Subrata removed from Cong post

According to sources in the Congress, WBPCC president Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi was miffed with Mukherjee8217;s action. On the day he attended the rally, Dasmunsi had said Mukherjee had participated in the rally on his own. 8220;The state Congress has nothing to do with it,8221; Dasmunsi had stated.

Mukherjee may be replaced by Pradip Bhattacharya, who has close relations with senior party leader Pranab Mukherjee, said a source.

Mukherjee8217;s removal could prompt him to join Trinamool again. Although he had started out as a Congressman, he had defected to the Trinamool and had served as the mayor of Kolkata. Later, he had returned to the Congress.