The war of nerves between senior Congress leader Manas Bhunia and leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan on Thursday took an ugly turn, with Bhunia accusing the latter of insulting him and taking decisions keeping the Congress legislative Party in dark.
Bhunia also remained evasive whether he would resign as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, a post to which his party wants to nominate CPI(M)’s Sujan Chakraborty.
“Deliberate attempts are being made to insult me and portray me as a villain. When Abdul Mannan had asked me to sign for the nomination for PAC chairman, I had told him if he is thinking of somebody else in that post, I should not file nomination, as it would be an insult for me. I am a six-time MlA and I cannot work under a junior in a committee. Mannan promised me that nothing of such sort would be done. I filed the nomination after his assurance,” Bhunia said.
“But Mannan deliberately insulted me. No ClP meeting was held after June 17. So, how is he saying that the decision was taken at a ClP meeting in favour of Sujan ChakrabortyIJ He has even informed PCC president Adhir Chowdhury that ClP has taken the decision in favour of Sujan Chakraborty, which is absolutely false,” Bhunia alleged.