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Ray · 23-01-12, 10:41 AM

TMC vs Cong in Manipur

IMPHAL: Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will address a public meeting at Langjing Achouba ground near a CRPF camp here on Wednesday .

In the 60-seat Manipur assembly, the party fielded 47 candidates, including its lone MLA K Sharat Singh and three legislators who recently joined Trinamool.

Trinamool has no alliance with the ruling Congress in the state.

After releasing the party's poll manifesto, Trinamool leader and MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday said senior leaders, including Union shipping minister Mukul Roy, will accompany Mamata on her Imphal visit.

"I was supposed to stay in Manipur for a day but when I told our party members about people's love and affection for our party here, Mamata Banerjee asked me to stay in Manipur till the poll ends," Derek said. As Mamata is entitled to Z-plus security, officials will disclose the exact time of her public address at the Langjing ground soon, he added.

Responding to a query on whether Trinamool will go in for a post-poll alliance, Derek said, "We will go by the decision taken by our leaders as well as the people after the election."

The party's Manipur unit president and former MP, Kim Gangte, said, "Let the people decide and bless us to form the government in the state."

In its manifesto, Trinamool said Manipur's problems needed urgent attention and the party was determined to address them. "Today love, respect and understanding is missing among us and hence integrity is threatened. Trinamool will take up all possible steps so that we can live with love and mutual respect," the party manifesto said. Stating that the presence of security forces in Manipur is one of the main reasons for the anger of the people in Manipur, the party promised to strive for gradual reduction of such forces in the state. The party manifesto said Trinamool would not allow the entry of FDI in retail trade in Manipur and would take steps to safeguard the interests of small traders.

TMC vs Cong in Manipur - The Times of India

There are those who in the FDI and Lokpal threads felt that Ms Bannerjee is but only a pain!

Actually, she is turning out to be a smart cookie as far as politics is concerned.

She has projected herself as a staunch secularist, pro poor, pro justice and all those things that endears politicians to the people. And where is has done better, is that she has given the impression that she means it sincerely. Note: given the impression. Even though it may be merely an impression, at least she is not dismissed , like other politicians at the first instance that it is all sham.

Whereas only Hema Malini has visited Manipur so far, Mamata Bannerjee has stolen a march over others by visiting Manipur and making it a news!

Let us see how many seats come her way!

Iamanidiot · 23-01-12, 10:44 AM

Brigadier one thing I will admit she is a street fighter a true grassroots politician and one who has guts.None of the Congress lot barring ex AP CM Y.S.R have these qualities in them.She already faced enough crap from bengali commies that there is nothing in the Congress arsenal that will tame her.

Arunpillai · 23-01-12, 03:13 PM

She's just a rabble rouser.. I dont have any faith in her administrative abilities..

Ray · 23-01-12, 03:15 PM

True she is a rabble rouser, but she sure can rouse the rabble!

jackprince · 23-01-12, 03:32 PM

Don't be so sure! She always tries to keep her word, at least presumes to do so, unlike other politicians. And mass believes in her, which is also a unique quality. Heck, I mostly believe her efforts are honest!

She would learn how to 'Administer' soon enough and she is wise enough to include intellectuals in her cabinet too.

She has already breached the red-fort of Leftists in WB, let's not discount her so soon

Param · 23-01-12, 05:30 PM

LOL administrative abilities! As if the rest of the country is a model for good administration.

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