcvZI9JM12\">Click on the link<\/a> to get all the latest updates from NDTV on your chat. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mamata-banerjee-news-babun-banerjee-he-can-do-what-he-likes-mamata-banerjee-disowns-brother-amid-bjp-links-5230400\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee disowns her brother Babun Banerjee (File). 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