Trinamool only alternative to the ‘proxy BJP govt.’ in Meghalaya, says Mamata at launch of election campaign
The Hindu
‘Sangma government did nothing over the past five years...if you want to change the present corrupt and discredited regime, if you want a government that will empower you and uphold your culture, vote for Trinamool’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on January 18 that the Trinamool Congress was the only alternative to the “proxy BJP government” in Meghalaya that was remote-controlled from Guwahati.
Launching her party’s poll campaign in Meghalaya, she did not take any name but made it clear that her target of attack was Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who the parties opposed to the Bharatiya Janata Party say dictates terms to the National People’s Party (NPP)-led coalition government in Meghalaya.
The BJP is a minor ally of the NPP in the Meghalaya government but the two parties do not have any pre-poll understanding. The election to the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly is scheduled for February 27.
Addressing a rally at Mendipathar in the State’s Garo Hills region, Ms. Banerjee urged the people to dislodge the “proxy government” led by the NPP’s Conrad K. Sangma.
“If you want to change the present corrupt and discredited government, you should remember that there is no other credible alternative to the Trinamool. We know how to fight,” the Trinamool chairperson said. “I fought the Left Front hard when I was in the Congress but it did not give me any protection. You cannot imagine how I was tortured and the kind of political situation I faced,” she said.
She said the Sangma government in Meghalaya did nothing over the past five years and dared it to show its report card before making any claims.
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