New Delhi: Day after the meet with Sharad Pawar Mamata Banerjee made a statement regarding UPA, to which Congress slammed Mamata Banerjee. Congress leaders Kapil Sabil and Malikarjun Kharge took to twitter for slamming Mamata.
Congress leader Kapil Sibal this morning in response to Bengal Chief Minister’s statement tweeted “UPA. Without the Congress, UPA will be a body without a soul. Time to show opposition unity.”
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress leader in the Rajya Sabha said that “We’ve tried to include Trinamool Congress in various socio-political issues where Congress made its name. Opposition should not get divided and fight amongst themselves, we’ve to fight against BJP together.”
“What UPA? There is no UPA now? What is the UPA? We will clear all issues. We want a strong alternative,” said Mamata Banerjee when asked if Sharad Pawar should lead the UPA.
The perception is reinforced by efforts to make Trinamool the next big national party after the Congress, with a steady stream of incoming leaders giving it a foothold in multiple states — Goa, Meghalaya, Bihar and Haryana.
The Trinamool Congress was once part of the UPA or United Progressive Alliance, an alliance of several parties including Congress that remained in power at the Centre for 10 years from 2004 to 2014 when the BJP came to power.
The Trinamool Congress is pulling its weight to project Mamata Banerjee as the big opposition leader ever since her landslide victory in the Bengal polls in April-May.
In Delhi last week, Mamata Banerjee gave an open invitation to any leader who wanted to join Trinamool in its battle against the BJP. She also flared up when asked about a possible meeting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, questioning if it was “mandatory”.
The Congress and Left parties fought together in West Bengal Assembly polls against the Trinamool and the BJP.
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