Murshidabad (West Bengal): Claiming that the ruling Trinamool Congress is in a "dilemma" over the alliance, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said the grand old party has initiated talks with the CPM for a possible seat-sharing agreement in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a press conference at the Congress party office in Murshidabad, Chowdhury said, "They (TMC) are in a dilemma. There should be an official yes or no from the party Supremo (Mamata Banerjee). They are not saying officially that the process of forging the alliance has ended. Because they are in a dilemma," the state Congress chief said.
He further said that TMC is unable to decide on the alliance because of their dilemma while hinting at ongoing dialogue between the parties. "The first dilemma is a section of the party believes that if they contest alone, without the INDIA alliance, then the minorities of West Bengal will vote against them. One section of the TMC wants the alliance to continue. Another section is in another dilemma that if the alliance is given more importance in Bengal, then the Modi government will use ED, and CBI against them. Because of these two dilemmas, the TMC has not been able to make a clear decision. Maybe there are some talks in Delhi, but I don't have any such information," he said.
