Kolkata witnessed a record
number of attendees Thursday July 21, 2016; during ruling Trinamool Congress
(TMC)'s martyr day special rally.
This rally was organized close on the
heels of a huge victory in the recently concluded WB assembly election. As
usual in the earlier years several leaders from opposition parties have joined
TMC during the rally at Dharmatala, Kolkata.
MLAs & Councillors from Congress
& CPIM attended meeting and join TMC. The worst casualty Region is Deepa Dasmunshi’s
region as the Municipality now is Governed by TMC.
Weakening the Left-Congress alliance in
West Bengal, two MLAs of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and
Congress joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday during the
party's annual martyrs' day observation in Kolkata.
TMCs Secretary General Partha Chatterjee
announced this from the stage in central
Kolkata.
Dipali Biswas, CPI-M MLA from Malda’s Gajol
constituency & Tusharkanti Bhattacharya, Congress MLA from Bankura,
Bishnupur constituency were present here and joining Trinamool Congress party
today.
Meanwhile, 14 opposition councillors of
three municipalities also joined the ruling partyon Thursday.
Seven Congress Councillors, including
the vice chairman, of North Dinajpur’s Kaliaganj Municipality, West Midnapur’s Khargapur
Municipalitys five councillors and Purulia Municipality’s two councillors are
joining TMC. Getting majority (9 out of total 10 seats), we are taking
possession of Kaliaganj Municipality, Partha Chatterjee further said.
In the beginning AITC (TMC) ‘s general
secretary indicated that Trinamool’s next target is Tripura. Tripura’s MLA
Sudip Roy Burman addressed the rally. As a first step, Trinamool Supremo Mamata
will address a Trinamool Congress gathering in Agartala on 9th
August 2016.
Please read our earlier post: Tripura –
TMC surges ahead…
“Mamata Banerjee is the only leader who
has stood up against communal politics in India” as told by her minister Firhad
Hakim.
Eminent musician and former Trinamool
Congress parliamentarian Kabir Suman on Thursday made a passionate appeal to
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for releasing political prisoners
lodged in jails across the state.
Kabir Suman also said he is missing
Madan Mitra Very Much.
Highlights of Mamata
Banerjee’s speech:
Mamata Banerjee said our target is to convert Bengal into
Biswa Bangla.
Frontal organisations, panchayats,
ZillaParishads, municipalities must keep working for the people.
Central Govt is politically blackmailing
opposition through CBI & ED. Instead of bringing black-money back to India
they allowed our white money to runaway. 80,000 industrialists left India due
to harassment by CBI & ED. States are full of debt but Central Govt isn’t
helping. She even went to give examples of different states reeling under loan
debt. She blames Center that it is ploy by them (Central Govt) to keep the
states under pressure and talk about Federal System.
Attempts are on to saffronise
everything: Mamata Banerjee .This is evident from the fact that now Dalit
suicide torture across India especially BJP ruled states have increased which
she again said was an area of concern. She was critical about Centres Policy
like “Swach Bharat” / “Beti Banchao Beti Parao” which are only schemes for
Advertisement as compared to similar schemes of bigger size by Bengal
Government. The tone was one of confidence and message clear don’t mess with
us.
In one of his most searing speeches
after the victory in the Assembly poll, Trinamool Congress [TMC] chairperson
and the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee spoke against
"saffron polarisation" in the country and the State using the
"politics of cow." She has appealed to stop such politics. Without
naming any political party the Chief Minister has said that she will "not
tolerate" any politics of polarization in the State through "cow
surveys" by certain political parties.
"I heard that few people, on behalf
of a political party or its sister organization is reaching out to the people.
They are asking about the number of cows in each household. What right do they
have to ask this question?," the Chief Minister asked.
Will not allow communalization in the name
of security. Food habit is a personal choice.
"Dalits are targeted in Gujarat. We
are condemning these incidents. And I would like to make it clear that if someone
would like to conduct this [cow] survey - tries to set fire - be rest assured
we would not tolerate that. We would fight such [intentions] politically. We
will not let you set houses on fire," Ms. Banerjee said.
Raising the issue of attacks on Dalits
at Una in Gujarat, Ms. Banerjee also called for putting an end to the cow
politics in the country.
On Thursday Ms. Banerjee also raised her
concerns about saffron polarization in different spheres including education.
There was also some
clear do’s& don’ts for TMC Workers by
party Chief Mamata Banerjee.
Zero tolerance on issues of corruption
& personal benefits. Anyone who wants to practice are not for TMC. It was
bold crisp clear … No lobbying within the party.
Regarding lobbying this blog already posted an
article earlier this month only, Link:
Each one should prepare themselves for
serving the people only so that when a TMC Worker walks down the street people
should identify each them by pointing out look a TMC worker is going who stands
beside us during our need s. A very simple statement though but its unlined
meaning is immense. TMC Workers should also make a Yearly Calendar for
themselves for serving the common people.
Her mandate was No one is welcome in the
party who makes life difficult for common people.
(Article is jointly written by Saroop Chattopadhyay & Jayanta Sengupta)
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