Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev joins Trinamool Congress

Former Assam MP Sushmita Dev has quit as the president of the All India Mahila Congress as well as the primary membership of the party. She joined Trinamool Congress in the presence of party general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee.

Taking to Twitter, the TMC welcomed the former parliamentarian to its camp. “We warmly welcome the former President of All India Mahila Congress @sushmitadevinc to our Trinamool family! Inspired by @MamataOfficial, she joins us today in the presence of our National General Secretary @abhishekaitc & Parliamentary Party Leader, Rajya Sabha, @derekobrienmp,” the TMC wrote on its official Twitter handle.In a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi late on Sunday evening, Ms. Dev said she wished to “begin a new chapter in my life of public service” and would always cherish “my three decades-long association with the Indian National Congress”.

Ms. Dev said: “Please treat this letter as my resignation from the primary membership of the Indian National Congress. I cherish my three-decade-long association with the Indian National Congress”.