Humayun Kabir, who had quit as Chandannagar police commissioner a few days ago, has joined the Trinamool Congress in Kalna at a party rally in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Trinamool's new recruit wasted no time in taking a swipe at the BJP, which had accused him of partisanship after some BJP workers were arrested for raising the incendiary and provocative "Goli Maaro..." slogans at a rally.
"Mamata Banerjee has brought development to Bengal. I have worked under her and I have seen her stand by people. I have been inspired by her. A party from outside is trying to win here by spreading division. Then people of Bengal will answer them. Mamata Banerjee will return to power," he said at the rally today.
Mamata Banerjee has repeatedly targeted the BJP with the outsider tag, especially after the party top leadership's faux pas on Bengali icons.
The Chandannagar police had arrested the BJP men last month for the incendiary slogans during a rally addressed by former Trinamool leader, Suvendu Adhikhari, who had joined the BJP last year. Mr Kabir made headlines by ordering the action.
Mr Kabir was due to retire in April. His wife Anindita Kabir is already with the Trinamool Congress. His sudden resignation had triggered speculation that he may join politics, but the officer had denied the reports at the time.
There is speculation that Humayun Kabir will contest the upcoming assembly elections on a Trinamool ticket. He may contest from Hooghly district but a final decision will be taken by Mamata Banerjee, sources said.
Latest Flashpoint In Trinamool vs Bengal Governor: Rejected Bills Trinamool MP Sougata Roy Claims He Received Death Threats Over Arrest Of Party Leader Supreme Court Relief For Bengal In Case Against CBI's Sandeshkhali Probe Bangladesh Imposes Curfew, Deploys Military As 105 Die In Protests "Jindal Group Executive Showed Porn, Groped Me On Flight": Woman To NDTV "This Gave A Seizure To...": Musk On Microsoft CEO's Update On Outage Joe Biden Is The Best Person To Take On Trump, Says His Campaign Wife Among Two Jailed For Life For Man's Murder In Gurugram: Cops 1,100 Flights Cancelled In US As Microsoft Outage Disrupts Operations Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.