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Jolted by
Trinamool, Congress to discuss developments
Friday March 18, 2011 09:15:59 PM,
IANS
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Mamata
names 228 candidates, leaves 64 seats for Congress
The Trinamool
Congress Friday went ahead on its own and released a list of 228
candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, leaving
only 64 seats for the Congress which was bargaining for more in
their inconclusive seat-sharing talks.
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Kolkata:
Taken aback by Trinamool Congress' unilateral announcement of its
candidates for 228 seats for the West Bengal assembly elections, the
Congress leadership Friday said it will discuss the new development
and come out with a decision soon.
"We are a political party and we should always be prepared for any
eventuality. It's a new development and we will discuss the issue
within our party and come out with a comprehensive statement very
soon," Congress general secretary Shakeel Ahmed told IANS over
phone.
"Pranab-da (Pranab Mukherjee) had said that talks are inconclusive
and we had differences over a few seats and also the quantity and
quality of the seats. It was said that we would discuss it again.
But somehow she (Mamata Banerjee) unilaterally announced the list
today," Ahmed said.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Friday announced a list of
her party's candidates for 228 seats, leaving only 64 seats for the
Congress.
Talks between senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee and Banerjee Thursday were inconclusive as both could not
reach an agreement on seat-sharing for the April 18-May 10 assembly
elections in the state.
State Congress president Manas Bhuniya, while exuding confidence
that discussions could still solve the imbroglio, said the people of
West Bengal wanted an alliance between the Congress and Trinamool.
"The people of Bengal want an alliance between Congress and
Trinamool. I am not taking this announcement with a negative note
and I have full confidence on the process of discussion," he added.
However, state Congress leader and Murshidabad strongman Adhir
Choudhury expressed his disappointment and said, "She (Banerjee)
could have announced the list for the remaining 64 seats also. Who
could have stopped her?"
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