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West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said that he has conveyed his regrets to the Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien for calling him a "foreigner".
In a post on X, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, "I conveyed my regrets to Derek O'Brien for a word inadvertently uttered by me on him as FOREIGNER." Earlier Adhir Ranjan in West Bengal's Siliguri while responding to a reporter's question had said "Derek O'Brien is a foreigner, he knows a lot of things. Ask him". Also, Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien held Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury exclusively responsible for the alliance not working in the state. Lashing out at the Congress State unit President, O'Brien alleged that Chowdhury is speaking the language of the BJP. "INDIA alliance has two main detractors: BJP and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. He speaks the language of the BJP. The three reasons for the alliance not working in Bengal: 1. Adhir Chowdhury 2. Adhir Chowdhury 3. Adhir Chowdhury." This comes after Mamata Banerje's announcement that her Trinamool Congress (TMC) party will fight Lok Sabha polls alone in the state. Mamata's decision to contest the elections alone dealt a blow to the prospects of the India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, which was formed seven months ago to take on the BJP-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra crisscrossed West Bengal from Assam on Thursday morning. Assam Congress chief Angika Dutta handed over the 'tricolour' to the party's Bengal unit president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. (ANI)
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