KOLKATA: Senior Congress leaders held a meeting in New Delhi to prepare a list of the candidates for the assembly election.
Trinmool Congress already announced 228 candidates name (see-http://www.aitmc.org/cand_list.pdf)
and offered 64 seats to Congress.
This however created resentment among the Congress workers and leaders in West Bengal.
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee had said, that they will be happy if Congress fields its candidates in 64 constituencies after seat adjustment. “Else, we will announce our candidates in those seats by Monday, she said.”
The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Manas Bhuniya arrived New Delhi last night, has already finalised the candidates for the 90 assembly seats and central leadership of the Congress has to approve it.
A meeting of the Congress’s screening committee for West Bengal chaired by Janardhan Poojari discussed the list of the candidates. Other screening committee members like leaders like P J Kurian and Working Committee Member in-charge for West Bengal Shakeel Ahmad joined the meeting.
Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee had held discussion with them over the issue last night.
Adhir Ranjan Chaudhury, MP, had yesterday said that the Trinamool’s one-sided declaration to the seats was an insult to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. He had also alleged that the Mamata Banerjee’s party wanted to abolish Congress in West Bengal.
MP Deepa Dasmunshi also expressed her resentment over the Trinmool Congress list.
It has been learnt that Sonia Gandhi has been strongly supporting the continuation of the alliance. Sonia Gandhi, who is in London, is expected to be back here today.
Trinmool Congress already announced 228 candidates name (see-http://www.aitmc.org/cand_list.pdf)
and offered 64 seats to Congress.
This however created resentment among the Congress workers and leaders in West Bengal.
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee had said, that they will be happy if Congress fields its candidates in 64 constituencies after seat adjustment. “Else, we will announce our candidates in those seats by Monday, she said.”
The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Manas Bhuniya arrived New Delhi last night, has already finalised the candidates for the 90 assembly seats and central leadership of the Congress has to approve it.
A meeting of the Congress’s screening committee for West Bengal chaired by Janardhan Poojari discussed the list of the candidates. Other screening committee members like leaders like P J Kurian and Working Committee Member in-charge for West Bengal Shakeel Ahmad joined the meeting.
Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee had held discussion with them over the issue last night.
Adhir Ranjan Chaudhury, MP, had yesterday said that the Trinamool’s one-sided declaration to the seats was an insult to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. He had also alleged that the Mamata Banerjee’s party wanted to abolish Congress in West Bengal.
MP Deepa Dasmunshi also expressed her resentment over the Trinmool Congress list.
It has been learnt that Sonia Gandhi has been strongly supporting the continuation of the alliance. Sonia Gandhi, who is in London, is expected to be back here today.
