Mayor Dutta, however, claimed that several of the councillors were absent as they were on vacation or had family engagements to attend. Corporation sources said 16 out of the 41 councillors had attended the board of councillors meeting. The 41-member board has 38 Trinamul councillors, two from the Left and one from the Congress. Twenty-three Trinamul councillors, along with one each from the Left and the Congress, were absent, sources said. “When I called up some of the absent councillors they told me they would not attend any meeting till Sabyasachi Dutta is mayor of Bidhannagar.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2019 01:07 UTC