Mamata sits overnight in 'dharna' against Centre, raises political temperature

30 Mar 2023 Evaluate

West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee sat overnight in front of Dr. Ambedkar statue in Kolkata, against the BJP-led central government for its alleged ‘anti-people policies'.

Banerjee began the sit-in from yesterday noon, protesting alleged discrimination by the Centre against the state. She also protesting against the Centre's ‘stoppage’ of funds to the state for MGNREGA and other schemes of the housing and public works departments. Banerjee stated that the 2024 Parliamentary polls will be a fight between the citizens of the country and the BJP and asserted that people across religions must unite to defeat the saffron party & save the poor of the country. TMC Chief described the BJP as 'Dushasana' and 'Duryodhana' – the two antagonists from the epic ‘Mahabharata’. She also urged all political parties in the nation to work together to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections the next year. It was previously decided to maintain a neutral position towards both the Congress and the right-wing party in charge of India’s central polity.

At the protest site, Banerjee was surrounded by a group of TMC officials and supporters including Firhad Hakim and Aroop Biswas. The 30-hour protest by Mamata Banerjee is expected to end today at around 7 o’clock. The state’s political temperature has risen by a few notches with rallies by Banerjee’s nephew and TMC leader Abhisek, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, and a march organised by the Left-Congress alliance, in addition to the sit-in, which has been attracting large crowds of onlookers.


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