SHILLONG, FEB 23: AITC Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday said her party will defeat the BJP and all its allies.
“As far as we are concerned, we are out to defeat the BJP and all its allies…We have proven in West Bengal that in a one to one fight with the BJP, we are among the very few parties that can fight and win,” Moitra told reporters.
Taking a jibe at the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his statement that Meghalaya is one of the most corrupt states in the country, the MP said it is ironic on his part because a part from being the union home minister, he is also a senior leader of the BJP, which is in coalition with the NPP in Meghalaya.
“So what I want to ask is this. You have been in power in the state for the last five years and you’re obviously looking in the mirror when you say that corruption is at its peak in Meghalaya and that is why people are clamoring for change and that is why TMC is here,” she added.
Slamming the former Congress national chief Rahul Gandhi for alleging that TMC is helping the BJP in Meghalaya, Moitra said, “The TMC has fought for 34 years against the Left and has come to power in West Bengal and right now we are in a third term and we don’t need to prove our anti-BJP credentials anywhere.”
She further claimed that if there is any force standing strong against all odds, it is the TMC against the BJP and said, “I don’t think we need to prove this and we don’t need the certificate from anyone.”
She also said that the days of the national parties in India are over as she added “if we have to rely on the bi-party system then there would be no more hope left for democracy in India”.
Lambasting the MDA government for failing on all fronts, the AITC MP said, “The government for the last five years that it has been in power has done nothing for infrastructure, for roads, for healthcare, for all round development – deserves to be shown the door.”
Stating that the TMC is the only alternative for the people of Meghalaya, Moitra said, “We are here as a national party, we don’t need to prove our credential to anyone and we thank the people of Meghalaya for the love and affection that they have shown us and we hope on 27 February that people will vote with faith and will use the fingers to show the power of democracy and will show their thumb to show the power of democracy.”
Joining Moitra in condemning the allegations against the TMC, Meghalaya In-charge Dr Manas Ranjan Bhunia said, “I have seen the statement and the deliberation of Rahul Gandhi in the meeting yesterday where he categorically identified TMC as B Team of BJP and helping the BJP. I strongly oppose and condemn this statement.”
He continued saying, “The role of TMC in the name of AITC we are spreading all over India in different states for political mandate from the people of this country. In multiple democratic systems, we are playing our vital role to woo the support of the people for democracy, for secularism, for sovereignty of the country and for the fundamental rights of the people. It has been proved by the activity under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee that she has proven her credential that all the issues she is fighting for are supported by the people.”
Bhunia said the TMC is fighting in Tripura and Goa which are BJP ruled states and now in Meghalaya where the BJP is fully supporting the government as he questioned “where from are we supporting BJP”.
Questioning the credentials of the Congress, the Meghalaya In-charge said, “We are all from the Congress but we have left. It is the people of Meghalaya who will judge our statements, deliberations and our activities. Charles and Mukul with their rich cultural and political heritage in Meghalaya will definitely prove their credentials with the support of the people of Meghalaya in the coming elections because the people need change.”
He further assured that the demand of the people for change will be fulfilled by the TMC in the coming elections.
In his opening statement, TMC state president and Nongthymmai legislator Charles Pyngrope said that the statement of the union home minister that Meghalaya is the most corrupt state is an indication that the governance which has been given to the people of Meghalaya for the last five years has been very dismal to say the least.
“We are here now for the change and we hope that the people of Meghalaya this time give us their full support so that we can work for the betterment of the people,” he said.
On the Congress’ allegation that TMC is B-Team of the BJP, Pyngrope said the party assured the people of the state that irrespective of the comments made “we are nobody’s B-Team”.
“We are here as TMC to fight the most divisive forces that are all around the country and we will fight at every stage against the BJP and any BJP led government so that change will come for the betterment of the people,” he concluded.
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