Trinamool’s storm in teacup blows over

“He is an artiste. He was not initially a Trinamool worker. He has a good image in public. Therefore,he can express his opinion. There are some legal problems in works at the panchayat level and maybe because of that,he is facing some problems. I too face problems in undertaking development work in many cases because of such issues. Anyway,it is an issue at the block level and nothing big,” Banerjee said after her party’s core committee meeting in Trinamool Bhawan today. “The Trinamool did not mind his comments. It’s is not unhappy with him,” she said.

Source said the Trinamool chief,who held a closed-door core committee meeting today,chided local leaders of South 24-Parganas,under which Jadavpur constituency of Kabir Sumon lies,for hindering development work undertaken by the MP.

Reacting to Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s allegations that Trinamool is in cahoots with the Maoists,Banerjee said,“The CM is playing the same record on and on. They (CPM) will go out now and therefore Marx and Mao have become one. Earlier,in Keshpur,they (CPM) made PWG work. Now,they are brining in Kishenji. The chief minister is spreading lies about us.”

She once again demanded that the joint security operations in three districts be halted and Army pressed into service after declaring them “disturbed”. Claiming her party was ready for Assembly polls any time,Banerjee said,“If tomorrow we have polls,Trinamool Congress is ready.”

The Trinamool chief announced that on Saturday,rallies will be undertaken at block levels by her party against price hike and the state government’s inaction. On Sunday,rallies will highlight the issue of CPM-sponsored terror in the districts. “We will also raise the two issues in Parliament,” she added.