Kolkata, 27 Jan: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday asserted that its leader, Mamata Banerjee, has never indicated a departure from the opposition bloc INDIA at the national level, despite recent announcements of the party\u2019s decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal alone.
\nOn the ongoing speculation surrounding TMC\u2019s stance within the opposition front, spokesperson Kunal Ghosh emphasised that Banerjee only advocated the party\u2019s solo participation in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal owing to \u201cunreasonable demands\u201d from the Congress.
\n\u201cMamata Banerjee has never said that we are not part of the opposition bloc in India. The name \u2018INDIA\u2019 for the opposition front was coined by our party supremo herself. We have only stated our intention to contest alone in Bengal due to unjustified demands from the Congress and utterances of its state president Adhir Chowdhury,\u201d Ghosh stated.
\nThis clarification comes amid the backdrop of an impasse over seat-sharing between TMC and Congress, with Banerjee\u2019s recent announcement of TMC\u2019s decision to go solo in Bengal.
\nIn response, the Congress adopted a conciliatory tone, acknowledging Banerjee\u2019s significance within the opposition alliance INDIA, and expressing optimism about resolving the seat-sharing deadlock. (PTI)
\nCongress leader Jairam Ramesh, on Thursday, expressed hope for a solution to the impasse.
\nBanerjee, while affirming TMC\u2019s commitment to the opposition alliance on Wednesday, clarified that the party would remain a part of the \u2018INDIA\u2019 bloc at the national level, indicating that strategic decisions would follow post-elections. PTI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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