Senior Forward Bloc leader joins Trinamool
Kolkata, Aug 23 : Senior All India Forward Bloc leader and former West Bengal Minister Mortaza Hossain on Thursday joined the state's ruling Trinamool Congress along with his supporters.
Welcoming Hossain, who served as the Disaster Management Minister during the Left Front government, Trinamool Secretary General Partha Chatterjee said his inclusion would strengthen the party.
"He had applied to our North 24 Parganas district leadership. After obtaining clearance from our party supremo Mamata Banerjee, we are inducting him in our party," said Chatterjee, who handed over a Trinamool flag to Hossain, a two-term legislator.
Hossain contested from the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency as an AIFB candidate in 2014.
Hossain's switching of political allegiance comes days after another senior AIFB leader and former minister Paresh Adhikari joined the Trinamool.
Chatterjee said all secular persons in the state were backing Banerjee, whose role in confronting communal forces was being lauded even at the national level.
"Over the past two years, I have been keenly watching Mamata Banerjee's development efforts. It is for this reason that I have joined this party," he said.
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3 Indians injured after fire breaks out in UAE's Fujairah due to drone attack
Dubai (PTI): Three Indian nationals were injured on Monday after a fire broke out on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone (FOIZ) in the UAE following a drone strike originating from Iran, according to local media reports.
The relevant authorities in the eastern emirate of Fujairah confirmed that a fire has broken out in the FOIZ, resulting from a drone attack coming from Iran, the state-run WAM news agency reported.
Fujairah Civil Defence teams immediately responded to the incident and are continuing efforts to bring the fire under control, it added.
Three Indian nationals sustained moderate injuries after the fire broke out on the FOIZ, the Khaleej Times reported, quoting authorities in Fujairah.
The injured were taken to the hospital for treatment, it added.
In a post on X, the UAE's Ministry of Defence said that Iran launched four missiles toward various areas across the country. "Three were successfully engaged over the country's territorial waters, while one fell into the sea," it said.
The ministry urged the public to comply with all public safety procedures when warning messages are issued to the public.
Authorities have urged the public not to circulate rumours and to rely only on official sources for information, Gulf News reported.
