Back saffron to defeat Didi: CPM s soft Hindutva rises in Bengal
Published : Apr 15, 2021, 8:56 am IST
Updated : Apr 15, 2021, 10:47 am IST
Sounding exactly like the BJP, CPM politburo member Md Salim accused Banerjee of instigating unsuspecting supporters towards violence
The CPI(M), which was ousted by the Mamata tsunami of 2011, believes that “if the BJP comes to power in Bengal, the Left could stage a comeback”. PTI file photo
New Delhi: If the Left parties transferred their votes to the BJP in the Lok Sabha election of 2019, the Marxists are once again seeking to damage the Trinamul Congress in the ongoing Bengal Assembly elections. Aware that it cannot hope to come to power, the Left leaders have covertly sent a signal to their cadres and supporters “
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Left Front, Congress and ISF leaders join hands during a joint rally ahead of West Bengal assembly polls in Kolkata, February 28, 2021. Photo: PTIAshok Bhaumik
Politics28/Feb/2021
Kolkata: A huge banner put up on the dais of the Left and the Congressâs joint rally at Kolkataâs Brigade Parade ground, the venue for the stateâs largest political gatherings over decades, had written on it: â