Kolkata, Sept. 18 -- West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee on Friday invoked the values of democracy amid an ongoing dispute between two factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the party's name, organisational control and election symbol ahead of the October 6 by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar.

In a post on X, Banerjee wrote, "Politics is a permanent war; a war at every hour; a war at every minute; a war at every second - a war that changes interests, needs and priorities. Long live the eternal ideas & values of Democracy enshrined in India's Constitution."

This came amid the ongoing dispute between two factions of the Trinamool Congress over the party's name, organisational control and election symbol ahead of...