Mamata Banerjee indicates she is willing to lead Opposition INDIA bloc
Sharad Pawar, the chief of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, said the West Bengal chief minister was capable of leading the coalition.
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday indicated that she was willing to lead the Opposition INDIA bloc if given the opportunity.
The Trinamool Congress chief, in an interview to News18 Bangla, said she could handle the dual responsibilities of being the chief minister and leading the coalition.
“I had formed the INDIA bloc, now it is up to those leading the front to manage it,” she said, according to PTI. “If they can't run the show, what can I do? I would just say that everyone needs to be taken along.”
To a question on why she could not take charge of the alliance, Banerjee said: “If given the opportunity, I would ensure its smooth functioning. I don't want to go outside West Bengal, but I can run it from here.”
On Saturday, Sharad Pawar, the chief of his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, said Banerjee was capable of leading the coalition, ANI reported.
“The elected leaders she sent to Parliament are responsible, dutiful and well-aware people,” he said. “Therefore, she has the right to say so.”
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut MP also said that his party wants Banerjee to be a “major partner” of the INDIA bloc.
“Whether it is Mamata Banerjee, [Aam Aadmi Party chief] Arvind Kejriwal, or Shiv...
