We’ve 700 MLAs…”: Congress Leader After Mamata Banerjee’s Criticism
Kolkata:
Furious over Mamata Banerjee questioning the credibility of the Congress, the party’s West Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has called the Trinamool Congress chief an agent of the BJP.
Explaining the Congress presence across India, he said that the Congress has 20 per cent of the Opposition’s total vote share and asked the Trinamool chief where her party stands in politics.
Earlier on Friday, Ms Banerjee, referring to the results of the recently concluded Assembly elections in five states where the Congress faced a humiliating defeat, said, “All political polities that want to fight BJP should walk together. Congress is losing their credibility, can’t depend on Congress.”
Responding to her statement, Mr Chowdhury slammed Ms Banerjee for questioning the Congress party’s presence across India.
“Not right to respond to a mad person. Congress has 700 MLAs across India. Does Didi have it? Congress has 20 per cent of the Opposition’s total vote share. Does she have it? She’s saying this to please BJP and act as its agent. She says things like this to stay relevant,” he said.