Kolkata, June 4 -- Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Babul Supriyo has said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had made a "serious mistake" by not taking sufficiently strict action against corruption and the alleged misappropriation of public funds during the early years of her tenure.
However, he clarified that the views expressed in his social media post were entirely personal and did not reflect the official position of the party.
In a lengthy post on social media on Wednesday night, Supriyo first referred to leaders who have left their political parties after being elected on the strength of a party's symbol, leadership and organisation.
He argued that any MP or MLA who quits the party after winning an election should al...