Mamata goes national, Delhi falls on the way
2 Oct 2012 6:52 AM IST
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee may well have drawn the contours for the next General Election on Monday afternoon. More than the presence of the National Democratic Alliance [NDA] convenor Sharad Yadav at the protest rally of the Trinamool Congress at Jantar Mantar, it was the content of Banerjee's fiery speech of which indicated that the leader had her plans charted out for the battle with the erstwhile ally Congress both inside and outside Parliament.
The presence of Yadav did not restrain Banerjee from announcing that her party would bring a no-confidence motion in the next session of Parliament. Yadav had given a statement contrary to this a day before. She also did not hesitate in criticising the NDA for indulging in the politics of bandh, which she had opposed.
Continuing with her attack, she said, 'We also don't want this government. If need be, we are ready for bringing a no-confidence motion against this government. I am ready to work with other parties to bring a resolution against the government in the next session of Parliament.... I would request other political parties not to support this government,'
Cheered by a crowd of over 5,000 supporters, Banerjee underlined the fact that though she favoured the mobilisation of anti-Congress forces, it had to take place on her own terms. She unleashed a lethal attack on the United Progressive Alliance [UPA] government's decisions to introduce foreign investment in retail, raising the price of diesel and capping of LPG cylinders.
Despite being a regional party having roots in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress managed to mobilise cadres from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab for the protest. Reaching the protest venue at around 1:40 pm, she made a passionate speech slamming the government. Talking about her party ministers who had resigned in the wake of the UPA opting for FDI in retail, she said, 'They have taken up a public cause. I congratulate them.'
In a scathing attack on the UPA, Banerjee remarked, 'It is being asked why Mamata has come to Delhi? Is Delhi not part of India? Why does the Congress get so angry? If it is getting angry, the next time I will get ice [to cool it down].'
The presence of Yadav did not restrain Banerjee from announcing that her party would bring a no-confidence motion in the next session of Parliament. Yadav had given a statement contrary to this a day before. She also did not hesitate in criticising the NDA for indulging in the politics of bandh, which she had opposed.
Continuing with her attack, she said, 'We also don't want this government. If need be, we are ready for bringing a no-confidence motion against this government. I am ready to work with other parties to bring a resolution against the government in the next session of Parliament.... I would request other political parties not to support this government,'
Cheered by a crowd of over 5,000 supporters, Banerjee underlined the fact that though she favoured the mobilisation of anti-Congress forces, it had to take place on her own terms. She unleashed a lethal attack on the United Progressive Alliance [UPA] government's decisions to introduce foreign investment in retail, raising the price of diesel and capping of LPG cylinders.
Despite being a regional party having roots in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress managed to mobilise cadres from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab for the protest. Reaching the protest venue at around 1:40 pm, she made a passionate speech slamming the government. Talking about her party ministers who had resigned in the wake of the UPA opting for FDI in retail, she said, 'They have taken up a public cause. I congratulate them.'
In a scathing attack on the UPA, Banerjee remarked, 'It is being asked why Mamata has come to Delhi? Is Delhi not part of India? Why does the Congress get so angry? If it is getting angry, the next time I will get ice [to cool it down].'
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