Civic polls: TMC pins hope on youth brigade
31 March 2015 5:54 AM IST
The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which already has three municipal seats in its kitty, is confident of sweeping the civic body polls. Senior party leaders are in all praise for youngsters, especially college students and passouts, who are holding door-to-door campaigns for TMC’s win in the municipal polls, scheduled to be held after two weeks.
About 80-85 per cent of TMC rallies and the street-corner meetings comprise youngsters, committed to the party’s cause. “It is the young party workers who are leading door-to-door campaigns and the street-corner meetings. Besides, young workers can see how the state has improved in terms of education and employment, after the CPI(M) was ousted from power. Peace has returned to Jangalmahal and Darjeeling. That must have been the motivating factor,” said Trinamool MP Suvendu Adhikari, who was recently inducted into the party’s core committee.
The TMC has already won uncontested in three seats -- Arambagh, Gayeshpur and Tarakeshwar. The by-poll results of Bongaon and Krishnagar have logged in Trinamool’s favour. “The young brigade believes that only party chief Mamata Banerjee can lead Bengal to the path of development. It is a highly motivated team,” said MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay. His son Sayandeb Chattopadhyay is a students’ leader.
The TMC has won in the majority in most wards of the three municipalities, after the opposition withdrew nomination in 47 of 52 wards – 16 of 19 in Arambagh, 14 of 15 in Tarakeswar and 17 of 18 in Gayeshpur. “The civic polls are fought on the basis of amenities available to the people.
Youngsters can see that the quality of drinking water, cleanliness and the number of streetlights have improved under the TMC’s rule. Hence, they are keen to make the party victorious in the municipal polls with a thumping majority,” said Sovandeb Chattopadhyay.
In fact, TMC leaders say the quality of the party’s campaign had already built pressure on the opposition BJP, CPI(M) and Congress. “The BJP is a closed chapter in Bengal politics,” said a senior TMC leader and state cabinet member, Subrata Mukherjee.
About 80-85 per cent of TMC rallies and the street-corner meetings comprise youngsters, committed to the party’s cause. “It is the young party workers who are leading door-to-door campaigns and the street-corner meetings. Besides, young workers can see how the state has improved in terms of education and employment, after the CPI(M) was ousted from power. Peace has returned to Jangalmahal and Darjeeling. That must have been the motivating factor,” said Trinamool MP Suvendu Adhikari, who was recently inducted into the party’s core committee.
The TMC has already won uncontested in three seats -- Arambagh, Gayeshpur and Tarakeshwar. The by-poll results of Bongaon and Krishnagar have logged in Trinamool’s favour. “The young brigade believes that only party chief Mamata Banerjee can lead Bengal to the path of development. It is a highly motivated team,” said MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay. His son Sayandeb Chattopadhyay is a students’ leader.
The TMC has won in the majority in most wards of the three municipalities, after the opposition withdrew nomination in 47 of 52 wards – 16 of 19 in Arambagh, 14 of 15 in Tarakeswar and 17 of 18 in Gayeshpur. “The civic polls are fought on the basis of amenities available to the people.
Youngsters can see that the quality of drinking water, cleanliness and the number of streetlights have improved under the TMC’s rule. Hence, they are keen to make the party victorious in the municipal polls with a thumping majority,” said Sovandeb Chattopadhyay.
In fact, TMC leaders say the quality of the party’s campaign had already built pressure on the opposition BJP, CPI(M) and Congress. “The BJP is a closed chapter in Bengal politics,” said a senior TMC leader and state cabinet member, Subrata Mukherjee.
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