Buoyed by its emphatic win within the Meeting bypolls in West Bengal, sweeping all of the six seats, regardless of the outrage towards the federal government following the rape-murder of a junior physician at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata and the corruption instances plaguing it, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) goes to its nationwide government committee assembly on Monday with deal with nationwide politics.
Having consolidated its place additional within the bypolls after successful 29 out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats within the parliamentary elections held earlier this 12 months, the TMC leaders really feel the time has come for the celebration to play a extra “vociferous” position in Parliament in the course of the winter session in addition to go for the organisational reshuffle, deliberate by celebration quantity two Abhishek Banerjee.
“The nationwide government committee assembly on Monday at Mamata Banerjee’s residence will decide the additional roadmap for the celebration. Mamata Banerjee will information us concerning our position in each the winter session of Parliament in addition to of the Meeting,” mentioned a senior chief, anticipated to take part within the assembly.
Chatting with mediapersons on Sunday, TMC Lok Sabha member Kalyan Bandopadhyay mentioned: “All of the Opposition events nationally ought to settle for Mamata Banerjee as their chief. She ought to be the face of Opposition nationally. Some events ought to put aside their ego and settle for Mamata Banerjee because the chief of the Opposition towards the BJP. Take a look at the by-election outcomes,” Bandopadhyay mentioned.
In response to sources within the TMC, the primary agenda to be mentioned in Monday’s assembly would be the celebration’s stance on a number of points, together with Wakf Modification Invoice, within the winter session of Parliament set to start from Monday.
The celebration leaders can even deliberate on easy methods to take care of the problem within the upcoming Meeting session. “Mamata Banerjee will inform us the position we’ll play in Parliament,” mentioned a senior member of the nationwide government committee.
“The bypoll outcomes have proven that we’re on the best path. As Abhishek Banerjee has mentioned, there’s a want for performance-based analysis of celebration leaders. Sure organisational gaps and shortcomings have to be fulfilled. A listing for reshuffle has been ready by Abhishek Banerjee. Mamata Banerjee can have the ultimate say within the concern. This can be a part of our preparations for the 2026 Meeting polls within the state,” mentioned one other senior chief and a member of the nationwide government committee.
TMC leaders mentioned the bypoll outcomes mirrored not solely the “acceptability of Mamata Banerjee’s flagship programmes like Kanyashree and Lakshmir Bhandar but in addition a sturdy organisation on the grassroots stage”.
Other than an enormous soar within the successful margin, nearly doubling it in 5 of the six Meeting seats the place bypolls have been held, the celebration received from Madarihat for the primary time. Additionally, the celebration was in a position to garner over 50% votes in all of the six constituencies — Naihati (62.97%); Haroa (76.63%), Medinipur (53.44%), Taldangra (52.07%), Sitai (76.08)%, and Madarihat (54.05%).
Within the Lok Sabha elections, the TMC had 45.76% vote share total.
Additionally, the successful margin was doubled within the 5 seats. As an illustration, within the by- election in Sitai, TMC candidate Sangita Roy received by 13,01,56 votes. In the identical Meeting section in the course of the Lok Sabha polls, TMC received with a margin of 29,000 votes. In 2021 Meeting polls, the TMC had a successful margin of 10112 votes.
“Sitai and Madarihat seats in North Bengal are thought of a BJP stronghold. We have now consolidated our place. Now, is the time for Mamata Banerjee to play one other position nationally,” mentioned a veteran TMC chief.
“Organisation is a two-way visitors. On one hand, we’ve got efficient management, sturdy organisation and insurance policies that are people-friendly. Alternatively, the belief of Mamata Banerjee is undamaged within the minds of individuals,” mentioned Jay Prakash Majumdar, TMC vice-president and spokesperson.
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC Chief in Lok Sabha Sudip Bandyopadhyay, Sougata Roy, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, state unit president Subrata Bakshi, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim and different senior leaders are anticipated to be current within the Monday’s assembly.
Nevertheless, TMC Rajya Sabha member Sukhendu Shekhar Roy, who was crucial of the federal government the problem of RG Kar rape and homicide, has not been invited to the assembly.
Talking on the problem, Firhad Hakim, Mayor and State City Growth Minister, mentioned: “Occasion self-discipline comes first. I mustn’t make any feedback publicly towards celebration self-discipline. One mustn’t have made all statements public.”
