Kolkata, July 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee threw an unprecedented challenge to the party's rebel leaders, offering to resign from all party posts within an hour if the MLAs and MPs who quit the TMC blaming him return to the party.
Addressing reporters on Saturday ahead of the party's July 21 Martyrs' Day rally, Banerjee said those holding him responsible for the exodus should prove their claims by rejoining the party.
"If all those who say they left because of me are willing to return, I am ready to resign within one hour. Let them come back at 3 pm and I will step down by 4 pm. I am making this open challenge in front of Mamata Banerjee," he said.
His remarks came ami...