NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday mentioned the INDIA bloc would select its prime ministerial candidate after the Lok Sabha elections and the selection would depend upon the variety of seats gained by every ally. She admitted that seat-sharing agreements between the companions would “not be straightforward” but when “they agree in precept on the method”, it could possibly be labored out.
Whereas speaking to reporters, Banerjee mentioned there could be a “widespread manifesto” to mission the insurance policies of the INDIA group.
“The PM ought to be projected after the polls relying on the seats that every of the allies will get,” Banerjee mentioned, including that not having a PM face wouldn’t are available in the way in which of a regime change. “Was Deve Gowda projected? What about Gujaral?” she mentioned giving examples of the 2 who acquired propelled into the PMO in 1996-1998 as heads of the United Entrance coalitions by sheer pressure of circumstances.
She parried questions on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s declare for the highest slot.
“I’m open to talks with everybody but when anyone has an issue about us, then I do not need an answer for it. I can work with all people,” she mentioned when requested whether or not she was prepared to depart extra seats for Congress; particularly when the latter was in alliance along with her arch adversary CPM.
On a day when 78 MPs had been suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Banerjee known as the Modi authorities “tremendous autocratic” and mentioned it was “scared” of the Opposition, even with its “full majority within the Home”. The INDIA bloc events will meet on Tuesday to work out a joint technique to tackle BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Requested about central businesses going after opposition leaders, Banerjee mentioned, “All opposition events are beneath company strain. They’re utilizing cash energy, muscle energy and company energy as they attempt to scare us, however they can not purchase me, I’ll combat until the time I’m alive.” , she mentioned, including that Mayawati can’t be a part of India due to “issues, about which everyone knows”. She, nonetheless, refused to elaborate.
On BJP, she mentioned, “I’ve no grievances however I’ve ideological issues with them.”
However the West Bengal CM slammed the Modi authorities for holding again GST dues to states and accused the Centre of bulldozing the federal construction by chopping central funds for states not dominated by BJP and added that her state is the “largest sufferer”.
She mentioned, “They’ve stopped funds for central schemes as a result of they (the Centre) need all of them to be saffronised.”
Whereas speaking to reporters, Banerjee mentioned there could be a “widespread manifesto” to mission the insurance policies of the INDIA group.
“The PM ought to be projected after the polls relying on the seats that every of the allies will get,” Banerjee mentioned, including that not having a PM face wouldn’t are available in the way in which of a regime change. “Was Deve Gowda projected? What about Gujaral?” she mentioned giving examples of the 2 who acquired propelled into the PMO in 1996-1998 as heads of the United Entrance coalitions by sheer pressure of circumstances.
She parried questions on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s declare for the highest slot.
“I’m open to talks with everybody but when anyone has an issue about us, then I do not need an answer for it. I can work with all people,” she mentioned when requested whether or not she was prepared to depart extra seats for Congress; particularly when the latter was in alliance along with her arch adversary CPM.
On a day when 78 MPs had been suspended from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Banerjee known as the Modi authorities “tremendous autocratic” and mentioned it was “scared” of the Opposition, even with its “full majority within the Home”. The INDIA bloc events will meet on Tuesday to work out a joint technique to tackle BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Requested about central businesses going after opposition leaders, Banerjee mentioned, “All opposition events are beneath company strain. They’re utilizing cash energy, muscle energy and company energy as they attempt to scare us, however they can not purchase me, I’ll combat until the time I’m alive.” , she mentioned, including that Mayawati can’t be a part of India due to “issues, about which everyone knows”. She, nonetheless, refused to elaborate.
On BJP, she mentioned, “I’ve no grievances however I’ve ideological issues with them.”
However the West Bengal CM slammed the Modi authorities for holding again GST dues to states and accused the Centre of bulldozing the federal construction by chopping central funds for states not dominated by BJP and added that her state is the “largest sufferer”.
She mentioned, “They’ve stopped funds for central schemes as a result of they (the Centre) need all of them to be saffronised.”