On the day Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose quit his post as an MP and the party, former TMC member and State Commission for Women member Locket Chatterjee joined the BJP here on Thursday stating she was feeling “suffocated” in the TMC.

“Since I am no longer a part of the TMC, I cannot continue being a member of the State Commission of Women. I don’t want to be associated with a party which is tainted by scams. My personal principles were clashing with the TMC. I could no longer work with the party. I could not protest within the party hence I quit the party to protest outside of it,” the actor told media persons.

There has been a sense of distrust among the TMC members since the multi-crore Saradha scam, she said and added that TMC leaders were always questioned about the scam.

“Honest members should never be a part of corruption [within the party]. Perhaps my decision of joining the BJP will help those who want to break ranks with the TMC to make up their mind,” she said.