The office returned to the CPM near Bolpur on Monday Picture by Amarnath DuttaThe Trinamul Congress has decided to return to the CPM all offices it captured from the Left party in the Birbhum district in a bid to check the growth of the BJP. The CPM alleged that Trinamul had seized its one dozen offices in areas like Suri, Parui and Illambazar in Birbhum since 2011 when Mamata Banerjee had become the chief minister. So, we have directed the return of all CPM offices we captured,” a senior Trinamul leader in Birbhum said. “Actually, Trinamul has understood that the politics of capturing party offices doesn’t work for a long time. “The return of the CPM office at Rajatpur shows thatTrinamul wants an understanding with the CPM to combat the rise of the BJP.

Source: The Telegraph July 16, 2019 19:53 UTC