Do not offend Mamata, says Sonia Gandhi to party workers
Positive talks with the TMC Congress on seat negotiation in the Lok Sabha polls may continue, but Mamata Banerjee cannot be fooled by any means. Sonia Gandhi herself explained this to the West Bengal Pradesh Congress on Friday in the midst of tension over the Rafah of the India Alliance seats. Her clear message, "Mamata can defeat the total BJP team, it is proven. Senior leaders of other parties are also acknowledging that the West Bengal Chief Minister is a popular face to prevent Modi in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. In four consecutive meetings, the members of the India alliance have all given considerable importance to the TMC leader. Therefore, in two or four out of forty-two seats in Bengal, we will make a deal with the TMC, that discussion can continue at the top level. But no one from our party will say such nonsense, so that Mamata will get upset with the Congress in the future.” In fact, on the day that state president Adhir Chowdhury commented on the seat sharin...