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Attacks on Congress party on the rise as

Rahul Gandhi moves with his Nyay Yatra

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New Delhi/Simdega (WB)

n a surprise move, West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
Ilaunched a scathing attack on the
Congress party, saying she doubted
whether Congress would be able to
secure even 40 seats in the upcoming
general elections. Speaking at a pub-
lic event in West Bengal, CM Mama-
ta said, “I doubt if you (Congress) will
win 40. I was offering two seats and
would have let them win. But they
wanted more. I said okay, contest on
all 42 then. Rejected! There has been
no conversation with them since.”
The CM further expressed her
disappointment after learning about
the Congress Bharat Jodo Nyay
Yatra programme in West Bengal
through unofficial channels, de-
spite being an INDIA bloc member.
“They have come to do a programme
in Bengal but did not even inform
me as an INDIA bloc member. I
got to know through administrative
sources. They had called Derek to
request that the rally be allowed to
pass through,” the CM said.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi beats a drum as he resumes his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Simdega (ANI)
ruling TMC supremo, Mamata Ba-
nerjee, on Thursday asserted that her 44 seats in the 2014 polls. citizen of India, I demand nyay from intact. “Mamata (Banerjee) is very
party would form the government Sharmishtha Mukherjee wrote you as these vile abuses seem to have much part of the INDIA alliance
at the Centre along with like-mind- to Rahul Gandhi on Friday to flag originated with someone having a and most of the other members who
ed regional partners after the Lok “vicious and continuous trolling by formal, or informal, association with are part of the INDIA alliance are
Sabha elections. your supporters” following the re- your organisation. I demand nyay as still members of the INDIA alliance,”
Months ahead of the Lok Sabha lease of her new book and comments a woman, and whose father, has been Rahul Gandhi said.
polls, the daughter of former Presi- last week about his ability to lead the subject (to) the most vile abuses hav- Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nar-
dent Pranab Mukherjee, Sharmistha party into the Lok Sabha election. ing sexual connotations,” she stated endra Modi on Wednesday launched
Mukherjee asserted that the future In a two-page letter posted on in a letter. a scathing attack on Congress using
of the Congress party is “nil” adding X, Mukherjee said she had been sub- “Show that your promise of nyay West Bengal Chief Minister Mama-
that the grand old party needs a new ject to trolling, “sometimes using the is not just an empty election slogan,” ta Banerjee’s remarks on differences
face, new ideas as well as leadership. nastiest language”, and identified she added. in the INDIA bloc over seat-sharing
“Congress party future is simply one social media user in particular But Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and said he prays that the opposition
‘nil’ as the situation suggests. Their - “Naveen Shahi, having an X han- on Tuesday reaffirmed the cohesion party is able to secure 40 seats in the
own INDI alliance partner Mamata dle of @Naveen_Kr_Shahi, who is within the INDIA bloc, addressing forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Banerjee is saying that they (Con- followed by several senior Congress Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Ku- Replying to the debate on the
gress) won’t be able to win even 40 leaders...” mar’s political manoeuvre. Address- motion of thanks to President’s ad-
seats... There is no future for Con- She further wrote that Shahi, ing a press conference in Jharkhand’s dress in the Rajya Sabha, the Prime
gress,” Mukherjee told ANI on Friday. “abused my father, Pranab Mukher- Gumla, Rahul Gandhi emphasised Minister said the Congress whose
She further added, “In my opin- jee and me in such vile language I the continued involvement of key leader and policy have “no guaran-
ion, by the time Rahul Gandhi or the feel nausea even to repeat it”. members, including Mamata Baner- tee” is raising questions on his pol-
Gandhi family for that matter, re- She said he also posted barbaric jee, within the alliance framework. icies. “A challenge has been posed
mains the face of Congress, its time remarks of a sexual nature aimed at Speaking on the alliance dynam- before you from West Bengal that
for a new face, new ideas and new her father. ics, Gandhi noted that while some Congress will not be able to cross 40
leadership won’t be sorted.” “You are talking about nyay (a members like Nitish Kumar have (in Lok Sabha elections 2024). I pray
The Congress won 52 seats in reference to Mr Gandhi’s ‘Bharat departed to join the BJP, the core es- that you are able to secure 40,” the
the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, while it got Jodo Nyay Yatra’). As an ordinary sence of the INDIA alliance remains Prime Minister said.

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