Trinamool Congress gains control of Basirhat Block II panchayat

BARASAT: The Panchayat pradhan of Rajendrapur under Basirhat Block II panchayat along with four supporters today crossed over to the Trinamool Congress from the CPI(M) giving TMC control over the panchayat board hitherto held by its rival.

Food minister Jyotipriyo Mallick, observer for North 24-Parganas, said the panchayat pradhan of Rajendrapur, Kabir Rehman, of the CPI(M) crossed over to the TMC along with four of his supporters in the presence of the Trinamool Congress district president Nirmal Ghosh and himself.

With the crossover, the Trinamool now has 11 members on the panchayat board, the CPI-M-3 and the Congress-5.

Previously the CPI(M) had 9 members, the CPI-2, Congress-5 and TMC-3.