Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh Thursday alleged that three of the party's Lok Sabha members, including two former union ministers, have secretly met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's political adviser Ahmed Patel in Delhi.
According to Ghosh, the meeting took place at Trinamool MP and former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi's residence.
Former minister of state for urban development Sougata Roy and Somen Mitra were the other party MPs present at the meeting. Mitra is perceived to be a rallying point for Trinamool dissenters.
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