Kolkata, July 21 -- Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee and rebel Trinamool Congress MLA on Tuesday said his faction has submitted all required documents to the Election Commission and expressed hope that it will be granted recognition. Further, he asserted that the party's organisational structure and elected representatives are with them.

Speaking about the Enforcement Directorate's freeze of the party's accounts and his faction's claim over the funds, Ritabrata Banerjee said the annual interest generated from the accounts alone exceeds Rs 1,000 crore and questioned who should benefit from it.

"We do not have the arrogance to claim we are 'compensating' the martyrs. Our point regarding the ED freezing ...