Trinamool mulling disciplinary action against Suman

“We have come to know of such a book and we are ignoring him (Suman) altogether,” said Trinamool Congress vice-president Subrata Mukherjee on Friday. He added that discussions were on in the party on the issue of taking disciplinary action against the MP.

Seizing on the issue,an article in the CPM daily ‘Ganashakti’,meanwhile,wrote: “Kabir Suman has clearly stated the Trinamool-Maoist nexus since the days of Singur and Nandigram. This was also corroborated in a press statement by Maoist leader Bikram a few days ago”.

Suman’s book mainly deals with his fight for the cause of peasants in Singur and Nandigram during 2006-07. He calls himself an ‘activist’ and wrote in his book: “I am the last person to bow to anybody. I want to see the end of the Left Front rule,but will not spare Mamata if after coming to power she takes anti-people policies. I did not want to be an MP. It was because of Mamata’s insistence,I finally agreed”. Suman,however,did not return calls when contacted.

Not new to controversies

*Suman had alleged that his party wanted him to sign papers sitting at home for his MPLAD funds. Later,gone on to say that he was feeling stifled in the party

*He had said Mamata had no time for him and only wanted him to teach her guitar.

*The MP also compiled an audio CD with eight songs dedicated to (PCAPA leader Chhatradhar Mahato,who is currently in jail under UAPA

*Suman had announced that he was resigning from the party and the Lok Sabha and sent a text message to Mamata but later backtracked.