Kolkata/New Delhi: In an escalation of the standoff with Congress, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday dared the party to leave the alliance in the state for allegedly working in tandem with CPI(M) and hatching a conspiracy to defame Trinamool Congress.
While the PCC said the party is not pulling out of the Trinamool-led coalition in the state, Congress' central leadership asked Trinamool Congress not to react "over-aggressively and in a provocative atmosphere".
"Congress and CPI(M)are working together. If Congress thinks they will go with CPI(M), the door is open. They may leave. If Congress works in tandem with CPI(M), they will not get TC", said Banerjee.
"Congress interfered with federal structure. Lokayukta was forcibly included in the Lokpal bill. They did not pay any heed to our concern. Voting was not done on it," Mamata told.
"Congress is worried as we are contesting the Manipur and UP polls. The party is spreading canard against Trinamool Congress because we opposed FDI in retail, pension bill, coal and petroleum price hike," she said.
Alleging that conspiracies were hatched to defame her party, Banerjee said "I have fought alone in Singur and Nandigram and also while opposing Netai massacre. I can go alone."
Reacting to Banerjee's statement, West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Pradip Bhattacharya said Congress would not quit the ministry in the state "as long as people desire".
"We are not in the ministry to satisfy anyone's will. We are there to fulfil people's wishes", he said.
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