New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- Economist and social activist Prasenjit Bose is all set to join the Congress party in Kolkata today, 15 September.

Bose, who is well known in the social and political circles of West Bengal, had resigned from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2012 over differences with the party over supporting Pranab Mukherjee's candidature as the President of India.

"I have decided to join the Indian National Congress in West Bengal on Monday, September 15, along with fellow activists. Our immediate objective is to strengthen the democratic movement and rebuild progressive alternatives at the Centre and in West Bengal," Bose, 51, wrote on social media on 14 September.

In interviews with different newspapers, Bose said h...