Mamata Banerjee thanks people for civic poll triumph, says TMC skipped UP contest in larger interest
Highlights
- TMC scores handsome victory in 4 municipal corporations in West Bengal
- Mamata Banerjee thanked people for her party’s “thumping win” in the civic polls
- "An overwhelming victory of Ma, Mati, Manush," says CM Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday thanked people for casting their votes in favour of the TMC, which is set to register a big win in four municipal corporations, where elections were held on February 12.
Banerjee thanked people for her party’s “thumping win” in the civic polls, calling it a victory of the masses.
"It is once again an overwhelming victory of Ma, Mati, Manush. My heartiest congratulations to the people of Asansol, Bidhannagar, Siliguri & Chandanagore for having put their faith and confidence on All India Trinamool Congress candidates in the Municipal Corporation elections," TMC supremo tweeted.
"We are committed to carry forward our development work further with greater zeal and enthusiasm. My sincerest gratitude to Ma Mati Manush," she added.
The TMC supremo, who had also visited Uttar Pradesh last week to campaign for Samajwadi Party (SP), contended that her camp decided against contesting elections in that state in "the larger interest".
"The TMC did not field any candidate in UP as I did not want Akhilesh Yadav (SP chief) to get weak in any seat. In the first phase, I am hoping Akhilesh’s party will win 37 of 57 seats," she told a news channel.
The chief minister also said that she would be visiting UP on March 3 again to hold a rally in Varanasi.
Slamming the Congress, with which the TMC had not been on friendly terms of late, Banerjee claimed that no regional outfit share cordial relations with the grand old party.
"The Congress can go its way, we will go ours," she said.
Alleging that the country’s Constitution has been "demolished" by the BJP-led Centre, the feisty TMC boss said she had spoken to Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin and her Telangana counterpart KCR, and together "we are trying to protect the federal structure".
"I had asked the Congress and the CPI(M), too, to join hands in greater interest, but if they do not listen there is nothing that I can do. I don't have any personal grudge against anybody," she added.
Elections to the four municipal corporations, where a total of 953 candidates were in fray, were held on February 12.
