Ex-Union Minister John Barla Joins Trinamool Congress

Former Union Minister and ex-BJP MP John Barla joined the Trinamool Congress on Thursday. This comes four months after he was seen at an event with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr. Barla, the former Alipurduar MP, joined the West Bengal ruling party at a function attended by Trinamool Congress leader Subrata Barkshi and State Minister Aroop Biswas in Kolkata.

After joining the Trinamool, Mr. Barla trained his guns on the BJP and accused the party of stopping development work in the State.

“If development work is stopped by a party, how can you function? Why should I be part of a party that stops working for the people? Tea garden workers blessed the BJP, but what did they get in return?” he asked.