Picture by Pranab DebnathKrishnagar: The BJP on Sunday asked the CPM to extend support to the saffron party to de-fragment the Opposition in Bengal and unite against the common enemy, the Trinamul Congress. The call by BJP leader Mukul Roy was rejected outright by Alimuddin Street which said the BJP and Trinamul are both sides of the same coin. The former de facto number two in Trinamul was speaking to the media after Nadia Trinamul leader Sunil Pal joined the BJP. "Let Mukul Roy come out of the shelter of the saffron flag, then we will talk," said Chakraborty. "Mukul Roy has made the nexus public.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2018 21:22 UTC