Yusuf Pathan Drops Out of India's Anti-Terror Outreach, BJP Targets Mamata Banerjee
- Yusuf Pathan, a Trinamool Congress MP from West Bengal, withdrew from a multi-party delegation planned to travel abroad starting May 21, 2025.
- Pathan's nomination by the Central government occurred without consulting the TMC leadership, prompting the party to instruct him to pull out due to protocol breaches.
- The delegation of nine members, led by JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, is set to visit Southeast and East Asian countries, aiming to assert India’s stance against terrorism after Operation Sindoor.
- Starting May 23, a delegation of eight members headed by BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad will visit seven European nations, forming part of a larger group of seven delegations comprising 51 leaders traveling globally.
- The TMC’s withdrawal highlights tensions over foreign policy control, with BJP accusing Mamata Banerjee of politicizing a national matter and the TMC insisting only the Centre handles such diplomacy.
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BJP Slams Mamata Banerjee Over Yusuf Pathan’s Exit From Anti-Pakistan Delegation
A political row broke out on Sunday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of compelling Trinamool Congress MP and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan to withdraw from an Indian diplomatic delegation tasked with exposing Pakistan’s role in promoting terrorism. The controversy erupted just hours after Pathan’s name was dropped from the list of delegates. The multi-party team, led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha…
Yusuf Pathan Steps Away From Delegation, TMC Slams Centre’s ‘Unilateral’ Decision
Lagatar24 Desk New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan has opted out of the all-party delegation announced by the Centre, triggering political friction over what TMC termed a “unilateral” move. Party sources told PTI that Pathan’s withdrawal stemmed from the central government naming him without prior consultation with party leadership. TMC leadership questions Centre’s authority TMC leaders, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Ban…
'Not consulted': Abhishek Banerjee on Trinamool's decision to withdraw Yusuf Pathan from 'Operation Sindoor' delegations - tennews.in: National News Portal
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday spoke out on his party’s decision to withdraw the name of cricketer-turned-politician Yusuf Pathan from the multi-party MPs delegations on Operation Sindoor, making it clear that his party does not support the Union government’s stand in selecting the Baharampur MP without consultation with […] The post ‘Not consulted’: Abhishek Banerjee on Trinamool’s decisi…
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