Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will maintain an important assembly with Janata Dal (S) chief H D Kumaraswamy on Friday, per week after she met with Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Kolkata. According to get together sources, the Mamata-Kumaraswamy assembly might be held at Banerjee’s residence in Bhawanipore at 4 PM. The JD(S) chief will arrive within the metropolis round midday to satisfy Banerjee, who can also be the TMC supremo, a senior chief of the get together stated.
“The two leaders will talk about the current political scenario within the nation and the best way ahead to combat and defeat BJP in 2024 (common election),” he stated on situation of anonymity. According to TMC leaders, the conferences with non-Congress, non-BJP leaders are a part of the get together’s efforts to cobble up an “opposition unity with regional powers”.
Kumaraswamy attended the assembly of opposition events convened by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee within the metropolis in January 2019 forward of the Lok Sabha ballot that 12 months. Friday’s assembly with him is prone to be Banerjee’s third assembly with a non-BJP, non-Congress get together chief inside per week.
On Thursday, Mamata met his Odisha counterpart Naveen Patnaik and resolved to make the federal construction of the nation “strong and permanent”. The assertion got here after a much-awaited assembly of the 2 chief ministers held on the conclusion of Banerjee’s three-day go to to Odisha.
Addressing reporters on the finish of the assembly at Naveen Niwas – Patnaik’s residence – with Banerjee beside him, the Odisha CM stated, “We resolved to make the federal structure of the country permanent and strong. There was no other political discussion.” Banerjee seconded Patnaik and stated, “I strongly support what Naveen ji said and I appreciate this. We also discussed democratic rights and the safety of the nation.”
She additionally sought iron ore for industries in her state and proposed an industrial hall between the 2 states. However, hypothesis remained rife that the assembly was a part of Banerjee’s plan to kind an opposition entrance with regional gamers minus the Congress.
TMC had additionally introduced it will maintain talks with different regional events of their bid to tackle the BJP within the essential 2024 elections although it formally continued to disclaim any plans for a ‘Third Front’, separate from the Congress-led broad coalition.
No Official Word On Formation Of Third Front
After Thursday’s assembly at Patnaik’s residence too, each the leaders skipped questions on the opportunity of a 3rd entrance or a regional alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. “It was a courtesy meeting. There was no in-depth discussion about serious political matters. We share a very old friendship,” Patnaik stated. Banerjee thanked Patnaik for handing over two acres of land for the development of a Bengal authorities visitor home in Puri.
Banerjee had final week met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and stated that the 2 events will keep equal distance from BJP and the Congress and attain out to regional events forward of the polls.
