Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said if and when the alliance happens, “there is absolutely no contradiction (in the party’s position in Kerala and Bengal) as alliances are state-specific.”
THE CPM central leadership may have allowed its West Bengal unit to enter into a local-level electoral arrangement with the Congress only Thursday, but state Congress Chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said talks between the two parties have been on for some time and the process to work out the mechanics of the adjustment for the forthcoming Assembly elections is on. Chowdhury said the CPM and Congress do not have much option. “The people of Bengal, who are oppressed and suppressed under the dictatorial rule, have decided to oust the Trinamool Congress government. They are not bothered which party — be it the CPM or Congress — will come to power. They want to throw out Mamata Banerjee from power,”.
THE CPM central leadership may have allowed its West Bengal unit to enter into a local-level electoral arrangement with the Congress only Thursday, but state Congress Chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday said talks between the two parties have been on for some time and the process to work out the mechanics of the adjustment for the forthcoming Assembly elections is on. Chowdhury said the CPM and Congress do not have much option. “The people of Bengal, who are oppressed and suppressed under the dictatorial rule, have decided to oust the Trinamool Congress government. They are not bothered which party — be it the CPM or Congress — will come to power. They want to throw out Mamata Banerjee from power,”.
