Calcutta, May 15: The CPM today censured Abdur Rezzak Mollah for publicly criticising Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Nirupam Sen.

The action was taken at a meeting in the presence of the outgoing chief minister and industries minister.

“He should have discussed the causes behind the poll reverses at a party forum instead of going public,” a CPM leader said.

Mollah had criticised Bhattacharjee by saying: “Hele saap dhorte pare na, keute dhorte gechhe (can’t catch a harmless snake, but went to catch a cobra).”