NEW DELHI: The TMC on Thursday put the blame squarely on Congress’s Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury after a seat-sharing deal failed to materialize between the two parties.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said that there were three reasons why the alliance didn’t work out in West Bengal: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
His remarks come a day after West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that her party will fight the Lok Sabha polls “alone” in the state.
Both Congress and TMC, which are part of the opposition bloc INDIA, had been engaged in bitter seat-sharing talks for the past few days.
The TMC had initially offered Congress 2 out of the 42 seats in the state. Chowdhury had rejected the offer, saying that the grand old party does not need Mamata’s pity.
The impasse had triggered a bitter war of words between Mamata’s party and Chowdhury.
TMC’s O’Brien also claimed that the opposition group had many detractors but only two — the BJP and Chowdhury — have repeatedly spoken out against the bloc.
He further repeated the charge that Chowdhury was working at the behest of BJP.
“The voice is his, but the words are being dictated to him by the duo in Delhi. In the past two years, Adhir Chowdhury has spoken the language of the BJP. Not once has he raised the issue of Bengal being deprived of central funds,” O’Brien said.
“He even endorses ED actions in Bengal when they are against Trinamool. He holds special press conferences to belittle Mamata Banerjee and barely speaks against BJP leaders,” he added.
Asked whether the TMC remains part of the INDIA grouping, O’Brien said, “After the general election, if the Congress does its job and defeats the BJP on a substantial number of seats, the Trinamool Congress will very much be a part of the front that believes and fights for the Constitution and plurality.”
Meanwhile, Mamata’s sudden comments on Wednesday forced the Congress to adopt a conciliatory approach with party general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asserting that the opposition bloc INDIA “cannot be imagined without Mamata Banerjee”.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien said that there were three reasons why the alliance didn’t work out in West Bengal: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
His remarks come a day after West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee announced that her party will fight the Lok Sabha polls “alone” in the state.
Both Congress and TMC, which are part of the opposition bloc INDIA, had been engaged in bitter seat-sharing talks for the past few days.
The TMC had initially offered Congress 2 out of the 42 seats in the state. Chowdhury had rejected the offer, saying that the grand old party does not need Mamata’s pity.
The impasse had triggered a bitter war of words between Mamata’s party and Chowdhury.
TMC’s O’Brien also claimed that the opposition group had many detractors but only two — the BJP and Chowdhury — have repeatedly spoken out against the bloc.
He further repeated the charge that Chowdhury was working at the behest of BJP.
“The voice is his, but the words are being dictated to him by the duo in Delhi. In the past two years, Adhir Chowdhury has spoken the language of the BJP. Not once has he raised the issue of Bengal being deprived of central funds,” O’Brien said.
“He even endorses ED actions in Bengal when they are against Trinamool. He holds special press conferences to belittle Mamata Banerjee and barely speaks against BJP leaders,” he added.
Asked whether the TMC remains part of the INDIA grouping, O’Brien said, “After the general election, if the Congress does its job and defeats the BJP on a substantial number of seats, the Trinamool Congress will very much be a part of the front that believes and fights for the Constitution and plurality.”
Meanwhile, Mamata’s sudden comments on Wednesday forced the Congress to adopt a conciliatory approach with party general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh asserting that the opposition bloc INDIA “cannot be imagined without Mamata Banerjee”.