"Modiji More Powerful Because Of Congress", Says Mamata Banerjee From Goa
NDTV
In Goa to campaign for the Trinamool, Mamata Banerjee has confirmed an alliance with Vijay Sardesai's Goa Forward Party, which is a former ally of the ruling BJP
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the Congress for making Prime Minister Narendra Modi (and the BJP) "more powerful" by acting as the party's publicist, and appeared to rule out any possibility of an alliance with the GOP ahead of elections in Goa next year.
She accused the Congress of failing to recognise the need for the opposition to unite and underlined the importance of regional parties to counter the BJP and strengthen India's federal structure.
"Modiji is going to be more powerful because of the Congress... because the Congress is the BJP's TRP (television ratings points). If they (the Congress) cannot take a decision... the country will suffer. Why (should) the country suffer... they have had enough opportunity," the Trinamool chief said.
In Goa to campaign for the Trinamool - which has tied up with Vijay Sardesai's Goa Forward Party (former allies with the ruling BJP) - she pointed to the April-May election in Bengal.
