West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Mamata, Akhilesh Yadav claim 'NDA 3.0 govt's days are numbered'
Times of India | 22 July 2024
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at Trinamool Congress' annual martyrs' day rally. KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav patted each other's back on Sunday in front of a mammoth crowd at Trinamool Congress' annual martyrs' day rally for "showing BJP its place" in their respective states, saying it was now clear that NDA 3.0 govt's days are numbered.
"BJP should have resigned after what you (Akhilesh) did in UP (in Lok Sabha polls).However, they don't have any shame left and you have to wait a while,"the Bengal chief minister said.
"I am thankful to people of UP for making you the second largest opposition (after Congress) in Parliament. NDA has already stayed in govt for a long time. Enough is enough." She said nobody would be able to uproot the party as long they were content "being poor, eating bhaat-roti, and making do with whatever you have at home".
As Samajwadi Party chief looked on, Mamata said she didn't need "rich party workers going around in cars" but "conscientious ones" who would uphold the virtues of introspection, humility and service to society. "The more we win, the humbler we must become," the chief minister said.
"Remember, Trinamool Congress is not just a political platform, but a stage to serve people," Mamata said.