East Bardhaman, July 5 -- Stepping up the pressure on the Trinamool Congress (TMC) amid reports of deep-seated internal friction, senior BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the party leadership, alleging that elected representatives were reduced to "mere servants".

Speaking to ANI in East Bardhaman, Sinha said, "Mamata Banerjee treated all the TMC MLAs and MPs like mere servants... After the election defeat, a meeting was held where it was decreed that everyone must stand up to welcome Abhishek Banerjee when he entered and stand up again when he left. Leaders with self-respect who had suppressed their dignity for so long just to cling to power found themselves asking: what is left to do now that power is gone? ...