Mamata Banerjee reappoints nephew Abhishek as TMC's general secretary amid speculations of tussle

Kolkata: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday formed a new officer bearers’ committee, reappointing her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the party’s national general secretary and veteran leader Yashwant Sinha as its vice-president. Senior TMC leaders Subrata Bakshi and Chandrima Bhattacharya, too, have also been given the post of national vice-presidents. Among others, TMC minister Aroop Biswas has been made the treasurer, and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim the in-charge of coordination. Banerjee had last week dissolved the erstwhile national office bearers’ committee and the portfolios that came with it, amid a growing internal strife between the old guard and the young leaders. She then formed a 20-member working committee, packed with party veterans. Meanwhile, Abhishek’s reappointment was seen by political observers as a confirmation that he was the heir-apparent in the party. The TMC boss also seemed to have mollified old-timers by giving them plum posts in the organisation, thus stifling the growing clamour for ‘one party, one post’ by some of the the younger leaders in the party. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.