Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee urges opposition parties in West Bengal to unite in a “joint platform” to oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has come to power in the state following recent assembly elections. Speaking at an event at her Kalighat residence on Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary, Banerjee calls on opposition forces to come together across ideological lines, including Left parties and ultra-Left groups, and says national parties should also join. She also asks student unions opposed to the BJP and non-governmental organisations to unite in the effort. Banerjee says she is willing to engage in dialogue with any political party that wants to discuss forming such a platform. She frames the initiative around the view that the BJP is the primary opponent, adding that it is not a time to treat the “enemy’s enemy” as a friend. The report also mentions Banerjee’s claim that atrocities are being committed against TMC workers, as part of her case for coordinated opposition.
Mamata Banerjee calls for opposition unity via joint platform against BJP
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mamata Banerjee urges opposition parties in West Bengal to unite in a “joint platform” to oppose the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has come to power in the state...
- Mamata Banerjee calls for opposition parties in West Bengal to form a “joint platform” against the BJP.
- She urges Left and ultra-Left groups, as well as other opposition parties, to unite.
- Banerjee also calls for student unions opposed to the BJP and NGOs to join the effort.
- She says she will hold dialogue with any party interested in participating.
- Her remarks are made following West Bengal assembly elections in which the BJP is described as having come to power.
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to all opposition parties in West Bengal to come together to form a "joint platform" to fight the BJP which came to power in the state after the recently held assembly elections. The former chief minister also called upon the student unions of various affiliations opposed to the BJP and the NGOs to unite against the saffron camp. "I call upon all opposition parties, including the Leftists and the ultra-Left, to come together to form a joint platform against the BJP," Banerjee said, also calling upon national parties to join. The TMC chief said that she will talk with any political party if they want to hold a dialogue with her in this regard. "It is not the time to think the enemy's enemy is my friend, our first enemy is the BJP," she said, while addressing a small gathering in front of her Kalighat residence on Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary. She claimed that atrocities were being committed against TMC worke
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