Aarambagh: Disgruntled Trinamool Congress leaders snatched the microphone from the hands of West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee when he rose to speak at a function here on Sunday. Chatterjee, a prominent TMC leader, rose from his chair to address the gathering at a Panchayati Raj Sammelan here, in Hooghly district, when local leaders climbed onto the stage, took away the microphone and started addressing themselves. They claimed that they were being cold-shouldered by the party leadership.
"Those who have been in the party since 1998 are being ignored by the party. We have no space in the party," said Samir Bhandari, a local TMC leader.
A rattled Chatterjee then pacified the protesters arguing this was not the right forum to speak on the topic.
Some other party workers were also seen protesting outside the venue.
PTI