Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee has demanded to make West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee the leader of the India Alliance. He said that Congress should give up its ego and accept Mamata Banerjee as the leader of India. While giving a statement on the results of the by-election during a program, Kalyan Banerjee said that if BJP wants to be removed from power, then all the opponents will have to give up their ego. Elections will have to be made as an alternative and Mamata Banerjee will have to be made the face of the opponents.
He further said that it has become clear from the results of Maharashtra that there is a lack of leadership in the opposition parties. Only Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee can defeat BJP. After this statement of Kalyan Banerjee, the reaction of the leaders of opposition parties has come to the fore. On Kalyan’s statement, Uddhav faction leader and spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said that India Block has been formed to protect the interest of the country and the Constitution. It is necessary to protect the Constitution and democracy. When the next meeting of India Block takes place, there will definitely be discussion on leadership etc.
SP’s national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav refused to say anything on Kalyan Banerjee’s statement. He said that there is nothing to say on India Block and Kalyan Banerjee. Meanwhile, Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said that the Bengal unit will respond to this.
He said that the performance of Congress in the by-elections is disappointing. There is a lack of leadership among the opponents. During the by-elections, the issue of RG incident was boiling in the state, the opponents conducted many types of movements. Opponents had made it a big issue, which was completely rejected by the people of Bengal. So much so that BJP had to lose the seat it had won. The kind of mandate that the people of Bengal have given to Trinamool in this by-election, it is clear that in 2026 the opponents will not get even 30 seats and there will be no leader worthy of sitting in the opposition.