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Congress core group meets after Trinamool's
quit decision
Wednesday September 19, 2012 05:59:25 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A day after
key ally Trinamool Congress announced it was exiting the UPA
government over its demand for roll-back of major economic
decisions, the Congress Core Committee met here Wednesday to
discuss the political developments.
The Congress Core Committee meeting was held at 7, Race Course
Road, the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Congress
chief Sonia Gandhi was present at the meeting that began at 10
a.m.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh has demanded the
prime minister's resignation and a fresh mandate. "Before
accepting the resignation of TMC ministers, PM should step down
and go for a fresh mandate whether country is permitting his
policies or not," he tweeted.
Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee announced her party's decision to
quit the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Tuesday
evening, four days after the central government announced a wave
of reforms aimed at kickstarting a stagnant economy.
Banerjee said that Trinamool's six ministers -- one cabinet-rank
and five ministers of state -- would submit their resignations to
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Friday.
However, Banerjee gave a lifeline to UPA, saying she would
reconsider withdrawal of support if the government took back its
decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand
retail, cut the hiked diesel prices by Rs.3, and raised the number
of subsidised cooking gas cylinders each household can get in a
year to 12.
The Trinamool has 19 members in the Lok Sabha and is the second
largest constituent in the multi-party UPA.
The decision to quit brings the UPA's strength in the 545-seat Lok
Sabha from 273 to 254, which is slightly below the half-way mark.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party, which supports the UPA from
outside with 22 MPs, is to hold its parliamentary party meeting on
Thursday, sources said.
The Trinamool-UPA break-up comes ahead of a nationwide strike
called Thursday by all opposition parties against last week's
economic decisions.
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