Congress backs Somnath Chatterjee
The Congress on Wednesday backed Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, coming out openly in support of him after the veteran marxist was expelled from the CPI-M. Complimenting Chatterjee for being an excellent Speaker Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan said, ``He has been an exceptionally good Speaker and exceptionally fair.''
``Somnath Chatterjee has violated party discipline'', party politburo member Mr Biman Bose said.