NCPI Traced In WB, Claims State's 'Largest Party With 20 MPs'
According to the EC list, the NCPI is headquartered in the rural parts of Howrah, a district across Hooghly River in Kolkata: Reports
KOLKATA: The Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), which sprang a surprise in the political theatre of the country by accommodating 20 rebel Trinamul Congress Lok Sabha MPs in a dramatic move in New Delhi on Sunday evening amid a suspense over its existence, has been finally traced with its origin in West Bengal.
The NCPI’s roots to the very state, where the dissident TMC parliamentarians also happen to be from, came to light following the discovery of the outfit’s name in a list of ‘Registered Unrecognised Political Party’ under the Election Commission (EC). Interestingly, the list of such parties went viral in the social media at night only after the rebel TMC MPs’ self-proclaimed merger with the NCPI in a declaration to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
According to the EC list, the NCPI is headquartered in the rural parts of Howrah, a district across Hooghly River in Kolkata. Its address is Jago Biswa, Holding No. - 4719, at Hatgacha village under Banipur post office in Sankrail where a two-storeyed house, painted in green and off-white colours, has been lying under lock and key.
Astonishingly, Jago Biswa has been described as a Bengali weekly newspaper on the boundary wall of the house. Its editor is Uttiya Kundu whose name is written on the entrance of the house and whose recent photo with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has triggered speculations in the political circles.
The location has become a centre of attraction for curious media persons and local residents since Monday morning, prompting the district administration to deploy police and central forces personnel for the time being. The NCPI however went public quietly hours before it started getting attention as the newest political organization of the state.
It launched its social media handles overnight with a symbol of a fountain pen head in the background of the Indian tricolour and three goals– People: For Every Citizen, With Every Citizen; Justice: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities and Progress: Development, Growth, Prosperity– in the backdrop of iconic locations of Kolkata.
The unheard outfit further made seven pledges: food, clothes, home, justice, rights, health and education while hailing the rebel TMC MPs’ induction in multiple posts and inviting disgruntled others from Mamata Banerjee's party to join it. On Monday, the NCPI boasted of having the highest number of Lok Sabha MPs among the 42 in the state.
In a Facebook post under the title of ‘West Bengal Lok Sabha Seat Strength’ it stated, “A clear reflection of the current parliamentary landscape in West Bengal,” crediting itself with 20 seats, BJP with 12, AITC with eight, Congress with one and mentioning Basirhat as a vacant seat.
“With 20 Lok Sabha seats, NCPI emerges as the largest parliamentary force from West Bengal, shaping the state's voice at the national level. The numbers speak for themselves. Leadership, representation, and the mandate of the people continue to define the future of Bengal and India. People First. Nation Always,” the party said.
