In the face of relentless opposition and sloganeering by BJP legislators in the West Bengal Assembly on September 4 during a debate on a resolution condemning the alleged targeting of migrant workers from the State in different parts of the country, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee expressed her desire that MLAs from parties other than the BJP should occupy the Opposition benches after next year’s Assembly poll.
Ms. Banerjee was alluding to the CPI(M)-led Left Front and the Congress, which currently have no representation in the Assembly. The remarks, which come less than a year before the crucial election, assume a lot of political significance.
