Kolkata, Feb. 26 -- Sumitra Chattopadhyay, a descendant of 'Vande Mataram' composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and a former senior official of the Labour Department, formally joined the BJP in Kolkata on Thursday.

The family member of the 'Vande Mataram' composer was formally welcomed into the party by Bhupendra Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, alongside West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya.

After joining the party, Sumitra Chattopadhyay raised serious concerns regarding the state government's employment policy. He stated that the data of lakhs of youths associated with the Employment Exchange were deleted through an administrative order and replaced with the formation of an "Employment Bank," ...