Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is all set for a comeback in West Bengal on the back of a landslide victory, today signalled that her party could extend support to the Centre on the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill.
She however maintained that her party had “ideological differences” with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.
"We have ideological differences with the BJP but if there are matters which will help people, we can cooperate," Banerjee said in her maiden post-victory press conference when asked about Trinamool's role in allowing passage for the stalled GST bill in parliament.
The Trinamool has favoured passage of the GST bill and also mentioned it in its manifesto during the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2011 assembly elections.
However, Banerjee did lash out at the BJP for its divisive "Hindu-Muslim politics", which she claimed her party did not indulge in.
On her party's relations with Congress at the national level, she said: "You should ask this question to them, they joined hands with the Left to fight us."
Trinamool and Congress had successfully fought the 2011 assembly elections that led to the ouster of the Left Front.
Asked about her role in a future Third Front, Banerjee avoided a direct reply and merely said: "Agey agey dekhiye kya hota hae (Wait and see how things unfold)".
She termed the election results as "the magic of common people's power ... magic of Ma, Mati, Manush".
Post-victory, Mamata signals support to govt on GST, maintains ‘ideological differences’ with BJP
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is all set for a comeback in West Bengal on the back of a landslide victory, today signalled that her party could extend support to the Centre on the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill.
She however maintained that her party had “ideological differences” with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.
"We have ideological differences with the BJP but if there are matters which will help people, we can cooperate," Banerjee said in her maiden post-victory press conference when asked about Trinamool's role in allowing passage for the stalled GST bill in parliament.
The Trinamool has favoured passage of the GST bill and also mentioned it in its manifesto during the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2011 assembly elections.
However, Banerjee did lash out at the BJP for its divisive "Hindu-Muslim politics", which she claimed her party did not indulge in.
On her party's relations with Congress at the national level, she said: "You should ask this question to them, they joined hands with the Left to fight us."
Trinamool and Congress had successfully fought the 2011 assembly elections that led to the ouster of the Left Front.
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Asked about her role in a future Third Front, Banerjee avoided a direct reply and merely said: "Agey agey dekhiye kya hota hae (Wait and see how things unfold)".
She termed the election results as "the magic of common people's power ... magic of Ma, Mati, Manush".
Post-victory, Mamata signals support to govt on GST, maintains ‘ideological differences’ with BJP
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is all set for a comeback in West Bengal on the back of a landslide victory, today signalled that her party could extend support to the Centre on the long-pending Goods and Services Tax bill.
She however maintained that her party had “ideological differences” with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre.
"We have ideological differences with the BJP but if there are matters which will help people, we can cooperate," Banerjee said in her maiden post-victory press conference when asked about Trinamool's role in allowing passage for the stalled GST bill in parliament.
The Trinamool has favoured passage of the GST bill and also mentioned it in its manifesto during the 2014 Lok Sabha and 2011 assembly elections.
However, Banerjee did lash out at the BJP for its divisive "Hindu-Muslim politics", which she claimed her party did not indulge in.
On her party's relations with Congress at the national level, she said: "You should ask this question to them, they joined hands with the Left to fight us."
Trinamool and Congress had successfully fought the 2011 assembly elections that led to the ouster of the Left Front.
Asked about her role in a future Third Front, Banerjee avoided a direct reply and merely said: "Agey agey dekhiye kya hota hae (Wait and see how things unfold)".
She termed the election results as "the magic of common people's power ... magic of Ma, Mati, Manush".
(With IANS)
