With TMC set for a second term with an enhanced majority, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said coming together of CPM and Congress was a “blunder” for both the parties and accused the opposition of spinning a “web of lies” to grab power.
Thanking the people for the “unprecedented victory”, Banerjee said politics in the state had hit a “historic low” during the electioneering and there should be a “Laxman Rekha” to maintain decency in public discourse.
Asked whether she harbours hope of a prominent national role in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she did not give a direct reply and called herself a less important person, adding “I love my country and my motherland.”
About TMC’s equation with BJP, she said, “We have ideological differences with it but we will always support it on issues that are beneficial to the people.” She also said TMC will support GST Bill in Parliament as promised earlier.
Terming the alliance between Congress and CPI(M) a “blunder”, she said when “ideology is lost, everything is lost. People of West Bengal have rejected attempts to mislead them, and the conspiracies.” Banerjee said she will take oath on May 27.
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