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FRONT LOCKS HORNS WITH BLOC OVER MP 

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BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published 25.07.01, 12:00 AM
Calcutta, July 25 :    Calcutta, July 25:  Not satisfied with the reasons given by the Forward Bloc leadership for the expulsion of veteran MP from Cooch Behar, Amar Roy Pradhan, the Left Front has decided to discuss the issue at its next meeting. CPM state secretary and politburo member Anil Biswas said this afternoon that the Left Front committee will shortly meet to discuss the issue threadbare. 'Though it is Forward Bloc's internal matter, we cannot ignore this as Roy Pradhan is a key member of the Left Front co-ordination committee at the national level,' he added. Somnath Chatterjee, CPM leader in Lok Sabha and convener of the Left Front Co-ordination committee, had last night called Roy Pradhan to enquire about the expulsion. 'Somnathda was surprised to learn about my sudden expulsion from the party and wondered what would happen to my position in the co-ordination committee,' Roy Pradhan said from his New Delhi residence tonight. The eight-time Forward Bloc MP from Cooch Behar described his expulsion as 'illegal' and 'politically motivated'. 'I am a member of the party's central committee and for this, the state committee cannot overnight expel me as per rule 13 of the party constitution,' he said, adding that he would not resign as MP and continue to function as usual ignoring the expulsion order.    
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