Kolkata:
The all newly-elected Congress legislators in West Bengal have given a “written
declaration” on stamp paper that they would not leave the party, a party leader
said on Tuesday.
The
Congress emerged as the main opposition party in the recent Assembly elections
bagging 44 seats in the 294-member house. The members gave the declaration on
non-judicial stamp papers valued at Rs 100. In the affidavit to the Congress
president, all the lawmakers swore their “unqualified allegiance” to the party,
led by its President Sonia Gandhi. They gave an undertaking that they would
abide by all the decisions taken by the party, and obey the directives of the
chief whip in the assembly.
They
also resolved not to make any anti-party remarks and affirmed they would resign
their membership of the assembly before opposing any decisions taken by the
party.
Senior
West Bengal Pradesh Congress leader Abdul Mannan said, “All the 44 elected
members of the party have taken a unanimous decision that they would not leave
the party under any circumstances and indulge in anti-party activities. We have
given a written declaration on stamp papers.” “No one was forced or directed to
give the declaration,” Mannan added, who was elected from Champdani
constituency in Hooghly. “We have seen in the past that many Congress workers
left the party after being elected legislator. The declaration is aimed at
preventing such desertions. We will go by the party’s decision,” he further
added.
A
number of legislators who had won on Congress tickets in the previous assembly,
later crossed over to the ruling Trinamool Congress.
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