TMC to look beyond Bengal, will go to a state only to win: Abhishek Banerjee

Received’t take any submit for 20 years, can Jay Shah promise the identical: Abhishek at a press meet in Kolkata Monday.

Addressing his first press convention as Trinamool Congress normal secretary, MP Abhishek Banerjee Monday stated there could be renewed push to take the get together throughout the nation. With the BJP rising because the TMC’s major opponent in West Bengal, Abhishek stated, “Our goal is to not defeat the BJP. Our goal is to save lots of the nation and shield our Structure.”

Countering the BJP’s assaults on him citing dynasty politics, Abhishek, who’s Trinamool supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew, stated, “You ran a marketing campaign on ‘dynasty’. Individuals gave you the reply. I need to inform the BJP, generally dynasty is best than being nasty.”

Daring the BJP to usher in a legislation banning dynasty politics if it felt so strongly towards it, the MP stated, “In the event that they go such a Invoice, I’ll resign from my submit.” He stated the BJP gained’t convey such a legislation because it was “importing dynastic turncoats”. A number of TMC leaders had joined the BJP forward of the latest Meeting elections, together with Suvendu Adhikari and his relations.

Abhishek additionally declared, “I don’t need any ministerial berth for the following 20 years. Can Jay Shah (Union House Minister Amit Shah’s son) say the identical about his BCCI submit?” Refuting claims that he was the de facto No. 2 within the get together, he stated everybody within the TMC was a employee.

The TMC chief stated the get together would go about its growth extra systematically than earlier than, although he didn’t share any particulars. “We is not going to go to different states to win some seats or some proportion of votes. We are going to go to different states solely after we can win that state,” he stated, including that he would discuss with senior leaders throughout the get together. “I already held talks with our veteran leaders Subrata Bakshi, Partha Chatterjee and Subrata Mukherjee. In the present day, I’ll discuss with Sudip Banerjee and tomorrow I’ll meet Sougata Roy. We are going to finalise our planning and we’ll make it public inside one month.”

Abhishek stated his promotion to normal secretary didn’t make him No. 2 within the TMC. “In our get together, there isn’t a second man. We’re all employees of the get together. I’m additionally a employee of the get together and making an attempt to do my greatest for the get together.”
He attacked Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has had a working battle with the Banerjee authorities. “You’re a Governor, you can not differentiate between the BJP and Trinamool. You began attacking the Chief Minister inside hours of her taking oath. This isn’t finished,” Abhishek stated.