<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived here on Sunday to address a public rally on December 7 in East Midnapore district, the bastion of disgruntled TMC MLA Suvendu Adhikari.</p>.<p>Banerjee had issued a stern warning against "anti-party activities" and asked TMC leaders in touch with the opposition to quit the ruling party.</p>.<p>The party supremo had also asked East Midnapore TMC president Sisir Adhikari, who is also Suvendu's father and an MP, to rein in anti-party activities.</p>.<p>Banerjee will hold the rally at the Midnapore College Ground here at a time when the rift between the TMC and Suvendu Adhikari widened with the party describing the rapprochement efforts as a "closed chapter" and the disgruntled leader taking potshots at its top brass.</p>.<p>Adhikari had resigned from the state cabinet last week and was seen on Thursday holding a rally without the party's banners and flags at Garbeta in West Midnapore district.</p>.<p>The TMC top brass has decided not to take any further initiative to convince Adhikari to remain in the party or address his grievances.</p>.<p>Following the developments, Banerjee held a virtual meeting with the party leadership on Friday where she announced that she would be visiting various districts and holding rallies as a precursor to the election campaign.</p>.<p>The TMC chief will address a rally at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district on December 9, and from December 14, she will be on a two-day visit to North Bengal, an area where the BJP had made deep inroads during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are due in April-May next year.</p>
<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived here on Sunday to address a public rally on December 7 in East Midnapore district, the bastion of disgruntled TMC MLA Suvendu Adhikari.</p>.<p>Banerjee had issued a stern warning against "anti-party activities" and asked TMC leaders in touch with the opposition to quit the ruling party.</p>.<p>The party supremo had also asked East Midnapore TMC president Sisir Adhikari, who is also Suvendu's father and an MP, to rein in anti-party activities.</p>.<p>Banerjee will hold the rally at the Midnapore College Ground here at a time when the rift between the TMC and Suvendu Adhikari widened with the party describing the rapprochement efforts as a "closed chapter" and the disgruntled leader taking potshots at its top brass.</p>.<p>Adhikari had resigned from the state cabinet last week and was seen on Thursday holding a rally without the party's banners and flags at Garbeta in West Midnapore district.</p>.<p>The TMC top brass has decided not to take any further initiative to convince Adhikari to remain in the party or address his grievances.</p>.<p>Following the developments, Banerjee held a virtual meeting with the party leadership on Friday where she announced that she would be visiting various districts and holding rallies as a precursor to the election campaign.</p>.<p>The TMC chief will address a rally at Bongaon in North 24 Parganas district on December 9, and from December 14, she will be on a two-day visit to North Bengal, an area where the BJP had made deep inroads during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.</p>.<p>Elections to the 294-member West Bengal assembly are due in April-May next year.</p>