In new indications that opposition unity may not be a fictional idea, the Trinamool Congress on Friday slammed the BJP for horse-trading, calling developments in Delhi and Jharkhand an attempt by the saffron party to win the 2024 elections “through the back door”. relaxed me.
In its mouthpiece ‘Jago Bangla’, the party said: “Horse trading was started 200 years ago by horse traders and now the BJP is adept at doing so. They have almost done institutional horse-trading. Incidents in Rajasthan, Maharashtra Tells how they are working on it. Jharkhand MLAs caught in Bengal, but BJP is still shameless. Now their eyes are on Delhi, trying to buy AAP MLAs. AAP MLAs say buy- The budget of Farokht is Rs 800 crore. BJP will not win 2024 and so they are trying through back door.
In Jharkhand, Congress MLA Kumar Jayamangal had accused Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma of playing a major role in horse-trading of MLAs to topple the JMM-Congress coalition government. After Jharkhand MLAs were arrested with money in Bengal, a Bengal CID investigation pointed to a link between Congress MLAs and Sarma, though the Assam CM denied the allegations.
Similarly, it was a tense time for AAP this week when some of its MLAs claimed that the BJP was trying to woo them apart from threatening fake cases. Four AAP MPs on Wednesday accused the BJP of offering them Rs 20 crore for defecting and Rs 25 crore for persuading more MLAs to follow suit as part of efforts to topple their government in Delhi.
Though TMC is no longer emphasizing on opposition unity, there is a theory circulating in political circles that the BJP will not get the magic number in 2024, which will result in the opposition coming together. However, a party insider was of the view that the TMC’s strong criticism over the Delhi drama suggests that the party may talk to all opposition parties and try to ignite a mass movement.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has been close to his Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee However, the Goa elections soured their friendship. Banerjee was also a rallying force for the opposition, until she objected to being included during deliberations on the presidential and vice presidential elections.
While it may not be an easy task, political experts believe that the TMC’s attack on the BJP has revived the hopes of opposition unity.
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