Kolkata, June 3 -- Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday likened the escalating turmoil within the Trinamool Congress to the political rebellion that split Maharashtra's Shiv Sena, alleging that an "Eknath Shinde model" was unfolding in Bengal as a faction of rebel legislators challenged the party leadership.
The remarks came on a day when expelled Trinamool leaders Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha, leading a dissident camp, claimed the support of 58 MLAs and formally sought recognition from the Assembly Speaker for a separate leadership structure in the legislature.
"They are surrendering before the BJP," Chowdhury said. "All the elected representatives trying to form a new party have allegations of corruption against t...