Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge reached out to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee a day after she severed ties with the Congress and declared that the TMC will be contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha polls alone. Earlier in the day, the TMC launched a frontal attack on Congress West Bengal president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury blaming him solely for the breakdown of talks between the two sides.
“Congress President Kharge has spoken with her today and we will find a way forward because her objective is objective of the INDIA bloc which is to defeat the BJP resoundingly in West Bengal and convincingly in other parts of the country,” Congress General Secretary (Communication) Jairam Ramesh said. He hailed Ms. Banerjee as the “co-creator” of the INDIA bloc and said that she played a crucial role in bringing together the opposition parties. Mr. Ramesh appealed to Ms. Banerjee on behalf of his party leadership to join the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra even if it is for “10-15 minutes” saying that her presence will immensely strengthen the spirit of the yatra.
Earlier in the day at a press interaction in Delhi, TMC’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien heaped the blame on Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mr. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for the breakdown in the seat-sharing talks.
