NCPI state youth general secretary Titas Bhattacharya said that party leaders were caught by surprise by the announcement and are still trying to understand the situation....
"They (the rebels) had contested the election under the Trinamool symbol, saying they want to strengthen the party under Mamata Banerjee's leadership. Now they have moved away from the promise. That's deceit," Madan Mitra said....
The NCPI was registered in Bengal in January 2023. Records show it got donations totalling Rs 1.13 lakh. Shewly Kundu is mentioned as treasurer of the party whose registered address is in Bengal's Howrah...