PTI
Kolkata
Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee declared on Tuesday that unseating the BJP from power is no longer just a political objective, but a mission of her lifetime, one she intends to fight forward with unwavering determination until her very last breath. Alleging that the BJP rigged counting in 177 of the 294 seats which went for polls to win the West Bengal elections, Banerjee asserted that she would not abandon TMC workers in “these difficult times”.
She was referring to large-scale arrests of leaders on charges of corruption, intimidation and extortion, and the alleged torture of party workers after the TMC’s debacle in the recent assembly polls.
“Jeeyenge toh BJP ko hathake jayenge (will dislodge the BJP if I continue to live),” Banerjee said, accusing the BJP-led Centre of “pulling strings” to split the TMC. Alleging that her party MLAs and councillors were being threatened by the saffron camp, besides administrative hurdles which were being put up before her, the TMC chief said she would stop the “conspiracy” from taking effect.
Addressing TMC supporters at a dharna in central Kolkata – Banerjee’s first public programme since TMC’s defeat in the state elections – to protest alleged post-poll attacks on party workers and leaders following the BJP’s victory in the state polls, Banerjee said anti-BJP parties would soon formulate a country-wide programme.
“Very soon, all anti-BJP parties will meet in Delhi. Wait for a few days and we will soon announce our countrywide course of action,” the TMC chief said.
