Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday. His remarks followed the Election Commission’s decision to temporarily freeze the Trinamool Congress’ existing name and its symbol, ‘Jora Ghash Phul’ (twin flowers and grass). Sarma suggested that the new symbol, a ‘football player’ allocated to her faction, would soon ‘get deflated.’
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool on Friday got the name ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ and the ‘football player’ symbol ahead of the October 6 bypolls in Bengal.
The political stakes in Nandigram intensified after Mamata Banerjee withdrew her faction’s candidate, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, and announced support for the Congress nominee. The rival faction led by Arup Roy was allotted the name ‘Democratic Trinamool Congress’ and the ‘envelope’ symbol. “Mamata is gone now. She will not come back. Forget about her. If you keep worrying about Mamata, your blood pressure will rise. Sarma also criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over the arrest of the party’s candidate for the Nandigram bypoll, Milan Pradhan. “What kind of a candidate will you call him? This is a murder case. What kind of party are you running?
The Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool on Friday got the name ‘Mamata All India Trinamool Congress’ and the ‘football player’ symbol ahead of the October 6 bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in West Bengal . I have read in the newspapers that two or three murder cases were registered against him in 2007.
Now (Chief Minister) Suvendu (Adhikari) will develop the state and Mamata will sit and watch how development is done,” he said. That is the law,” he said.
When the matter comes before the authorities, the police will definitely have to arrest him as it is their duty.
