Mamata urges Congress, CPI-M to join hands with her against BJP


Kolkata, Jun 27 (IANS): Amid a raging political storm on the cut money issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the CPI-M and the Congress to join hands with her to take on the BJP, which has been making steady inroads in the state.

"I strongly feel all of us, the Trinamool, CPI-M and the Congress should come together against the BJP. (The violence at) Bhatpara is an eye-opener for the people of the state as to what happens if votes go to the BJP", Banerjee said while speaking in the assembly.

The Chief Minister, however, clarified that she was not suggesting that the three parties need to join hands politically. "What I am suggesting is that we can be on the same page with regard to common issues at the national level".

On the issue of cut-money, Banerjee said 0.01 per cent of those in the Trinamool could be corrupt, and said she was trying to discipline her party workers. "There is nothing wrong if I want to discipline my workers. But at the same time, no one can malign us without any proof".

The state has been witnessing daily demonstrations and protests outside the residences of Trinamool leaders across the state by people demanding return of the cut money or bribes taken by the leaders for sanctioning government projects or reaching welfare schemes to beneficiaries.

Banerjee last week had lashed out against the unscrupulous section of Trinamool leaders and ordered them to return the cut money they had taken from the people.

The state government has indicated that elected representatives facing allegations of taking cut money would be booked under section 409 of the Indian Penal Code that deals with criminal breach of trust by a public servant. The maximum punishment is life imprisonment.

She alleged that the BJP-led centre was trying to run a parallel administration in the state, but her party was determined to fighit it.

"The Central government has been trying to run a parallel administration in Bengal. But we will continue to fight, just as we have done over the past five years".

  

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi / Seattle

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    Step by step, day after day, she is going bankrupt.

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  • Harish, Singapore

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    Mayavati got a lessson, only u pending !!!

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  • Prashanth, karkala

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    Earlier both TDP Naidu, and this lady behaved like they are king makers of next parliament,but people of West Bengal and Aandra taught them where they need to sit,
    Both now realized that their political carrier is going to sink very soon.
    Really feel very happy for this kind of acche din!!!!

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  • Sms, Kundapura

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    ಮಣ್ಣು ಮುಕ್ಕಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಬಂತು

    Before elections she was deadly against congress & communist.
    Now what happened madam?

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  • Chandra, Surathkal

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    No use of calling anyone..............because no one knows where they are after the LS election results

    Don't rely on anyone else........see whats happening in MAYA and AKHILESH combination ...see whats happening in JDS and CONGRESS combination..........

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  • Francis Lewis, Sastan

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    This could have done before General Election.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangaluru

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    United we stand firm and divided we fall.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    Didi, no use calling the opposition parties (Cong-CPI-M) join hands. They acted selfish in your first attempt thinking they would win on their own. Now wait patiently until BJP completes 2nd term with promised developments and future achievement. Then Janata will decide !
    Congress is left without a strong and able leader to navigate the team.
    Rahul Gandhi talks in different tone at different times. How you can trust him.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    Actually Mamata is extremely frustrated with BJP in State. Firstly she lost 18 seats from her kitty of 42 LS seats won last time. Her TMC became 22 from 42. BJP became 18 from 2 (lost 2 narrowly, else would've got 20)
    Now she is out to woo the very same parties she decimated in Bengal, CONgress and CPI(M). As they say, enemy's enemy is friend. This syndrome is the last resort that they think will save a drowning Mamata and TMC.

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  • Mannoo, Hiraidka

    Thu, Jun 27 2019

    She understand now her naiyya is going to drown any time. For that reason asked help from others. Congress and CPI are also waiting to government fall of dictatorialship. We fight upto last...kursi transferred to others.

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