Mamata 'not bothered' about Cong-CPI(M) alliance

With the Congress and the CPI(M) preparing to forge an alliance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today told her party leaders she is not bothered about any such combination and is confident of winning the next Assembly election.
"Mamata Banerjee has said she is not bothered about alliance. Whether alliance or not, TMC will win the next Assembly elections. She said the party and the government have worked hard in last four years and taken various pro-people policies and initiatives," said a senior TMC leader, present in a meeting of Kolkata district unit Banerjee presided over.
Banerjee today presided over an organisational assessment meeting of Kolkata district, which was attended by senior party leaders, MPs, MLAs and councillors.

"Mamatadi emphasised all the party leaders should go to the masses in their respective areas and talk about the pro-people policies that we have pursued in last four and half years," the leader added.
Banerjee further asked some of the MLAs from Kolkata to stay away from infighting and work unitedly with the councillors, the source said.
"Mamatadi asked us to work hard so that we could win all seats in Kolkata district," the leader added.
The West Bengal Congress had yesterday hailed the decision of CPI(M) seeking cooperation from all democratic forces by stating that every secular party in the state should respect the aspirations of the masses.

The CPI(M) Central Committee, after its two-day meeting, in a statement said, "In West Bengal, the main task is to restore democracy and foil the aggressive efforts by the communal forces to polarise the people by ousting the present Trinamool Congress government...